“Moving away from simple kindness and toward real justice begins with building an identity-safe classroom: a place where everyone’s story is not only recognized but honored, studied and loved. This means moving beyond a curricular focus to make justice part of a class’s daily culture.”https://www.tolerance.org/…/…/teaching-kindness-isnt-enough…
This article includes resources for lesson plans, curriculum, classroom discussions, school climate, community resolutions, and art related to race and diversity.https://neaedjustice.org/black-lives-matter-school-resourc…/
Ready to take a concrete action towards anti-racism in schools? This article provides several examples of letters and petitions that can be created to get our own school leaders to adopt anti-racist curriculum, hiring practices, and staff training. It also provides suggested readings to facilitate in-class conversations about anti-racism in the science, literature, and history …
Another great resource for educators. You can purchase the entire eBook or individual chapters (previews available).Abstract: “Racism is still very prevalent and pervasive in all aspects of the P-12 educational experience in the United States. Far too many teachers and administrators continue to respond to this challenge by applying colorblind perspectives and approaches. This edited …
This resource includes eight weeks of material for middle and high school students. It’s free to download. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Social-Justice-Unit-5675670?fbclid=IwAR28QZOmDkU-LqLHBkNKKHMQqZHnxDFg9Mg7v5MJkER2aj9KEQu3DX9bm5w
This should be happening in all schools. https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/9/21284720/newark-black-history-amistad-curriculum?fbclid=IwAR0wkxgWzKEvu-KWnriinrV5viCNhflwXf4YZNwabi8E6OSjqQvYj2OpjXE