Learning for Justice Free educational materials, many of which are "classroom ready" focused strengthening teachers' ability "to be a catalyst for racial justice...working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people."

Teaching for Change. Network of teachers and justice-advocates focused on creating learning environments "where students learn to read, write, and change the world". Free classroom materials, book recommendations, and professional development opportunities are available. 

Facing History & Ourselves. Offers educators a variety of instructional activities relating to identity development, diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and abolition. 

Ender & Varga. (2022). The Use of Music to Connect the Past, Present, and Future. The Social Studies, 113(5). 

Shear, S. B. & Hawkman, A. M. (2023). One Class Is Not Enough: Learnings From a Critical Race Media Literacy Course for Elementary Teacher Education. Multicultural Perspectives, 25(1), 21-29. 

Special issue of the International Journal of Multicultural Education focused on critical race media literacy, including contributions from scholars across K-20 contexts. 

Hawkman, A. M. & Shear, S. B. (2017). “They’re gonna sing the songs anyway” Thinking and teaching with theory and Disney music in elementary social studies. In S. Waters & W. B. Russell III (Eds.). Cinematic social studies: A resource for teaching and learning social studies with film (pp. 55-78). Information Age.

Yosso, T. J. (2002). Critical race media literacy: Challenging Deficit Discourse about Chicanas/os

Hawkman, A. M. & Shear, S. B. (2020). Marking the "Invisible": Articulating Whiteness in Social Studies Education 

Teaching While White

Special issue of Cultural Studies <-> Critical Methodologies on teaching about the January 6th insurrection 

NPR (January 2022) "How Teachers Are Talking About January 6th"