Expertise: Practice

Using Social Justice to Promote Student Voice

Students needs a safe place to process and use their voices to learn to contribute positively to the national conversation about racism.

This article describes how a middle school teacher nurtures student voice by teaching students to articulate their views on topics they care about. The author describes an assignment during distance learning that asked students to look at the ways in which intersectionality and systemic issues played out in a topic they cared about. Issues of… Read More ›

Social Justice Mathematics and Science Resources

This list is a great starting point for math and science teachers of any grade who want to make changes in their classrooms.

This list highlights resources for teaching social justice in math and science classrooms. It includes science and math lessons and other classroom resources, general social justice resources for educators, books, and more. Dr. Kari Kokka, an educator-organizer engaged in Social Justice Mathematics work and an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Pittsburgh… Read More ›

5 Steps Toward Cultural Competence in Schools

Five ways educators can build cultural competence, including setting measurable goals and being comfortable with vulnerability.

This article explores the habits and actions of culturally competent educators and administrators. The author provides a good overview of what it means to be culturally competent and then provides detail on 5 things culturally competent educators do, including growing their own knowledge, setting measurable goals, collaborating and sharing, and being comfortable with vulnerability. This… Read More ›

Black Lives Matter in Schools Week of Action Resources

Resources for the Black Lives Matter Week of Action, including lessons, teaching ideas, book lists and teaching guides.

This set of resources was compiled by DC Educators for Social Justice, a network of educators who seek to strengthen and deepen social justice teaching. In February 2020, DC area educators participated in the Black Lives Matter Week of Action. This site brings together all the resources from that week, including lessons, teaching ideas, book… Read More ›

Project Implicit

Project Implicit aims to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the Internet.

Project Implicit is a collaboration between researchers interested in implicit social cognition – thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the Internet. The cornerstone of their work is the Implicit… Read More ›

31 Days of IBPOC

#31DaysIBPOC is a blog challenge that features the voices of indigenous and teachers of color as writers and scholars.

#31DaysIBPOC is a blog challenge that took place in May 2020 to feature the voices of indigenous and teachers of color as writers and scholars. Each day a IBPOC educator shared their unique story. This website provides an archive of all of the posts from both May 2020 and May 2019. It features many powerful… Read More ›

Diversity Talks

Diversity Talks is a Rhode Island organization dedicated to bringing students to the forefront of conversations about race and equity. This group, founded by two students and a teacher, trains students to lead teacher professional development around race and diversity. The founders believe that to help schools address issues of inequality in education, students’ own voices… Read More ›

Resources for Understanding and Supporting #BlackLives Matter

These Black Lives Matter resources are curated by Dr. Tia C. Madkins from the College of Education at the University of TX at Austin.

This resource list curated by Dr. Tia C. Madkins from the College of Education at the University of TX at Austin offers a huge number of anti-racism resources. The resources are divided by categories that range from popular press articles and podcasts to culturally responsive education and resources for children. The author also provides extensive… Read More ›

Unboxing Equity

Teacher2Teacher offers opportunities to share resources, learn from one another and solve big equity problems.

Teacher2Teacher is a community of teachers, for teachers. It offers opportunities to share resources, learn from one another and solve the big problems that only fellow teachers know how to tackle. This section of the website focuses on equity in education. It includes stories, reflections and advice from teachers wrestling with this huge issue. Teachers… Read More ›

Online Teaching Can Be Culturally Responsive

One fifth-grade teacher reflects on empowering students and the building blocks of culturally responsive teaching when remote.

This article explores what culturally responsive education (CRE) looks like during remote education. The article outlines the ways in which a fifth-grade teacher is building relationships and empowering students, important building blocks of culturally responsive teaching while teaching online. Teachers of any grade level can gain ideas from this article and from Teaching Tolerance’s website… Read More ›

Antiracism Resources for all Ages

This reading list, ranging from articles to children's books, offers a wide-range of resources focused on anti-racism.

This reading list compiled by Dr. Nicole A. Cooke from the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina, offers a wide-range of resources focused on anti-racism. They range from articles to children’s books on the topic. Any stakeholder will find great reads to further educate themselves. Source Organization: School of Library… Read More ›

19 Black Teachers on Instagram to Listen To and Learn From

This site will help educators connect with each other and gain ideas to promote equity in their classrooms.

This article features excellent black educators of all subjects and grade-levels. It includes a short description of each teacher, an important article they have recently written and a link to their twitter feeds. This site will help educators connect with each other and gain ideas to promote equity in their classrooms. Source Organization: We Are… Read More ›