Districts Advancing Racial Equity (DARE) Tool: offers a practical and accessible resource for understanding, assessing, and advancing racial equity within school districts. The DARE tool captures research-informed, high-leverage aspects of schooling that leaders must address in order to create systems that build on the strengths of and respond to the needs of students of color.
https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/reln-districts-advancing-racial-equity-tool
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Provides a myriad of resources including books, videos, podcasts and articles regarding topics such as trauma-informed teaching, equitably teaching practices, and other instructional strategies.
www.ascd.org/resources
University at Buffalo: Center for K-12 Black History & Racial Education
"The Center for K–12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education is a new research and professional development center housed within the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. The center seeks to investigate and provide solutions for more effective education around Black history and race."
Center Director LaGarrett J. King, PhD- Perspectives of Black Histories in Schools
Other Selected Publications include: From Non-racism to Anti-racism in Social Studies Teacher Education: Social Studies and Racial Pedagogical Content Knowledge Download pdf(268 KB) Download pdf
The Status of Black History in U.S. Schools and Society Download pdf
Learning For Justice: Professional Development
"Looking for inspiration and support? Learning for Justice provides a range of materials for educators:"
"Learning modules that make you think, presentations you can share and hands-on workshops with our expert trainers. These resources help teachers improve their practice and help K–12 leaders shape their schools into strong, equitable communities. “A great resource and site for educational leaders and classroom teachers in ensuring a safe, caring and welcoming climate and culture built on respect for diversity, empathy and equity.”
workshops: Learn from the experts! Our virtual and in person workshops address critical social justice and anti-bias education topics. Check the registration page and sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on upcoming workshops and new offerings.
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Engage with the Learning for Justice Teaching Hard History: American Slavery framework and learn how to use it to enrich your lessons on American enslavement, build students’ civic engagement and critical thinking, and deepen their mindsets around inclusion and empathy.
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Use our guides to conduct your own professional development sessions. Based on our most popular resources, these guides provide protocols, worksheets, presenter slides—everything you need to lead an engaging training for your fellow educators.
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Dig deeper into topics that matter to you and your students. These engaging articles and in-depth modules will help you learn more about school climate, instruction, classroom culture, family and community engagement, and teacher leadership, all at your own pace.
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Learning for Justice webinars offer helpful guidance and great ideas from our experienced teaching and learning specialists and from innovative educators in the Learning for Justice community. Watch these on-demand webinars at your own pace and share them with colleagues!
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Deepen your knowledge and improve your practice with Learning for Justice podcasts. Each episode explores an aspect of a Learning for Justice topic or framework and is produced with educators in mind. Use your commute, workout or meal-prep time to catch up on the latest thinking and scholarship that matter to you and your students.
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Guidance to Foster Ongoing Dialogue and Action About Race and Equity
A toolkit to foster ongoing dialogue and action about race, equity, and civil disobedience in the United States and in the context of schooling.
infohub.nyced.org/in-our-schools/programs/race-and-equity
National Women’s History Museum: Anti-Racism/ Anti-Bias Resources
https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/resources/anti-racism-anti-bias-resources
https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/resources/anti-racism-anti-bias-resources
Anti-Racist Resources from Penn State University
A centralized resource for information about historical and current discrimination of African Americans in the United States, Pennsylvania, and the Greater Philadelphia Region. Topics include “how to be antiracist,” “reconstructive white privilege,” and a “21 day racial equity habit building challenge.”
https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/c.php?g=1046409&p=7593444
https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/c.php?g=1046409&p=7593444
EdChange
Mission “building equitable and just schools, communities, and organizations through transformative action”
Topics:
- equity literacy framework
- equity and justice in education
- diversity, equity, and justice in society