General Education Pathfinder
Education - General
Anti-Racism Resources
Social Justice and Libraries: Anti-Racism - Massachusetts Library System
Anti-Racism Reading Lists & Resources - from Adrienne Butler, at the Oklahoma Dept of Libraries
Resources for white parents to raise anti-racist children - Compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020: Books, podcasts, articles, videos, tv & movies, organizations to follow on social media.
100 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice: Article by Corinne Shutack on Medium, (Aug. 13, 2017).
More Than Meets the Eye: Let's Fight Racism! - United Nations resources on fighting racism
Guide to Being an Anti-Racism Activist - article by Nicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D. on ThoughtCo. (Jun. 16, 2020). Tips on what people can do at the individual, community, and national levels.
Facing History and Ourselves - "Facing History’s resources address racism, antisemitism, and prejudice at pivotal moments in history; we help students connect choices made in the past to those they will confront in their own lives. "
Education 6-8
Google Arts & Culture - Browse artwork, explore cultural treasures, and discover stories from around the world.
PBS Learning Media - For Massachusetts middle school educators.
WGBH Distance Learning Center: 6-8 - Resources for Science, ELA, Social Studies, & Math
Wide Open School - "Free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense Media."
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Resources for Classrooms - Common Sense Education
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Resources - Responsive Classroom
"Cultivating Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Education Environments" - Resilient Educator
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Resources - Massachusetts Art Education Association
"Preparing for Cultural Diversity: Resources for Teachers" - Edutopia
Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Social Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts
Advancing Social Emotional Learning - CASEL
September 11th
"How To Talk About 9/11 With A New Generation Of Kids" - NPR
"Lesson Plans" - 9/11 Memorial & Museum
"How Stanford scholars are teaching the next generation about 9/11" - Stanford University
"10 Ways to Teach About 9/11 With The New York Times"
"September 11 Attacks" - The History Channel
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
National Hispanic Heritage Month - The Library of Congress
National Hispanic Heritage Month: for Teachers - from The Library of Congress
Special Exhibits & Collections - The Library of Congress
Hispanic Heritage Month - National Museum of the American Latino, Smithsonian
Hispanic Heritage Month with the National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Learning Lab
Latino History - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
Hispanic Heritage Month - from National Archives
Hispanic Heritage Month - Acadamy of American Poets
Indigenous Peoples' Day
Indigenous Peoples Day - from Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness (MCNAA)
"Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans" - from NPR
"Alaska Native Perspectives on Earth and Climate" - from PBS Learning Media
Native American Heritage Month (November)
The Library of Congress - Native American Heritage Month
Smithsonian - National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Native Knowledge 360
Native American Rights Fund - Native American Heritage Month
Anti-Defamation League - Native American Heritage Month
Department of Defense Educational Activity (DODEA) - National Native American Heritage Month
National Archives - Native American History
PBS - Native American Heritage Month
Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness (MCNAA)
National Congress of American Indians - Native American Heritage Month
U.S. Department of the Interior: Indian Affairs - National Native American Heritage Month 2021
Center for American Indian Health - Native American Heritage Month 2021
National Park Service - Native American Heritage Month
United States Census Bureau - Facts for Features: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2021
National Endowment for the Humanities - American Indian History and Heritage
American Indian Library Association - Read Native 2021
American Indian Youth Literature Award - "Honors the very best writing & illustrations by Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of North America."
Black History Month (February)
1000 Black Girl Books Resource Guide - GrassRoots Community Foundation
Museum of African American History, Boston & Nantucket
"9 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month in 2022" - CNET
Celebrate Black History Month - National Museum of African American History & Culture, Smithsonian
The Black Music History Library
National Center of African American Artists (NCAAA)
"Fact Sheet: Celebrating Black History Month 2022" - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Black History Month - The History Channel
Black History Month: Teaching the Complete History - Learning for Justice
"Here's the story behind Black History Month — and why it's celebrated in February" - NPR
Black History Month - The Library of Congress
Women's History Month (March)
Women's History Month - City of Boston
Women's History Month - U.S. Department of Defense
Women's History Month - The Library of Congress
Women's History Month - National Archives
Women's History Month, March 2022 - United States Census Bureau
"How Women Claimed Their Place in America's History Books" - National Geographic
Women's History Month - National Geographic Kids
Women's History Month 2023 - The History Channel
Women's History Month - National Women's History Museum
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May)
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - from The Library of Congress
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month for Teachers - from The Library of Congress
Asian Pacific American Center - from Smithsonian
"The story behind Asian Pacific American Heritage, and why it's celebrated in May" - from NPR
"Celebrate Asian Pacific American Cultures" - from Google Arts & Culture
"8 Resources for Celebrating Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage" - from ISTE
"Teaching Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage" - from NEA
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - from National Archives
Asian American & Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month - from National Park Service
"Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2022" - from United States Census Bureau
LGBTQ+ Pride (June)
Walpole Public Schools Gender & Sexuality Resource
Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth - Mass.gov
LGBT Youth Resources - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
LGBTQ Books & Resources - Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)
"Support Safe Schools & Transgender Youth" - GLSEN
Works Cited
“Best Websites for Teaching & Learning.” American Association of School Librarians (AASL), American Library Association, 24 June 2017, www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites.
“ETS: Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index, 1999-2016.” Reference & User Services Association (RUSA), American Library Association, 29 May 2017, www.ala.org/rusa/awards/etsbestindex.
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Sogigian, Sarah. "MLS Weekly Update: Anti-Racism Resources." MLS Announcements, Massachusetts Library System, 5 June 2020, masslibsystem.org.