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Equity Resources
Tools for Educators:
Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium Equity Audit Tool
Responding to Hate and Bias at School: A Guide for Administrators, Counselors, and Teachers
Teaching Tolerance’s Critical Practices for Anti-Bias Education
Equity Literacy Principles for Educators of Students Experiencing Poverty
The Beads of Privilege Activity
Culturally Responsive Teaching:
The Education Alliance Knowledge Loom: Culturally Responsive Teaching
The Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching
Teaching for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
5 Reason PBL is Culturally Responsive Teaching
My Students (of Color) Aren’t Ready for PBL –
6 Examples of Implicit Bias
Circle Up! Transforming Classrooms with Restorative Practices Video
Vermont Resources:
Resources for Anti-Racism
Let’s Talk about Race-Definitions
Sesame Street Video- What is racism?
Sesame Street explains Black Lives Matter
Racial Equity Tools: White Supremacy and White Privilege
“I’m From Here” VTNEA Virtual Toolkit
Advancing Racial Equity – Vermont NEA
Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture
40+ Anti Racist Books for Teachers
What Happened When My School Started to Explore White Supremacy Culture
Resources to Combat Islamophobia
About Ramadan:
Students who are observing Ramadan do not eat or drink anything, including water, from sunup to sundown for the whole month. Please be sensitive to students who are in classes involving food or physical activity.You can find more information about Ramadan in this 3-minute short video.
Read: Administrative Memo Regarding Excused Absences for Religious Holy Days
- Champlain Elementary: Love Your Neighbor Sample Lesson Plan
- Countering Islamophobia in High School: https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/countering-islamophobia
- Debunking Stereotypes About Muslims and Islam: https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/debunking-stereotypes-about-muslims-and-islam
- 8 Ways to Support Muslim Students and Push Back Against Islamophobia: https://www.teachforamerica.org/teacherpop/8-ways-support-muslim-students-and-push-back-against-islamophobia
- Islamophobia Through the Eyes of a Middle School Student: http://blog.ed.ted.com/2015/08/06/islamophobia-through-the-eyes-of-a-middle-school-student/
- Teacher Resources for Talking to Students About Islamophobia: http://interfaithcenter.org/teacher-resources-for-talking-with-students-about-islamophobia/
- 7-minute Video: “Teaching ‘Different is okay’ to combat Islamophobia in U.S. Schools” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWM9I6_E8GE
Resources for Black History
https://www.bsdvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Resources-for-Black-History-Month.pdf
Black Lives Matter Week of Action resources from Teaching Tolerance at the Southern Poverty Law Center: https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/black-lives-matter-week-of-action
Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action Feb 1-5, 2021
Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action – Teaching for Change
About – Black Lives Matter Week of Action In Schools — DC Area Educators for Social Justice
Year of Purpose – BLM AT SCHOOL
Black History Month Resource Guide for Educators and Families from the Center for Racial Justice
Black History Month 2021 – History.com
Black History Month: Teaching the Complete History Teaching Tolerance
African-American History Month For Teachers – Smithsonian
10 IDEAS FOR TEACHING BLACK HISTORY MONTH – Anti-Defamation League
Teach This: “The Hill We Climb” and the 2021 Inauguration
MLK Grades K-5 (From NEA)
MLK Grades 6-8 (From NEA)
MLK Grades 9-12 (From NEA)
