Introduction to the resource guide:
The resources on this page were intentionally curated to support pre- and in-service teachers, and other education professionals in learning about and engaging in teaching practices that humanize schooling experiences for our K-12 students, support students in building a healthy sense of identity, and empower students to advocate and work towards change when facing issues of discrimination or injustice.
The resources in this guide are organized into Themes. Below you can find a few examples of the Themes, which are based on their potential purpose for educators:
- Identity Development for K-12 Students: Activities, curriculum, or useful information for supporting K-12 students in developing a healthy understanding of their own identity.
- Learning About Critical Pedagogies: Information that supports teachers in developing their own understanding of various forms of education, such as multicultural, culturally responsive, culturally relevant/sustaining, abolitionist, social justice, and anti-bias anti-racist (ABAR) teaching.
- Curriculum & Teaching Resources: Resources that provide, or support teachers in developing, activities or lessons that focus on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, both within specific content areas or for more general purposes.
- Children & Young Adult Book Lists: Curated book lists that include children's books and young adult literature that support students in learning about issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
How to use the resource guide:
This guide is first broken down by resource type i.e. books, websites, or social media handles. Under each resource type, you will find resources listed within "Themes" by using the drop-down menu option. Examples of "Themes" are "Learning About Critical Pedagogies" or "Children & Young Adult Book Lists". If you'd like to dig even deeper, you can utilize the specified "Topics" found in the far right column of the resource tables. These "Topics" will help you find resources that cover exactly what you're looking for!
Contribute to the resource guide:
If you have additional resources to share, you can do so by completing this Social Justice Resource Submission Form. Once your form is submitted, your suggested resources will be reviewed by our faculty and if approved, added to the resource guide. Resources will be updated quarterly.
Have fun exploring this expansive resource guide specifically sourced and researched by our School of Education Faculty!
Books
Identity Development for K-12 Students
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Book Title
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Author
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Topics
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| Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community |
Liz Kleinrock |
ABAR, Identity |
| This Book is Antiracist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work |
Tiffany Jewell |
Antiracism, Identity |
| Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally |
Emily Ladau |
Disability, Identity, Intersectionality
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| Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? |
Beverly Daniel Tatum |
Racial Identity |
| Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You |
Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi |
Race, Social Justice, Anti-racism, US History |
| Intersectional Allies: We Make Room For All |
Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi |
ELA, Intersectionality, Children’s Book, Identity |
Identity Development for Educators
Learning About Critical Pedagogies
Curriculum & Teaching Resources
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Book Title
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Author
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Topics
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|---|
| Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices |
Lorena Escoto Germán |
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, Teachers of Color, ELA |
| Supplementary Resource Guide - Textured Teaching |
TIER/C&I Candidates |
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, Teachers of Color, ELA |
| Transformative Ethnic Studies in Schools: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Research |
Christine Sleeter and Miguel Zavala |
Ethnic Studies, Humanizing Education, Advocacy |
| Rethinking Ethnic Studies |
Tolteka Cuauhtin, Miguel Zavala, Christine Sleeter and Wayne Au |
Indigeneity, Colonization, Antiracism, Activism |
| We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be |
Cornelius Minor |
Access, Equity, Advocacy, Cultural Relevance |
| En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students |
Carla España and Luz Yadira Herrera
|
Bilingual, Culturally Responsive |
| The Power Book: What It Is, Who Has It, and Why? |
Georgia Amson-Bradshaw, Hazel Songhurst, Claire Saunders, Joelle Avelino, and Roxanne Gay |
Power, Discrimination, Social Justice, ELA |
Articles
Identity Development for K-12 Students
Identity Development for Educators
Learning About Critical Pedagogies
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Title
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Author
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Topics
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|---|
| Disarming Racial Microaggressions: Micro Intervention Strategies for Targets, White Allies, and Bystanders |
Wing Sue, D. (et. al., 2019) |
Microaggression, Race |
| Using Student Voices to Design Culturally Responsive and Just Schools |
Teresa Bunner (2017) |
Culturally responsive, cultural awareness, student experience |
| Weaving Social Justice Into Science Instruction |
Moses Rifkin |
Science, social justice |
| Mathematics in Context: The Pedagogy of Liberation |
Marian Dingle & Cathery Yeh |
Mathematics, Critical Pedagogy, Inclusive |
| The Children We Mean to Raise: The Real Messages Adults Are Sending About Values |
Harvard Caring Common Project |
Values, empathy |
Curriculum & Teaching Resources
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Title
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Author
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Topics
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| Learning While Teaching: The dynamics of action research |
Amy Clark and Lisa Birno |
Action research, critical lens |
| ‘Bibi’ Lesson 1: What Makes Us Who We Are |
S. Nevarez. Lesson appropriate for 9-12th grades |
Identity, Gender, Sexual Identity, Lesson plan |
| What is a Family? |
Learning for Justice. Lesson appropriate for K-3rd grades |
Identity, Diversity, Lesson plan |
| How to Incorporate Hip-Hop into the ELA Classroom |
Lorena Gorman |
Experiential learning, English language arts, Lesson plan |
| Social Justice, Storytelling, and Poetry |
Carla Espana and Luz Yadira Herrera |
Social Justice, mentor texts, bilingual and multilingual students, Lesson plan |
Websites
Children & Young Adult Book List
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Website Name
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Topics
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|---|
| We Need Diverse Books |
Identity, Race, Gender, Banned Books, Diversity |
| Storytelling Math |
Mathematics, Children of Color, Race, Identity |
| Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Reading List |
AAPI, ELA, Identity |
| #BlackWriterADay |
Black Authors, Young Adult Literature |
| #AsianWriterADay by Molly Tansey |
Asian Authors, Young Adult Literature |
| American Indians in Children’s Literature by Debbie Reese |
Indigeonous, Critical Analysis, Young Adult Literature, Children’s Literature |
| Disrupt Texts |
Disrupting Problematic Narratives, Young Adult Literature |
Learning About Critical Pedagogies
Curriculum & Teaching Resources
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Website Name
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Topics
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|---|
| Learning for Justice, A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center |
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, Culturally Relevant, Antibias, Antiracist, Primary Sources, Race, LGBTQ+ |
| Gender Inclusive Biology, by Sam Long, Lewis Steller, and River X. Suh |
Science, Biology, Gender Identities, NGSS |
|
NGSS Through the Macroscope: Social Justice Phenomenon for the Science Classroom
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Science, Equity, NGSS |
| Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Science Teaching, A collection by STEM Teaching Tools |
Science, Indigenous Knowledge |
| Zinn Education, A collaboration between Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change |
History, Critical Pedagogy, Ethnic Studies |
| Illuminative (Fight Against Native Invisibility and Erasure) |
Indigenous Students, Communities |
| Asian American K-12 Resources by Sarah Park Dahlen |
AAPI, Identity, Xenophobia |
| Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books by Louise Derman-Sparks |
Anti-Bias, Children’s Books, Text Analysis Tool |
| Achieve the Core by Bostic, Filler, Swanson, Tetteh, et al. |
Cultural Relevance, Text Analysis Tool, Literature |
| GLSEN Educator Resources |
LGBTQ+, Lesson Plans, Curriculum |
| Crip Camp Curriculum |
Disability, Lesson Plans, Civil Rights |
| Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum |
Ethnic Studies, Identity, Race, Critical Pedagogy, Lesson |
Podcasts
Identity Development for Educators
| podcast name |
creators/hosts |
topics |
|---|
| Code Switch |
NPR |
Social ills, Identity, Race, Gender, Equity, Pop culture |
| Intersectionality Matters |
Kimberle Crenshaw |
Intersectionality, Critical Race Theory, Race, Anti-Blackness |
| Yo, Is This Racist? |
Andrew Ti, Tawny Newsome |
Race, Racism, Pop culture, Q&A |
| Queer America |
Leila Rupp, John D'Emilio |
Identity, LGBTQA+, Gender, Sexuality, Unpacking U.S. History |
| Become A Good Ancestor |
Layla F. Saad |
Identity, Race, Heritage, White Supremacy |
| Nice White Parents |
Chana Joffe-Walt |
Identity, Race, Whiteness, Bias, Power, Bilingual |
Learning About Critical Pedagogies
| podcast name |
creators/hosts |
topics |
|---|
| Pedagogies for Social Justice |
Student Partnership w/ host Kyra Araneta |
Antiracism, Decolonization, Higher Education Challenges, Shared Knowledge of Students/Faculty |
| Hybrid Teaching |
Chris Friend (audiobook) |
Intersections of pedagogy and power, digital technology |
| Podagogies: A Learning and Teaching Podcast |
Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Toronto Metropolitan University |
Post-Secondary Education, Social Justice, Classroom Collaborations |
| The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast |
Jennifer Gonzalez |
Teaching strategies, Classroom Management, Education reform, Educational technology, Social Justice |
| Abolition Science |
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STEM, Science, Math Anticolonel, Undermining Racial Capitalism, Restorative Teaching |
Curriculum & Teaching Resources
| podcast name |
creators/hosts |
topics |
|---|
| Teaching While White |
|
Race, White Supremacy, Anti-Racist, Racial Literacy |
| Educating While Black |
Deidra Lawson |
Race, Education, Edification of Blackness |
| Educators for Social Justice |
|
Grassroots, Equity, Sustainability, Justice, Classroom Management |
| Teaching Hard History |
host Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries |
Social Justice, Unpacking U.S. History, Race |
Videos
Identity Development for Educators
Learning About Critical Pedagogies
| TITLE |
creators/hosts |
topics |
|---|
| Universal Design for Learning (UDL) at a Glance |
CAST |
UDL, Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Differentiation |
| Cultural Memory and Social Emotional Learning |
Dr. Bettina Love |
Identity, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Social Emotional Learning, Rap |
| Hip Hop, Grit, and Academic Success |
Dr. Bettina Love |
Identity, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Grit, Academic Success |
| Culturally Responsive Classroom Management |
Interview with Chemay Morales-James |
Culturally Responsive Teaching, Classroom Management |
Curriculum & Teaching Resources
Social Media
Identity Development for Educators
| Social Media Platform |
Instagram |
Facebook |
twitter |
topics |
|---|
| Learning for Justice |
@learningforjustice |
Learning for Justice |
@learnforjustice |
Race, Ethnicity, Religion, Ability, Class Immigration, Gender, Sexuality, Bullying, Bias, Activism |
| African American Policy Forum |
@aapolicyforum |
The African American Policy Forum |
@AAPolicyForum |
Intersectionality, Race, Anti-Blackness, Gender, Book Banning, Say Her Name |
| Mixed in America |
@mixed_in_america |
Mixed in America |
@MixedinAmerica_ |
Multiracial, Race, Ethnicity, Multicultural |
| Become A Good Ancestor |
@become_a_good_ancestor |
|
@GoodAncestorPod |
Race, White Supremacy |
Curriculum & Teaching Resources
Education Activism
| Social Media Platform |
Instagram |
Facebook |
twitter |
topics |
|---|
| Abolitionist Teaching Network |
@atn_1863 |
ATN1863 |
@ATN_1863 |
Abolition, Educational Liberation, Agitator Resources, Activism Anti-Racist Teaching |
| Cal Poly Educators of Color Club |
@educatorsofcolorcp |
|
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Grassroots activism, Social justice education, Local community building |
| Decolonize Your Classroom |
@decolonizeyourclassroom |
|
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Indigenizing, Abolition, Activism, Decolonizing, Resources & workshops |
| Brown Issues |
@brownissues |
Brown Issues |
@brown_issues |
Civil engagement, Activism, Grassroots |
| Pedagogy of Resistance |
@pedagogyofresistance |
Pedagogy of Resistance |
@pedagogy_resist |
Social justice education, equity, Classroom focus, Resources & workshops |
Authors (from recommended books)
What resources do the School of Education Faculty & Staff recommend?
| Brittany Blunk (she/her/hers), a School of Education Credential Analyst recommends Demystifying Disability! Blunk shares,"This book really expanded on my understanding of disability and its nuances. Emily Ladau's writing and voice are so approachable and honest; she explains complicated concepts in ways that make sense and have helped me become more open-minded and a better ally. I can not recommend this book enough! Also with art by Tyler Feder, it's a win-win. |
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