Educator Resources

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Teaching Resources - Teaching for Change

WorkshopsLearning for Justice offers professional development workshops for current K-12 classroom teachers, administrators and counselors, and for anyone who coaches classroom teachers and administrators.

Humanizing Asian Americans in the Classroom Through Children’s LiteratureToo often, Asian American stories are absent from classroom libraries. In this article, one educator explains why this gap is so harmful—and recommends ways to fix it.

Teaching About Race, Racism and Police Violence

www.tolerance.org/

2021 Diversity in Children's Literature Symposium"Listening, Learning, Creating Communities," followed by the Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature ceremony. This event, co-hosted by We Need Diverse Books, will demonstrate how diversity in children's books helps us better understand each other, resulting in a stronger sense of community. The symposium will be followed by the conferring of the Walter Awards, named for the late Myers, former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Award-winning librarian and educator Deborah D. Taylor will moderate. Participants in the symposium will include Traci Chee ("We Are Not Free"), Robin Ha ("Almost American Girl"), Daniel Nayeri ("Everything Sad Is Untrue") and Kacen Callender ("King and the Dragonflies").

National Museum of African American History and Culture Releases “Talking About Race” Web PortalThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture today launched Talking About Race, a new online portal designed to empower individuals, families, and communities discuss racism, racial identity and the way these forces shape every aspect of society, from the economy and politics to the broader American culture.

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Smithsonian EducationVideo material from the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian Center for Lear...

Harvard School of Education

www.pz.harvard.edu/who-we-are/about

Founded by philosopher Nelson Goodman at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1967, Project Zero began with a focus on understanding learning in and through the arts. Over the years, we have continued our inquiry into the arts and arts education, while drawing together diverse disciplinary perspectives to examine fundamental questions of human expression and development. Our research endeavors are marked by a passion for the big questions, a passion for the conceptual, a passion for the interdisciplinary, a passion for the full range of human development, and a passion for the arts.

ASCD Learn, Teach, Lead.

ASCD empowers educators to achieve excellence in learning, teaching, and leading so that every child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

www.ascd.org/Default.aspx

A community dedicated to creating a world that works for all.www.rethinkingschools.org/

Phi Delta Kappan

The Professional Journal for Educators

Education - RoutledgeWelcome to Routledge Education! We publish a wide range of books for pre- and in-service teachers, teacher educators, and educational researchers. On this site, you can explore our key textbooks by leading experts in the field, browse through useful resources for professional development, and read about our cutting-edge research monographs and handbooks. You will also find all the latest news about our authors, new and bestselling books, and conferences and events.

https://www.routledge.com/education

Resources for Teachers:

Tools to Learn About Immigration and Extend Support

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept17/vol75/num01/Supporting-Families-in-a-Time-of-Fear.aspx

These resources will help educators in working with immigrant students and their families.

American Federation of Teachers. Materials and handouts for educators and families on immigration rights and policy updates.

National Education Association. Updates and resources on social justice issues, including immigration.

National PTA. Resources for supporting and engaging immigrant families.

Share My Lesson. This AFT site provides a collection of free lessons on teaching immigration and creating inclusive classrooms.

Teaching Tolerance. Resources on supporting students from immigrant families.

Welcoming America, a nonprofit that helps communities become inclusive, sponsors Welcoming Week. Information and a toolkit available at www.welcomingweek.org.

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You Are Welcome Here: Supporting Immigrant Students and Families winter 2017-2018 issue of American Educator (AFT)

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The Advocates for Human Rights: Downloadable curriculum for grade 8 to adult; includes special section for upper elementary https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/energyofanation Download the full 340-page curriculum for free! If you would like to order a print copy, complete an online order form.

Teaching Immigration with the Immigrant Stories Project contains new lessons centered around 3-5 minute video narratives created by immigrants and fully updated activities from Energy of a Nation

To view the entire Immigrant Stories collection based on first person accounts of Minnesota’s immigrants and refugees, visit: http://z.umn.edu/iscollection.

Here are descriptions of a couple of the stories:

https://immigrants.mndigital.org/exhibits/show/immigrantstories-exhibit/stories-a-m

Story of man who came from El Salvador in 80’s and got political asylum; includes information about the racism and hate he is experiencing today in 2016.

https://immigrants.mndigital.org/exhibits/show/immigrantstories-exhibit/item/843

Mixed status family crossing the border with mom hiding behind gasoline.

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Lesson plans to use with books: Guide for using Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote with elementary, middle and high school students. http://laii.unm.edu/info/k-12-educators/assets/documents/literature-guides/pancho-rabbit-educators-guide.pdf

Voice of Witness EducationSolito, Solita: Crossing Borders with Youth Refugees from Central America. Lesson plans: http://voiceofwitness.org/lesson-plans/solito-solita-download-curriculum/ There are also several podcasts of stories included in Solito, Solita.