Race and Equity Resources
Race and Equity Resources (Updated June 5, 2020) School counselors are advocates for the equitable treatment of all students in school and in the community. School counselors must be prepared to talk to students about race issues and anti-racism. In addition to ASCA standards guiding ethical, equitable, and inclusive school environments and school counseling programs, the following resources are helpful in addressing issues of systemic and institutional racism with students. Additional resources are regularly added.
Equality Is Not Enough: What the Classroom Has Taught Me About Justice
Imagine this situation: A classroom of students is settling down to work on a writing task. All of a sudden, one student exclaims, “That’s not fair! Why do they get to listen to the instructions on the headphones!
Runnymede Trust / Reframing Race
Reframing Race is an initiative from Runnymede and Voice4Change England with the ambitious aim of 'reframing' the public conversation around race, racism and racial equality. Together with activists, we will develop new approaches to persuade mainstream audiences that: a) racism has significant impacts;b) action for race equality is important;c) we can solve racism. Reframing Race has appointed more than 30 'Reframers', who together comprise a selective network of advocates with the potential to influence the public conversation on race. Our Reframers will help inform, shape, and ultimately disseminate, the research-based messages devised over the life of the 2-year programme. If you would like to be kept informed about the progress of the Reframing Race programme, including the results of original race equality messaging research, please register your interest at reframe@runnymedetrust.org
Teaching Black History in Culturally Responsive Ways
As Black History Month kicked off, I was reflecting on my time as a student. My experience all those years ago was similar to that of most black children today: mostly white teachers teaching black history primarily in February. I was told of Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass. I heard very little of Malcolm X, the FBI’s campaign against civil rights leaders, the Rainbow Coalition put together by the Black Panther Party’s Fred Hampton, or Hampton’s assassination. I learned about the struggles of my enslaved ancestors, but not about Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, or Nat Turner.
Can diverse children's books tackle prejudice?
Over the past three years, Dias has collected more than 11,000 books. She is in the process of donating all the books and has given more than half to what she describes as "predominantly black and underserved" communities in the US, Haiti, Ghana, Jamaica and the UK. The young activist from New Jersey has even gone on to author her own book -- "Marley Dias Gets It Done" -- and is currently developing an app so kids can find "black girl books" more easily. "I hope that my campaign will mean more opportunities for our stories to be told and for books with black girls as the main character to be put on bookshelves worldwide," she tells CNN.
Adolescent Identity Development: What to Expect in Teens
Adolescent Identity Development: The Factors of Change Among the profound and exciting changes taking place in adolescence is the process of self-discovery. Our teens are working to figure out who they are, making adolescent identity development a central feature of teen life. Young people’s identities are shaped by lots of factors — family, cultural and societal expectations, experiences with institutions like school and the media, and friends. Young people also take active steps and make choices that shape their identity.
Dismantling White Supremacy in Nonprofits: a starting point - YNPN-TC
By Jarell Skinner-Roy I have a confession to make; I no longer work in the nonprofit sector in Minnesota, nor do I live in the state. I recently made the big decision to pursue graduate school in order to further my own passions and learning.
10 things every white teacher should know when talking about race
This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: 10 things every white teacher should know when talking about race in the classroom Let’s start by addressing the elephant in the room–why I am talking only to white people? Isn’t that racist? (Hold that question in your mind, because I want you to ask yourself that same question again after you’ve read my words here, and see if your thought process has changed.) I’m specifically addressing white people in this episode because around 83% of teachers in the U.S. are white. Most of you reading my blog are in fact, white.
Classroom Library Assessment: How Culturally Responsive is Your Library?
Teachers, let’s talk about a popular topic across education blogs and Pinterest: the classroom library. A quick search on the Internet results in numerous tips, tricks, and ideas for different ways to configure and organize your classroom library. It’s an intensive and thoughtful process that involves thinking about genre, reading levels, interest levels, grade-level content, categories, and themes.
