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Resources for Teaching About Race and Racism With The New York Times (Published 2021)

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A curated collection of over 75 lesson plans, writing prompts, short films and graphs relating to racism and racial justice.

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We at EduColor collectively have several years of experience in the areas of pedagogy, curriculum, policy, labor, research, and other areas of education. The resources below are by no means an exhaustive list of items we've used to raise the issues of equity, anti-racism, and justice.

Also, we believe that, while reading and understanding the perspective of people of color is important, it's just as critical to interrogate and uproot personal instances where injustice, racism, sexism, homophobia, white supremacy, and other forms of oppression exist.

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We at EduColor collectively have several years of experience in the areas of pedagogy, curriculum, policy, labor, research, and other areas of education. The resources below are by no means an exhaustive list of items we've used to raise the issues of equity, anti-racism, and justice.

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Interactive Native Land Maps (could be used in lesson too)

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Interactive Native Land Maps (could be used in lesson too)

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Mapping

We strive to map Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages across the world in a way that goes beyond colonial ways of thinking in order to better represent how Indigenous people want to see themselves.

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Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.

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The Zinn Education Project is my compass in a sea of corporate textbooks, packaged common core curriculum and standardized testing. My entire curriculum is based on lessons that can be found on the Zinn Education Project.

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Zinn Education Project: Teaching People's History

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The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people's history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. Based on the lens of history highlighted in Howard Zinn's best-selling book A People's History of the United States, the website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and reading level.

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Social Justice Picture Books for Young Activists - Children's Library Lady

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More children are getting involved in activism, whether with their parents or teenagers making their voice heard. But do they really consider why they are protesting? We can help our students understand what activism is all about, why people make their voice heard and the rich history of inspiring groups and individuals whose footsteps they are walking in.

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So much of what we do in fifth grade at UT Elementary is surrounding the idea of dominant and counter narratives. Students are constantly identifying dominant narratives, poking holes in those stories, and looking elsewhere to uncover counter narratives that might have something different to say. But before we can get to this place, we have to first define what a dominant narrative is. So this year, we started out with a new activity which I called our "Famous American Heroes" project.

First I told students about this idea of a dominant narrative. A dominant narrative is the story of US history that you can find in most textbooks and in most classrooms. We defined it as "the story that's in charge." Counter narratives, on the other hand, are the stories that "fight back." These stories are not often found in textbooks, and if they are, they're definitely not at the center of the story. After discussing these ideas, I sent my students on a quest to uncover what these dominant narratives really are. What is the story that's in charge of US history? Who is at the center of that story?

I compiled a lit of all of the people included in the fifth grade US history standards (it's a lot of people!), and each student spent a couple of days researching one person from that list. After completing their research, students created a poster (I very strongly encouraged students to make sure the skin color marker/crayon/colored pencil they were using was as accurate as possible), and we hung all of these posters up outside of the classroom. Students then participated in a gallery walk of all of the posters, collecting data on what these people had in common.

We looked specifically at race, gender, age, accomplishments, and sexual orientation (students looked to see if a historical figure was married, and whether they were married to a man or woman).

At the end of our data collection, we found out of a list of a total 30 people that we researched, 27 were men, 26 were white, and all were straight and gender binary. In the words of one of our students, "somebody's gotta change that."

From here, we were able to conclude that the dominant narrative centers the people who have, and who have historically held, the most power: straight, white men. Anyone who doesn't fit that category is pushed to the outside of the story.

After uncovering dominant narratives, students were pumped up and ready to spend the rest of the year uncovering counter narratives (which we can do, because we just covered all of our history TEKS in two days 🤣). What are these counter narratives all about, these stories that are so dangerous they can't be heard? Who are these trouble makers whose voices people in power have tried to silence? We can't wait to find out!

Teachers, would you like to do a similar project in your classroom? I'm happy to share my resources with you! You can download the project packet here, and you can download the data collection sheets and interactive notebook pages here. If you have any questions, please let me know and I'll be happy to help!

Love, Learning, & Li'l Longhorns,

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So much of what we do in fifth grade at UT Elementary is surrounding the idea of dominant and counter narratives. Students are constantly identifying dominant narratives, poking holes in those stories, and looking elsewhere to uncover counter narratives that might have something different to say.

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Inclusive Schools: Family Survey for Teachers - Family Equality

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Understanding a student's family structure is key to creating safe and inclusive schools, and an easy way to start is by sending out a survey!

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Search results from Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress, Available Online, Primary Source Set

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Finding Primary Sources for Teachers and Students

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Finding Primary Sources Primary Sources from DocsTeach Thousands of online primary source documents from the National Archives to bring the past to life as classroom teaching tools. National Archives Catalog Find online primary source materials for classroom & student projects from the National Archive's online catalog (OPA).

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Primary Source Collection for In Classroom Use

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Primary Source Collection for In Classroom Use

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Access thousands of primary sources - letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos, and other document types - spanning the course of American history. We're always adding more!

Borrow from an ever-expanding collection of document-based activities created by the National Archives, and teachers around the world. Copy and modify activities for your students.

Create your own activities using the online tools. It's as simple as: (1) selecting a tool, (2) choosing your primary sources, and (3) customizing instructions. Learn more >

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Access thousands of primary sources - letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos, and other document types - spanning the course of American history. We're always adding more! Borrow from an ever-expanding collection of document-based activities created by the National Archives, and teachers around the world. Copy and modify activities for your students.

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Ditto Kids Magazine- an anti-bias and anti-racism magazine for kids

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Our K-12 curricula provide an understanding of diverse perspectives, strengthen critical thinking skills, challenge the development of emerging biases and build skills and motivation to take action against injustice.

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Select the parts of your Learning Plan you'd like to print. If your Tasks or Strategies have PDF handouts, they'll need to be printed separately. These are listed on the left side of each Task or Strategy page.

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What if all the kids are white? - Book I want to read

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What if all the kids are white? - Book I want to read

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Synopses & Reviews

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In this updated edition, two distinguished early childhood educators tackle the crucial topic of what White children need and gain from anti-bias and multicultural education. The authors propose seven learning themes to help young White children resist messages of racism and build identity and skills for thriving in a country and world filled with diverse ways of being. This compelling text includes teaching strategies for early childhood settings, activities for families and staff, reflection questions, a record of 20th- and 21st-century White anti-racism activists, and organizational and website resources.

Bringing this bestselling guide completely up to date, the authors:

Address the current state of racism and anti-racism in the United States, including the election of the first African American president and the rise of hate groups.

Review child development research with a particular emphasis on recent observational studies that show how White children enact racial power codes.

Discuss implementation of the core learning themes in racially diverse early childhood education settings, state standards for preschools and pre-K classrooms, and NCLB pressures on early childhood teaching.

Update all resources and appendices, including reading lists and websites for finding resources and organizations engaged in anti-racism work.

Praise for the First Edition--

"By starting with a strong sense of identity that is not race-based, children can move forward to cultivate an anti-racist culture. This book offers caregivers excellent frameworks and tools to make this happen." - TC Record

"Derman-Sparks and Ramsey offer an 'alternative vision' for White identity that breaks the mold....The current status of our anti-bias work demands we read (this book) and use it well" --From the Foreword by Carol Brunson Day

"A dynamic blend of child development theory, social history, and the best pedagogical practice from two distinguished social justice educators--every teacher of young children should read it " -- Beverly Daniel Tatum, President, Spelman College

"An accessible, practical, and essential tool for every teacher of young White children. I especially appreciated the concrete suggestions and abundance of resources from two of early childhood education's most experienced teachers."-- Paul Kivel, educator and author of Uprooting Racism and I Can Make My World a Safer Place

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What If All The Kids Are White: Louise Derman Sparks: Trade Paperback: 9780807752128: Powell's Books

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Synopsis In this updated edition, two distinguished early childhood educators tackle the crucial topic of what White children need and gain from anti-bias and multicultural education. The authors propose seven learning themes to help young White children resist messages of racism and build identity and skills for thriving in a country and world filled with diverse ways of being.

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More than 100 carefully selected lists of multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators. When you find a book at this site, please purchase it here. Our titles are linked to Bookshop. A portion of your book purchase helps sustain our work. New Releases Activism and Organizing Africa Afro-Latinx American Indians Arabs […]

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Fourth Grade Curriculum | Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

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One of nine federally recognized tribes in the State of Oregon. As a western Oregon Treaty Tribe, we are a sovereign tribal community known as a caring people, dedicated to the principles of honesty and integrity.

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K-5 Lesson Plans on Accurate Native History

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K-5 Lesson Plans on Accurate Native History

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Restorative Justice Information & Podcast

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Restorative Justice Information & Podcast

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Videos & Articles That Feature Counterstories

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Videos & Articles That Feature Counterstories

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Welcome to the Counterstories in the Classroom Blog, Episode 1. I'm glad you are here! This first entry is an accompaniment to Episode 1 of the podcast. You can find the podcast on Apple Music, Spotify and Stitcher. Below you will find many different types of resources that delve into not only counterstories themselves, but also race, injustice, stereotypes, discrimination, identity and what all of this looks like in our society and in the context of school. Some you may use just to educate yourself, some you may decide to use with your students- the choices is yours. There are a lot of resources here so try not to get overwhelmed. Begin with what seems the most relevant and the most manageable for you. Also, feel free to revisit this blog post as you move through future episodes. There are some great resources here that would lend themselves to many different historical themes.

Happy Learning, Sarah Garza

Counterstories in the Classroom: A new take on old history

These are some great resources to get a quick snapshots of the issues being discussed, the words we use, and the implications of race on ourselves as educators, and on our children.

TedTalk: "The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Decoded: "When did you realize your race?"

Racial/Ethnic Prejudice & Discrimination: Crash Course Sociology #35

The Kat Call: "Can Latinos Benefit from White Privilege?"

TedTalk: "We need to talk about injustice"

Further Readings
The readings listed below are recommended because they can help educators have a fuller understanding of the way that our identities shapes the way we talk to students, the ways we treat them, what we teach them, and the impact of it all. There are either direct links to articles, or links to where you can purchase the books referenced in the Podcast.

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Article: How Classrooms Can Start Talking About Race in Just 6 Words by Jeffrey R. Young

Journal: Welcoming Counterstory in the Primary Literacy Classroom by Laura B. Kelly

Book: White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People To Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo

Book: Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools by Glenn E. Singleton

These websites are consistently providing resources for educators who wish to include counterstories in their classrooms and can provide you with readings and resources for a variety of topics and stories for all ages. This is a great place to start poking around when you're looking for lessons to use in your classroom tomorrow that will challenge the dominant narrative.

References List- Episode 1
Baszile, D.T. (2015). Rhetorical Revolution: Critical race counterstorytelling and the abolition
of white democracy. Qualitative Inquiry : 21(3) 239-249

Cowhey, M. (2006). Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking critically and teaching differently in the
primary grades . Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.

Farmer, N. (2002). House of the Scorpion . New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.

Gorski, P. C., & Chen, C. (2015). "Frayed All Over:" The Causes and Consequences of Activist
Burnout Among Social Justice Education Activists. Educational Studies : 51(5) 385-405.

Hart, D. (2005). History Alive: The United States Through Industrialism. Mountainview, CA:
TCI.

Latta, M., Kruger, T. M., Payne, L., Weaver, L., & VanSickle, J.L. (2018). Approaching Critical
Service-Learning: A Model for Reflection on Positionality and Possibility. Journal of
Higher Education Outreach and Engagement : 22(2) 31-56.

Yosso, T. J. (2006). Critical Race Counterstories Along the Chicana/Chicano Educational
Pipeline. New York , NY: Routledge.

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This list is by Debbie Reese of American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL). AICL provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society.

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Formerly a senior news producer at Democracy Now!, Carla Wills is the manager of audio production at National Geographic and the executive editor of the Into the Depths podcast. Into the Depths follows a team of Black researchers and divers as they discover and explore many of the thousands of shipwrecks from the transatlantic slave trade.

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Civil Rights Teaching from Teaching for Change and Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching edited by Deborah Menkart, Alana Murray, & Jenice L. View The Civil Rights Movement is celebrated in our national narrative as a people's struggle for social justice.

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Collection of literature that features Indigenous characters or stories

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Collection of literature that features Indigenous characters or stories

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American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

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Designed to help readers develop a critical eye about representations of American Indians in children's and young adult books

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Learning For Justice Lesson Plan Collection

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Learning For Justice Lesson Plan Collection

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Learning Plans are built by teachers and reflect backward design. The Learning Plan Builder allows you to combine the Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards, Common Core-aligned literacy strategies and student performance tasks with windows-and-mirrors texts from the Student Text library. The result is a comprehensive, literacy-based plan that is both rigorous and relevant.

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Worksheet to help choose quality Native American literature

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Worksheet to help choose quality Native American literature