Articles for Educators
This article from The Atlantic has many important points educators need to ponder about their practices. This is one of the articles presented in The Atlantic's series called "On Teaching" where "The most experienced teachers in America’s education system reflect on their careers, their schools, and the history they’ve witnessed."
Below you will find some of the amazing articles and resources Teaching Tolerance has provided for educators through their website. More can be found on their website, these are just a few that are being highlighted.
- Race and Ethnicity - links to resources on various topics
"Teaching Tolerance webinars offer helpful guidance and great ideas from our experienced teaching and learning specialists and from innovative educators in the Teaching Tolerance community. Watch these FREE on-demand webinars at your own pace and share them with colleagues!"
Topics include: The Color of Law, Teaching Hard History: Building Better Lessons about Slavery, What is White Privilege Really?, Let's Talk: Discussing Black Lives Matter, and soooo many more!!!
articles and websites
Presented are: "four racial equity detours commonly embraced in schools followed by equity principles that can help educators avoid these detours and build a more transformational racial equity approach."
An excerpt from The Racial Healing Handbook that talks about becoming an antiracist as a white person and becoming an antiracist as a person of color.
"A collaboration between The Guardian and the Antiracist Research and Policy Center, this is an ongoing series that sheds light on the structures at the root of racial inequities."
A collection of articles and websites curated by Follett Learning, some highlighted on this site; but many more included on this pinterest board.
The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
A primer on the impact of implicit biases in schools and how they can be expressed by students and faculty. From Edutopia website.
A chapter by chapter guide with questions geared to educators and education.
A website with lots of great information on Assumptions, Racism Defined, White Supremacy Culture, Action Tools, and other Resources.
A wonderful resource, full of information and guides from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
"EmbraceRace was founded in early 2016 by two parents (one Black, the other multiracial Black/White) who set out to create the community and gather the resources they needed (need!) to meet the challenges they face raising children in a world where race matters."
"This site hosts a series of free, online professional development modules for school and public youth services librarians, library administrators, and others interested in improving their knowledge about race and racism, racial equity, and culturally sustaining pedagogy." Although the curriculum was designed for librarians, it is beneficial for teachers and all staff who work with students.
This is a great resource to help you in your journey of learning about and becoming an antiracist human. It looks at where you are at in your stages of learning, and points you to resources to continue to move you along. It's a scaffolded resource to meet you where you are at.
"The first step in addressing microaggressions is to recognize when a microaggression has occurred and what message it may be sending. The context of the relationship and situation is critical. This document identifies common themes to which microaggressions attach."
"We’ve put together some advice on finding entry points based on research, experience, and the input of partners from around the country. This is by no means a complete list, but it is a starting point for moving these discussions forward."
The 2nd page has a guide for Responding to Anti-BLM Statements.