Teacher Resources

Teaching Ideas and Resources to Help Students Make Sense of the George Floyd ProtestsPutting the demonstrations into a larger context, with help from The Times and other news and educational organizations.

Reflecting on George Floyd’s Death and Police Violence Towards Black AmericansThis Teaching Idea is a guide for teachers to begin conversations with their students about George Floyd’s death and the events that surround it.

‘Moments like now are why we teach’: Educators tackle tough conversations about race and violence — this time virtuallyTeachers are helping students grapple with the death of George Floyd, even when learning can’t happen in person.

Teaching About Race, Racism and Police Violence

Center for Racial Justice in EducationDismantling racism. Transforming communities.

I Am An Educator

What and how the history of race in America is presented is an opportunity to engage in thoughtful, respectful, and productive conversations. Start, continue, or expand the conversation with resources from the National Museum of African American Heritage and Culture.

Teaching in SolidarityThe guiding principles behind the Black Lives Matter At School Week of Action can be an important frame through which to reimagine more liberatory educational spaces for Black children.

Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part IIEducator Jamilah Pitts introduces ways to discuss Black Lives Matter across all grade levels.

Black Lives Matter Week of ActionThis February, schools across the country will work in solidarity to launch a shared set of lessons and examine their schools’ policies in pursuit of social and educational equity for their black students.

Black Lives Matter At School

Confronting Racism

Racism

Happy Juneteenth!The emancipation story remains largely incomplete, over 150 years later.

Teaching JuneteenthThe history of Juneteenth acknowledges hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.

What Anti-racist Teachers Do DifferentlyThey view the success of black students as central to the success of their own teaching.

Celebrating JuneteenthJuneteenth, celebrated June 19, marks the day enslaved Texans learned they were free in June of 1865. While the history of the holiday includes the injustice of enslavement, Juneteenth should also be understood in the context of Black people’s fight for justice and freedom. As Staff Writer Coshandra Dillard notes, “Students, particularly Black students, can find empowerment in the jubilant celebrations of culture, activism and the humanity of a people.”