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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Navigating Challenging Conversations
Speak Up: How to Respond to Everyday Prejudice, Bias and Stereotypes https://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/TT-Speak-Up-Guide.pdf
Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry https://www.tolerance.org/publication/speak/speak
United We Stand https://tolerance.org/activity/united-we-stand
The Courage to Speak Up https://www.tolerance.org/blog/courage-speak
CampbellJones, B., Keeny, Shannon, CampbellJones, F. Culture, Class and Race: Constructive Conversations That Unite and Energize Your School and Community, ASCD, 2020.
Curriculum Resources
Teaching For Change https://www.teachingforchange.org/teaching-change-2017 https://www.teachingforchange.org/teaching-resources
Anti-Defamation League Resources for Educators, Parents and Families https://www.adl.org/families-and-educators
American Indians In Children’s Literature https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
Pollyanna Racial Literacy Curriculum for Grades K-8 & Parent/Guardian Companion https://pollyannainc.org/#Mission
Crossing Borders Education Diversity Curriculum Resources https://crossingborders.education/education/diversity-curriculum-resources/
Largest Multicultural Children's Book Publisher. https://www.leeandlow.com/
Diverse Book Finder https://diversebookfinder.org/
Facing History and Ourselves Anti-Bias Curriculum Resources https://www.facinghistory.org/about-us
Learning for Justice Curriculum Resources, Frameworks, and Social Justice Standards https://www.tolerance.org/frameworks
Leadership for Access, Belonging, and Cultural Proficiency
Donohoo, J., Hattie, J. and Eells, R. The Power of Collective Efficacy, Educational Leadership, March 2018. https://educacion.udd.cl/files/2021/01/The-Power-of-Collective-Efficacy_Hattie.pdf
Equity-Centered Capacity Building Network: Essential Approaches for Excellence and Sustainable School System Transformation (ECCBN), 2016. https://capacitybuildingnetwork.org/
Education Northwest, Ten High Leverage Equitable Practices
http://leadtool.educationnorthwest.org/ten-equitable-practices/
Hollins, C. Establishing an Equity Team, Cultures Connecting.
https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Portals/1/Network%20Visioing/EstablishingEquityTeam.pdf
Addressing Bias and Cultural Proficiency
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Culturally Responsive Problem-Solving Guide An Evidence-Based Guide for Team Practice, March 2020. https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sped/pdf/culturally-responsive-problem-solving-guide.pdf
Deans for Impact Helping Novice Teachers Foster Equity In Everyday Instruction, April 2021. https://www.deansforimpact.org/about/news-and-blog/2021/04/15/helping-novice-teachers-foster-equityin-everyday-instruction
Tatum, B. Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race, Basic Books, 2017.
Duncan, K. Identifying 9 Types of Unconscious Bias in the Workplace, JobSage, March 2023. https://www.jobsage.com/blog/identifying-9-types-of-unconscious-bias-at-work/#types-of-bias
DiAngelo, R., White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Beacon Press, 2018.
Howard, G. and Banks, J. We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools (Multicultural Education Series), 3rdEdition, Teachers College Press, 2016.
Kendi, I.X. How To Be An Antiracist, Oneworld, 2019.
Instruction
Sulla, N. Building Executive Function: The Missing Link to Student Achievement, Routledge, 2017.
Muhammed, G. Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy, Scholastic Teaching Resources, 2020.
Muhammad, G. Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Curriculum and Instruction, Scholastic Professional, 2023.
Deans for Impact Helping Novice Teachers Foster Equity In Everyday Instruction, April 2021. https://www.deansforimpact.org/about/news-and-blog/2021/04/15/helping-novice-teachers-foster-equityin-everyday-instruction
Holloman, S. Advancing Equity in the Classroom, Center for Professional Education of Teachers, Teachers College, Columbia University. https://cpet.tc.columbia.edu/news-press/advancing-equity-in-the-classroom
Supporting Students in Developing Communities
Fisher, D., Nancy Frey, N. and Savitz, R. Teaching Hope and Resilience for Students Experiencing Trauma: Creating Safe and Nurturing Classrooms for Learning, Teachers College Press, 2020.
Pawloski, T. Best Practices for Teaching Children of Poverty, Francis Merion Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty. https://www.fmucenterofexcellence.org/bestpractice/
Desautels, L. and McKnight, M. Eyes Are Never Quiet: Listening Beneath the Behaviors of Our Most Troubled Students, Wyatt-MacKenzie, 2019.