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FREE TeachKind Science Anti–Animal Dissection Poster for Your Classroom!

Get this FREE poster and say it loud and proud: We don’t dissect animals in this classroom!

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Ribbit—er, Wrap-Up—of TeachKind Science’s 2023 Humane Dissection Pilot

Get a glimpse into more compassion for frogs as TeachKind Science reflects on its 2023 dissection pilot. Then get your school to hop to it and sign up!

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Meet the Winners of TeachKind’s 2023 Teacher of the Year Contest

Get ready to be inspired by TeachKind’s 2023 Teacher of the Year!

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Education Conference Wrap-Up: PETA’s TeachKind Shines This Fall With Empathy Lessons

What does an education conference for science teachers have to do with animal liberation? Let TeachKind, PETA’s humane education division, school you on the subject.

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Is Animal Dissection Effective? A New Review Has the Answer
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Is Animal Dissection Effective? A New Review Has the Answer

Animal dissection is still used in some classrooms across the country, but is it really an effective teaching tool? A new review has the answer.

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Join the RAISE Coalition: Replacing Animals in Science Education—for Animals, Students, and Educators!
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Teacher’s Guest Kills Rabbits Before Dissecting the Animals at a Canadian Elementary School
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Animal-Free Classrooms? PETA’s Hopes for Education in the Age of COVID-19

This fall, PETA hopes students returning to the classroom will find one thing missing: animals. Here’s why we must reshape and rethink education.

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Let TeachKind Help You—With Our Virtual Lessons and Activities

While you’re teaching virtually, make use of our array of interactive digital resources.

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Real-World STEM Lessons: Fighting COVID-19 Without Hurting Animals

Archaic, cruel animal tests won’t help us quickly find a cure for COVID-19. Innovative scientists are doing things differently—and will inspire your students.

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Parents: Digital Dissection for Home Learning

TeachKind’s list of science resources will have your kids learning quickly and humanely at home!

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Teacher Spotlight: Meet Dr. Juliana Texley

Get to know former NSTA president and veteran STEM educator Dr. Juliana Texley and learn about her mission to end the use of animals for classroom dissection.

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This Is the Future of Frog Dissection

This new state-of-the-art technology will help spare millions of frogs worldwide, improve student learning, and eliminate exposure to toxic chemicals!

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Froggipedia, a Virtual-Dissection App, Is Apple’s Top iPad App of 2018

Animal dissection is cruel, archaic, and pointless—and Froggipedia’s epic popularity is proof that more and more teachers, students, and parents know it.

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Epidemic: Kids Hurting Animals
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