As a school district, it is imperative we deeply interrogate the role of race in education. While the two sections below particularly apply to educators, we believe they can be powerful for anyone. The first section is on Culturally Responsive Teaching and the second is a higher-level collection of content on Race and Education. Using the prompts from our homepage may help you to reflect on the content on your own or with others in conversation:
What assumptions does the author of the content hold?
What do you agree with in the content?
What do you question in the content?
I used to think ____ but now I think ____.
What parts of the content do you want to aspire to or act upon?
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood...and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy for Urban Education
Race, Culture, and Education: The Selected Works of James A. Banks
The Guide for White Women who Teach Black Boys
Whistling Vivaldi
Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: and Other Conversations About Race
Edge of America (2003)
Everyday Anti-Racism: Getting Real About Race in School
Not Light, But Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring
Teaching to Transgress: Education and the Practice of Freedom
The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children
We Got This