RESOURCES FOR DISCUSSING RACE & DISRUPTING RACISM 

Curated by OUSD Office of Equity

For Educators

• Social Justice Education & Anti-Racism Resources for Schools, OUSD Behavioral Health

• Circle Scripts for Black Lives Matter at Schools, ROC Restorative Team

• Advancing Equity In An Era of Crisis, California Association of African American Superintendents & Administrators

• Teaching About Race and Racism: Lesson Plans and Resources, AFT Share My Lesson

• The First Thing Teachers should do when School Starts is Talk about Hatred in America. Here’s Help, Valerie Strauss - Washington Post

• Resources for Discussing Police Violence, Race and Racism with Students - Education Week

• Using Identity Charts with Students - Facing History & Ourselves

• SEL & Building Relationships Resources - OUSD Behavioral Health

• Educolor Book List & Resources for Educators - Educolor

• Teaching About Race, Racism & Police Violence from Teaching Tolerance

• Responding to Hate and Bias in School from Teaching Tolerance

• Deeper than Color's Pre-K to 2nd Grade Curriculum for Teachers

• Teaching Young Children About Race Guide for Parents & Teachers, Social Justice Books Teaching for Change Project

• Black Lives Matter @ School Curriculum Resources

• Guide for Racial Justice & Abolitionist Social and Emotional Learning, Abolitionist Teaching Network

• 12 Questions to Ask When Designing Culturally & Historically Responsive Curriculum, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

• OUSD Teacher Ethnic Studies Library, OUSD Ethnic Studies Teachers

• Applying an Ethnic Studies Lens Mini-Guide, Berkeley & San Diego Unified

For School / District Leaders & Professional Learning

• Ibram X. Kendi How to Be An Antiracist Book Study Guide, OUSD Racial Justice Taskforce

• Implicit Bias Myth Busters, Kirwan Institute

• Equity Literacy for All, Educational Leadership 

• Culturally Responsive Teaching Observation Guide, Ready4Rigor

• Culturally Responsive Coaching for Inclusive Schools, LeadScape

• Courageous Conversations About Race in Schools, Teachers Leading

• Culturally Responsive Teaching & Arts Training, Studio Pathways

• The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture, Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun

• Racial Equity Principles, Tema Okun

• Racial Equity Analysis Protocol for Analyzing Equity in Policies, Jefferson County Public Schools

• Black Sanctuary Pledge, Black Organizing Project

• Youth Voices Video: Locating Identity, Agency & Belonging in Learning Spaces 

To add helpful resources to this list, please email lailan.huen@ousd.org!