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From @thedesignerteacher on Instagram
June 1, 2020
June 1, 2020
Here's the scene: You are following the recent news of the #BlackLivesMatter movement at home. Watching videos, reading posts, and hearing stories from others has now left you thinking to yourself, "I agree that change needs to happen, but what can I do?"
Adopting an anti-racist teaching philosophy and including multi-cultural materials into your curriculum can feel like a daunting task. Systemic racism feels too big for just one teacher to tackle at times.
The good news is this: The steps you take to combat racism and promote true inclusion in your classroom do not have to be grand gestures of activism.
The good news is this: The steps you take to combat racism and promote true inclusion in your classroom do not have to be grand gestures of activism.
Instead, your effort to be an anti-racist teacher can start with small, every day steps that create large ripple effects in your classroom, school, and surrounding community.
Ashley & Emma have compiled a list of their current favorite resources to help you start the ripple effect. Below, you will find a variety of sources that provide valuable information and specific actions you can take today to stand with Black lives.
This is not a comprehensive list, and definitely one that can be easily built upon, so check back to see what new resources may be added in the future. Help us build this list by contacting us with your favorite anti-racist teaching resources!
"I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."
"I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."
~ Edward Everett Hale
Instagram accounts to Follow right now
Instagram accounts to Follow right now
From @ohhappydani on Instagram
Other Media Resources to Check Out
Other Media Resources to Check Out
13th (documentary)
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (documentary)
Good Ancestor Podcast with Layla F. Saad
Steps you can take in your classroom right now
Steps you can take in your classroom right now
- Take the anti-racist teaching pledge from @jillianstarrteaching and post the pledge somewhere visible in your classroom to communicate to your students of color that you stand with them.
- Incorporate the Social Justice Teaching Standards developed by Teaching Tolerance into your curriculum.
Other important resources
Other important resources
- Rachel Cargle is currently offering a FREE 30-day course to educate those interested in being active allies in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. You can sign up to receive the course material IMMEDIATELY via email by clicking here.
- "Anti-racism Resources for White People" (Google Doc) by Sarah Sophie Flicker & Alyssa Klein
- @CarolinePritchardWrites Instagram post: “Questions I ask myself as a white person when posting about racism on social media”
- @CourtneyAhnDesign Instagram post: "A Guide to White Privilege"
- Teaching Tolerance's website provides a plethora of resources for teachers wanting to build more inclusive classrooms. By simply searching "antiracist" in their website search box, you will find articles, lesson plans, professional development materials, teaching strategies, student texts, and more.
What resources are resonating with you today?
What resources are resonating with you today?
Please email one of us or DM us on Instagram to share other resources that guide teachers on this journey of anti-racism! We want to make this information as accessible as possible to educators across the Midwest.
To the #BlackLivesMatter Community:
We understand that we will never understand.
We understand that we will never understand.
However, we still stand with you.
However, we still stand with you.
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