Anti-Racism Resource Playlist: ME20&21 by Heather Giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci A compilation of anti-racist & social justice resources! en-us 2021-09-19 13:23:03 UTC 2021-09-20 19:36:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Talking About Race heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751682784 I was drawn to this website for the main reason, that it takes viewers on their own journey. It is format to ask reflective questions in the beginning of the site. Then you are prompted to identify yourself in the context of your learning, personalizing your experience. For example, you can choose to learn as an educator, or parent, or personal committed to equity. Once you choose a lens to look through you are given so many tools and resources. This would allow staff in the building to move through their work in their time, in a way they can identify with. It gives those with different identities time and space to explore them. It is time consuming to go through but very worth it!!]]> 2021-09-19 13:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751682784 White Supremacy Culture heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751684013 This could be valuable in discussions on WSC and working to move away from WS cultural norms.]]> 2021-09-19 13:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751684013 Learning for Justice: Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751684668 This resources offer ways to create inclusive classrooms for LGBTQ students. At my school, we often talk about issues but don’t have actionable steps to make change but also all of our work has been focused on race. This resource is a good starting point in looking at our classroom practices and how they may impact our LGBTQ youth.]]> 2021-09-19 13:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751684668 NEA Ed-Justice- Black Lives Matter At School Resources heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751685739 This section of the NEA website has so many great resources for teachers and families. I have personally used some of their curriculum resources that included lesson plans and slides for Black History Month, Women's History Month and Anti-Racist Education. This website can be specific to your area in which you live so you can find opportunites to get involved in the community and also current "happenings" in schools around you. There are Facebook Live videos, photos, resources and more. It's a one stop shop for BLM resources and events.]]> 2021-09-19 13:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751685739 The ABC’s of Racial Literacy heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751686931 This website had many videos that discuss racial justice. This particular video shares with students why skin is different colors in basic terms that are easy to understand. It speaks to the curiosity of children and answers openly and honestly some of the questions students might have around why people look different.]]> 2021-09-19 13:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751686931 Teaching While White heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751687553 This website, Teaching While White, Where Whiteness Intersects with Antiracist Teaching and Learning, has a TON of fabulous resources for educators. In the "about" section on the website, it states that 80% of the US teaching force is white, and most "don't know that their whiteness matters". At the bottom of this page, there is a link to suggested resources/texts for educators to start their journey. A favorite spot of mine on the site is the blog, where extremely relevant posts inspire reflection. The current top post is "Brand New Pandemic, Same Old White Supremacy." This site is chock full of incredible resources for white educators to gain perspective and personal self development.]]> 2021-09-19 13:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751687553 BLM at School heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751688251 This is a website that originated in 2016. It focuses on racial justice in education. It encourages you and gives you ideas of how to take action during the first week of February. This website also provides a curriculum. The website exists from educators and organizers from all over the world contributing. They have resources for children of all ages.]]> 2021-09-19 13:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751688251 Talking About Racism heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751689050 This website is geared towards talking to younger students about racism and provides a multitude of articles that focus on different topics that will prepare you for conversations regarding race. When working with elementary aged children from different grades levels, it is important to have discussions regarding race, but to remain mindful of their age while using appropriate messages and verbiage. These articles are a great guide! This website also includes a short video with kids and their parents conversing about race in an age appropriate way which can serve as a model on how we should talk to our students about race.]]> 2021-09-19 13:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751689050 Teaching the Hard Histories of Racism heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751689579 This website provides 5 principles to support educators with approaching difficult conversations regarding race. One thing that stood out to me on this website is that we need to keep in mind when having these conversations is to approach the subject in developmentally appropriate ways to avoid inflicting trauma on students.]]> 2021-09-19 13:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751689579 Creating The Space To Talk about Race in Your Classroom heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751690148 This website is a great guide that provides steps to bringing courageous conversations about race into the classroom. This site encourages these conversations not just during a holiday, Black History Month, or when studying a particular historic event, but during everyday conversations. This site recognizes the disparity in the percentage of students of color in the public school system versus the lack of teachers of color to support them. Topics for further study include “Root Out Biases and Barriers,” Talk About Racism and Racial Equity,” and “Engage, Don’t Avoid.”]]> 2021-09-19 13:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751690148 Anti-Racism Tools heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751690790 This website is a great resource that has a list of anti-racism resources for parents, educators, and community members. The lists contains resources for discussing racism and violence with children, children’s books and social/emotional development among others. I clicked on various links looking for an article to read, many taking me to a website that in itself became a resource as well. I have bookmarked this website and will make it a goal to read at least one resource per week.]]> 2021-09-19 13:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751690790 Harvard Implicit Bias Test heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751691458 This website gives the public an opportunity to take Implicit Bias tests created by psychologists at Harvard University. The purpose of this test is to measure one’s level of unconscious bias. Once you agree to terms, you are given a variety of tests to choose from. Some options include: race, transgender, asian, sexuality and religion. Once you complete the test, your answers are interpreted by the creators to let you know where you stand on the chosen topic. This is a powerful test that may make people uncomfortable but it is a starting point for one to dig deep and self reflect on our feelings and stance regarding the chosen topic.]]> 2021-09-19 13:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751691458 I Can’t Breathe: From agony to activism heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751692809 This town hall type experience was live streamed and featured panelists from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. It has thought provoking discussion that could open up a variety of different perspectives and learning experiences for everyone. This will move the work in my building because it forces listeners to acknowledge the impacts of a racist society and system. It shares personal, impactful stories that cannot be ignored.]]> 2021-09-19 13:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751692809 Two Parter: Hip Hop, Grit, and Academic Success: Bettina Love Ted Talk AND clip - Dr. Love on Spirt Murdering from C-Span (whole book talk here) heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751693620 Both of these videos are from Dr. Love, one is a 15 minute Ted Talk of Dr. Love's experience as a classroom teacher and how our perspectives on what learning looks like ignores the genius that our students have, and elevating their passions and knowledge - Dr. Love specfically cites Hip Hop culutre- creates a more authentic learning environment and in turn when we ignore their genius how this leads into spirt murdering that child/children. This will work in our building it gives real life examples of how this works inside the classroom and how you can make these systematic polices and buzz words work for your students.]]> 2021-09-19 13:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751693620 Ted Talk: Jamila Lyiscott - Why English Class is Silencing Students of Color heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751694482 This Ted Talk discusses the cultural appropriation of AAVE, but that inside our classrooms that language is not valued and even dismissed as not "proper language" in our institutional spaces which is rooted in our colonized narrative. That we need to honor and legitimize our students for who they are and the knowledge they hold when they walk into our classrooms with an idea called "Liberation Literacies" and calling a critical awareness of ourselves and our world and the need for socially just practices in our classrooms.]]> 2021-09-19 13:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751694482 What Children Learn from the Things They Aren’t Told heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751695231 Video.]]> 2021-09-19 13:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751695231 If a story moves you, act on it - TEDtalk by Sisonke Msimang heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751696017 This TEDtalk revolves around action and how we often listen to stories, feeling empathy for those we like but that we don’t have action. I think this would be good to use in discussing moving from intellectually learning to actionable steps to create change. So often at my school, we talk about the same problems without creating actionable steps. This would be good to reference when we are discussing concerns and always keeping actionable steps in mind.]]> 2021-09-19 13:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751696017 Ted Talks to Help You Understand Racism in America heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751696902 This playlist has so many educational and inspirational talks from men and women of color. They talk about systematic racism, voting, school to prison pipeline and more. One of my favorite is, "How we're priming some kids for college — and others for prison". Sociologist Alice Goffman worked in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood and saw how teenagers of color are funneled down the path to prison. This specific video was thought provoking because of the SESES program in my school and how easy it is for this to happen. Another favorite from this series is “We Are Not A Melting Pot: How to Stop Talking About Implicit Bias and Start Talking About Race."]]> 2021-09-19 13:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751696902 Black Parents Explain How to Deal with the Police heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751697960 This video shows the conversations Black parents have with their children about staying safe when interacting with the police. As a white woman, this is something I will never have to do, but I know so many of my students have had these conversations with their families. This video is so essential to forwarding the work at my school because it forces schools and school districts to address why police officers are in schools in the first place and who has the most interactions with police in schools. As the video shows, parents have to prepare their children how to deal with police starting at a very young age, young children are then aware of how careful they need to be, which then leads to more trauma when they are sent to schools (which are supposed to be safe spaces) which have police in them.]]> 2021-09-19 13:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751697960 Jacqueline Woodson Reads "The Day You Begin" heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751698882 From the Day You Begin is one of my all time favorite books to read at the beginning of the school year. It’s a beautiful book that shares the familiar moment where a child is considered different or an “outsider” because of the language they speak, their skin color, or even the lunch they bring from home. This story allows students to come to the realization that they can connect through their uniqueness and can really help start the conversation of how your classroom is a community.]]> 2021-09-19 13:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751698882 Systemic Racism Explained heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751699427 I think the first time I saw this video was during a group that a colleague started last summer called “A Community of Colleagues” the group was all MCPS employees. This video put it in very simple terms how systemic racism plays a large part in why people of different races have different opportunities and how implicit bias plays a major role in this. Sharing this with staff shows them how we have to be more aware of our own implicit biases and how that may affect our students, families, and how we perceive what they might be capable of.]]> 2021-09-19 13:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751699427 Microaggressions in the Classroom heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751700128 This video discusses microaggressions and what these everyday unconscious actions and insults communicate to students. This video is powerful because it’s students who are sharing microaggressions that have been said to them and many of the statements are statements that many of us might have heard within our own buildings. I think discussing microaggressions with staff and how we have to be intentional when thinking about the messages we are sending to our students with our actions and words.]]> 2021-09-19 13:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751700128 "White Awake" - interview with Daniel Hill heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751700931 I have played small clips of this for the staff at different times last year. It is by no means the most amazing resource ever, but I truly found some of the short sound bites within the interview to be very digestible in terms of understanding the history, and 'sickness' (as he calls it) of racism.]]> 2021-09-19 13:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751700931 Blue/Brown Eyes Experiment heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751701635 If you haven't seen this video, you must. It brings to light how quickly people can turn on each other and treat each other differently based on a specific trait (eye color in the experiment), and how there's no actual reason behind that group being treated differently. It helps people who are new to exploring their racial identity and white privilege begin to see how the basis of racism, and the racist foundations our country was built on, have molded stereotypes from false narratives.]]> 2021-09-19 13:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751701635 Substitute Teacher - Key & Peele heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751702490 This Comedy Central satire does a beautiful job with using humor to illustrate the damaging dominant culture standard of a “real name”. There’s quite a bit of explicit language which can be avoided by cutting around the 1 minute mark. Regardless it could be a poignant lifting of the veil for those who find names outside of the Tom, Dick, and Jane to be personally challenging. I see it as a compelling conversation starter around the importance of respecting a person’s name and cultural associations. It would move the work in my building by driving home the message that if we are not able to honor a person’s name, we are sending them the message that they do not fit and are not respected.]]> 2021-09-19 13:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751702490 6 Ways to be an Antiracist Educator heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751703541 Dena Simmons breaks down the steps to supporting each other in providing antiracist education. This is a relatively short and digestible video which can be easily implemented (ex. reviewed weekly in team planning sessions, a checklist on your planbook). It is a grassroots, bottom-up approach to constant self-evaluation as educators. This will move the work in my building because it is a daily use routine which connects our instruction to culturally responsive practices.]]> 2021-09-19 13:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751703541 The Lie heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751704005 This is a short video created by a group of fourth graders. I watched this video in the Multicultural Education Class offered through PDO in MCPS; however, I watched this video multiple times after class! It shows the world how young students can have these conversations with grace and maturity. They speak their truth and have a great teacher to guide them.]]> 2021-09-19 13:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751704005 Media Resources - Sandy Spring Slave Museum heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751705019 As part of the Ethnic Groups in American Society class on PDO, we went to the Sandy Spring Slave Museum in Ashton. I learned so much this day; I posted the two videos above to share about the history of slavery in Montgomery County as well as the integration of schools. The history of the desegregation of schools in this county is so important for us to understand and teach to our students. It connects to our students as they can understand where these first schools stood back then compared to what building it is now. It brings history closer to them and sparks connection.]]> 2021-09-19 13:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751705019 When They See Us (Netflix) Directed by Ava DuVernary heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751705693 This is a true story of a crime that took place in 1989 in New York’s Central Park where a jogger was sexually assaulted. Five Black teens were charged with the crime with no evidence tied to them and spent years in prison fighting to prove their innocence. They were eventually exonerated in 2002 of all charges. This is an example of how race and racism was the deciding factor that determined these teens’ fate.]]> 2021-09-19 13:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751705693 Ted Talk: Why hugging out racism in education just won't cut it heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751706362 In her Ted Talk, Laura urges schools to do more than just “hug out racism.” She explains that in the majority of the cases, when a racist incident occurs; the response from schools does not go beyond stating that racism is not allowed and they don’t stand by it. Resources should be made available, plans should be actively put into place, so that it’s not just said but demonstrated that racism is not allowed. This video made me reflect on how incidents are handled in my school, how I handle them in my class, and how we can improve.]]> 2021-09-19 13:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751706362 Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices - Netflix Series heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751706847 Each episode of this series one celebrity reads a children’s book written by Black authors. The books chosen each highlight a theme: equality, antiracism, and/or self-love. Though the assignment for this discussion board asked for resources geared towards adults; teachers can most definitely use this series in the classroom. Teachers can pick an episode to show during class meetings and follow it by an open discussion with students. Personally, I will be starting with “I am Enough,” written and read by Grace Byers.]]> 2021-09-19 13:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751706847 Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning About Racism with young children and their families heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751707713 This article discusses the experiences of teachers, parents and students. This particular article focuses on primary school teachers and families. It highlights a few personal experiences surrounding racial identity, then dives into research based information about the importance of racial identity. The sections I think that are most useful are “responding to parents anxiety”, and “developing strategies for responding to teachable moments”. This article provides tools and supports for educators struggling with authentic conversations. This will allow staff to feel confident in their interactions with parents and community members who are opposed to conversations about race in schools. Many coworkers do not feel confident in their knowledge when they are required to defend their choices, this would give some support with that.]]> 2021-09-19 13:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751707713 It Was Always About Control heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751708298 This article addresses how our school structures are policies disproportionately negatively impact our Black, Indigenous, and Latinx youth because these disiplinary practices we use all come down to compliance and being "nice" which is all rooted in White Supremacy. This will work in my building becuase it is a a thought provoking article on what behavior mangemnet really is and the power hoarding that can happen as a teacher rather than allowing students to come as their authentic selves to learn.]]> 2021-09-19 13:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751708298 All Students Need Anti-Racist Education heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751709039 This article discusses the need for anti-racist education in white privileged schools. This article highlights the need to re-evaluate our curriculums to teach multiple perspectives and that our history and curriculums are founded in colonizer narratives, interrogate our practices, and that our white and privileged students need to understand their power and privilege to move past the white guilt and saviorism but how to stand together to work towards justice.]]> 2021-09-19 13:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751709039 White Dominate Culture & Something Different heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751709835 This article goes into the tenants of WSC and offers an alternative thinking.]]> 2021-09-19 13:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751709835 When White Women Cry heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751710269 Education is a field that is the majority women and of that, a majority white women. I think this article would move the work in my building in utilizing this reading in an affinity group. I’ve seen too often these defensive mechanisms at work in our schools. If we aren’t able to address these and move beyond them in our interactions with our colleagues, we can’t move the work for our students.]]> 2021-09-19 13:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751710269 10 Things I Wish My White Colleagues Knew heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751710963 https://citizen.education/2021/08/10/10-things-i-wish-my-white-colleagues-knew/]]> 2021-09-19 13:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751710963 Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751711835 This resource explores why students 'self segregate' in places like cafeterias in schools. Tatum explains that students tend to gravitate towards people that have had similar experiences as them, which allows them to understand and protect each other. This will help to move the work in my building because Tatum also provides tools to help decrease this 'self segregation'. For example, she uses something called the ABCs, Affirming Identity, Building Community, and Cultivating Leadership. My school can work to implement these things not only at lunchtime, but in the hallways, classrooms. after school activities, and anywhere else we interact with students to foster a safe and positive school environment where students do not necessarily feel the need to protect each other.]]> 2021-09-19 13:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751711835 White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751712586 This article does an excellent job of pointing out the unspoken benefits that people of the white, dominant culture enjoy, and how white people are able to ignore the realities of racism if they really wanted to. It's a wonderful beginning reading within a journey towards anti-racism, and also one to return to over and over again.]]> 2021-09-19 13:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751712586 Why are Black Disabled Activists Being Ignored or Forgotten? heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751713704 This is an article that was reposted by a blogger I follow. The blogger is an mother/advocate with Autism who talks about her personal story of being a mom with autism. This article is written by Anita Cameron, a Black disability rights activist. She writes about her difficulty being a disability activist that also brings up the intersectionality of race and disability. She states, “Is the autistic community more or less racist than other communities? When it comes down to it, we’re just as bad.” This article and her work is important for special educators to read. We as special educators get stuck as as advocates for kids with disabilities and often neglect the issues affecting students of color with disabilities.]]> 2021-09-19 13:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751713704 What Anti-racist Teachers Do Differently heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751714461 This article from The Atlantic’s On Teaching series highlights the difference between what some might categorize as “good teaching” and what an anti-racist teacher does or can do to know, see and understand black students. It challenges us to measure our teaching success based upon the success of our black students. This article provides a great opportunity for self-reflection and discussion paired with concrete examples and suggestions. It is rooted in the idea that we as educators must continue to learn and improve our practice to meet the needs of our students. The series has many many articles that could be added to this list.]]> 2021-09-19 13:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751714461 Anti-Racism Resources for All Ages heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751716510 Nicole Cooke is a librarian who created Anti-racism Resources for All Ages. She said, “This project emerged out of the pain and frustration associated with the back-to-back deaths of #GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor and #AhmaudArbery in 2020. We must do better as a global society! #BlackLivesMatter.” In the article she suggests that we approach the hard work of becoming anti-racisit as a journey with three stages: critical self-reflection then critical consciousness leading to action and advocacy. She emphasizes the importance of using “your voices and power to amplify the voices of those who would not ordinarily have the opportunity to share their perspectives.” The resource she created links to an incredible variety of resources for use on the journey.]]> 2021-09-19 13:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751716510 No, Elementary Students Are Not Too Young to Talk About Race heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751717461 This is an article that highlights the importance of giving students an opportunity to express their feeling and thoughts on racism, rather that shielding them from the topic. For children of color these conversations are more than just something on tv, it is their life. They are personally affected and they deserve a right to have a space to talk about it. The deserve to see the people around them fight for/with them.]]> 2021-09-19 13:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751717461 How to Provide a Multicultural Education heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751718168 This article highlights the importance of incorporating multicultural education in the classroom. The author explains that incorporating multicultural education should not be “extra work,” it is simply looking at the lesson plan/ curriculum through a different lens. The article also includes 14 tips to help teachers utilize these strategies in classrooms. One of the quotes that resonated with me was: “All of us have blind spots. All of us say things, but it’s never about intent. It’s always about impact. What do I know? What do I need to learn? And what do I need to unlearn?” It reminds us that we may make a mistake, we are human. But we should also take a step further and learn how to be part of the change while unlearning the negative behaviors.]]> 2021-09-19 13:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751718168 Strange Fruit heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751719072 This podcast covers a bit of everything, race, gender, and LGBTQ issues. Although I have not listened to all episodes, one of my favorites so far is "Interrupting Our Own Unconscious Biases". They are joined by Michelle Silverton, author of ”Mom, Why Don’t You Have Any Black Friends,” and TEDx Talk, “We Are Not A Melting Pot: How to Stop Talking About Implicit Bias and Start Talking About Race", which I linked above. She discusses her work as a diversity educator and trainer and why she tells her white clients that in order to constructively talk about race in America, they must start by discussing and examining their own whiteness.]]> 2021-09-19 13:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751719072 Code Switch heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751719669 This podcast is hosted by a variety of journalists of color and each episode offers a perspective, history, or explination of different aspects of the world (food, world events, politics, etc.) and how race impacts it. The podcast makes a point of explainining how race is inextricably linked to every aspect of life. This podcast will help move the work at my school because it allows teachers to better understand the world according to our students and gives teachers the opportunity to expand their knowledge of different histories of different racial and ethnic groups to better teach diverse populations.]]> 2021-09-19 13:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751719669 Yo, Is This Racist? heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751720283 This podcast looks at certain events, situations and people and discusses whether those actions can be perceived as racist. These discussions are a prime example of racial discourse, I think using certain episodes with staff would allow discussions around how our actions as educators might be perceived as racist. One particular episode is called “ I’m Rested and I Don’t Give a Damn!” In this episode they discuss a teacher’s bulletin board around Black artist was taken down and then the teacher was reprimanded for putting something up oustide of Black History Month, they give the caller ideas for how to combat this and be advocate for recognizing all races.]]> 2021-09-19 13:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751720283 Teaching While White Podcast heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751720661 It sort of feels like cheating to include this as a separate bullet, but I felt the podcast needed to be highlighted individually. This podcast is an extremely powerful tool because of it's ability to be accessed at all times. Teachers can listen to this podcast in their rooms while prepping for the day, over lunch (many are 30 min) or while cleaning up the room at the end of the day. It can also be listened to while exercising, or cooking dinner... the ease of being able to click the play button and listen while also doing something else means an increase in the amount of learning someone can do. The latest one I listened to is "Racial Identity for White People".]]> 2021-09-19 13:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751720661 GirlTreks’s Black History Bootcamp - Podcast heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751721039 I love listening to these two ladies. They started the podcast as a way for women to get out and walk, and to listen to stories about less well known black ladies in history. I have been able to learn and celebrate black stories. I love how they tell the story and bring in actual clips of the people standing up for the right.]]> 2021-09-19 13:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751721039 Introducing the Anti-Racism Daily Podcast heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751721827 While not directed specifically for educators, this podcast is invaluable. It provides a world view of racism and discusses steps toward dismantling white supremacy. Making a podcast such as this a part of an educator’s daily routine creates cultural competency that will transfer to the classroom.]]> 2021-09-19 13:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751721827 Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man - Podcast with Emmanuel Acho. heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751722258 This podcast is a great starting point for educators who are beginning to delve into racism, white privilege, and what it means to be an anti-racist educator. It allows educators to begin to have those uncomfortable conversations in a safe space, so that educators can then go and move beyond the podcast to continue the uncomfortable conversations in their schools. In the podcasts, Emmanuel Acho discusses concepts like white privilege, cancel culture, systemic racism, and more.]]> 2021-09-19 13:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751722258 All My Relations heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751723269 All My Relations is a podcast led by two Native women. This podcast dives into many different topics from Native Appropriation to Indigenous Women. What I like about this podcast is that it’s about CURRENT issues or topics affecting Native peoples. I feel that whenever I come across resources about Native people, it’s always about the past. This podcast creates a “we are still here” feeling as well balances perspectives from young Native scholars. It definitely uplifts the Native community rather than play on stereotypes.]]> 2021-09-19 13:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751723269 Obediently Yours - Orson Welles heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751723804 This speech was originally done on August 11, 1946 by Orson Welles, but was recently sampled on a rap album “No Pressure” by Gaithursburg’s own, Logic. The speech focuses on race hate and how it has no place in today's society. Listening to this message from 1946 and seeing where we are currently, it’s sad and depressing at times. As it states in the speech, an educated man owes to the ignorant all that he can do for them and I believe that’s my mission when it comes to having conversations regarding race and racism. I live it everyday!]]> 2021-09-19 13:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751723804 The Widen the Screen heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751724458 The Widen the Screen series intends to help widen our view and expand the content and images we see in advertising and media. The platform provides a window into scenarios where our bias leads us to draw conclusions that are not true or accurate. They provide an opportunity for self-reflection. Another focus of the work is around representation in all aspects of advertising and media. There are conversation guides available on the P&G site to support facilitating discussions.]]> 2021-09-19 13:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751724458 You Are Your Best Thing heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751725808 In this episode Brene and Tarana share how they came to work on this project together and Jason Reynolds joins them to share his story from the book. When I first listened to this podcast I was struck by something Tarana said. She said, “We need to live in an anti-racisit society and people need to learn to be anti-racist and practice anti-racism, but I do not believe your anti-racist work if you have not engaged with black humanity...I don’t believe your anti-racist work is complete or valid or useful if you haven’t engaged with black humanity” It caused me to stop & reflect on how I can do this. They connect white supremacy to lovelessness and suggest that we can counter that with love and compassion, but in order to do that we have to engage with people and their experiences.]]> 2021-09-19 13:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751725808 Hidden Brain Podcast - NPR: The Mind of the Village: Understanding Our Implicit Biases heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751726547 This episode examines “research about the mind of a village.” The Implicit Association Test is a tool for measuring unconscious or implicit bias. Banji, one of the creators, is interviewed in the podcast about the implications of what they have learned from all the data collected about race, bias and how culture impacts our behavior. Psychology professor Eric Hehman is also interviewed about his study of justifiable homicides in the US. He looked at where they were most likely to occur and then cross-referenced that data with the IAT data. His findings indicate that implicit biases of individuals shape the attitudes of a community and those associations can influence behavior. Banji suggests that creating opportunities to slow down or take a few extra moments to think before making decisions creates opportunities to make a decision that is not based on implicit bias. This reminded me of System 1 and System 2 thinking. There are many connections to our work in education.]]> 2021-09-19 13:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751726547 “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751727000 This book could be used as a whole staff book study or individual chapters for study. Chapters such as “What is racism?”, “What is cultural appropriation?”, “What is intersectionality and why do I need it?”, and “What are microaggression?”, provide working definitions and examples so that staff would have common knowledge guiding future work and discussions. As everyone has a different understanding of terminology, this book and/or chapters could provide common definitions to reference.]]> 2021-09-19 13:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751727000 "White Fragility: Why is it so hard for white people to talk about racism" heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751727569 As educators, we need to summon up the courage to act deliberately and honestly to develop the skills we need to engage in conversations about bias, race, and racism—especially our own, this book does exactly that. It evokes emotions such as fear and anger and that is the point. White people need to stop being so fragile and have the uncomfortble conversations and be disruptersin order to stop the cycle of opression. My first reaction when called out about my privilege is to get defensive and this book helps you to think about why that happens.]]> 2021-09-19 13:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751727569 Not Light, But Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations by Matthew R. Kay heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751728669 This resource provides ways for administration to lead conversations about race in their schools. My school, Montgomery Village Middle School, already does an excellent job of bringing race and equitable teaching into almost all conversations and meetings we have as a school. However, our work is never done, and this book would help forward the work at our school by providing anyone (leadership or not) a roadmap for how to have conversations about race and how to provide classroom teachers to have these conversations in our classrooms as well]]> 2021-09-19 13:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751728669 Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751729206 Pushout uses the stories of Black girls to show how systemic racism in schools leads to the criminalization of Black girls by instead of working to understand behavior, punishing them for not acting 'the way they should'. This can move the work in my school by giving teachers and administration tools to move away from punishment and towards restorative justice when working with Black girls. Instead of punishing the behavior, this book teaches us that it is essential to discover what is causing the behavior in the first place.]]> 2021-09-19 13:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751729206 Your Name is a Song by Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751729468 This is a great book to share with students of all ages. This is a resource to teach children to use their voice and to know that their name is important. Everyone should know how to say it the correct way. I love how the little girl turns everyone’s name into a song. IT is important to teach students that their name is who they are.]]> 2021-09-19 13:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751729468 Stamped. Racism, Anti Racism, and you. - Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751729734 This book opened my eyes to another side of history I did not know about. This book teaches about race and the racist ideas in society. It also teaches us the many ways that racism is seen in our daily lives and ways we can work against it. It is a book written for young adults, but I also found it very educational for myself.]]> 2021-09-19 13:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751729734 Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751729972 This book is about a little girl who wonders why she does not look like the rest of her family. The little girl wants to be just like her classmates and family members. This book inspires children to see how everyone is unique. This book can introduce students to bias and racism. In the end she appreciates who she is.]]> 2021-09-19 13:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751729972 Me and White Supremacy heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751730385 This book is a month’s worth of anti-racism education and journaling self-reflection prompts. It gives readers the opportunity to challenge their implicit bias and identify ways they have been complicit in supporting racist ideals. We can’t do this work until we have a clear view of ourselves. This will move the work in my building among adults by holding up a mirror and encouraging daily reflection.]]> 2021-09-19 13:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751730385 A Kids Book About Racism heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751731412 This resource can be used as a teaching tool in the classroom or for teachers to think about teaching about race and racism. It gives plain language to present information to our youngest students. One of the barriers to teaching about race and racism is finding the language to begin. This will help teachers break that barrier for themselves and open the dialogue with their classes. && This book is written for children as young as about 6 years old. It was written to help introduce children to the concept of systemic racism, and the ways that systemic racism is so intertwined into institutions. This would be an appropriate resource because the idea of system racism is one that is complicated and hard to understand, define, and identify, when you are not experiencing the effects of that systemic racism. This book would help to clarify for students what systemic racism is and how they can identify examples of it around them in their daily lives.]]> 2021-09-19 13:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751731412 Something Happened in our Town by Marianne Celano heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751731862 This book was written to share the story of a police shooting of a Black man in a community from the perspective of two different families (a white family and a Black family). In addition to the story, the book includes a guide for teachers or parents to utilize when having discussions with students about racism and racial injustice. The resource includes sample dialogue as well as child-friendly definitions. This would be an excellent resource to use in my building as using children’s literature is an outstanding way to present content to students in elementary schools and to support challenging discussions.]]> 2021-09-19 13:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751731862 This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751732051 This book would be an excellent to choice to use with teachers who are beginning their journey to learn more about racism, or with teachers who are somewhere along their own path in this journey. Starting with one’s self is the important first step, and this book will support teachers as they explore the origins of racism and oppression. It also includes resources that teachers can use on an everyday basis, such as language that can be utilized in order to be an interruptor.]]> 2021-09-19 13:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751732051 Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy by Emmanuel Acho heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751732299 This book continues to build off of Emmanuel Acho’s previously mentioned podcast in a format designed for upper elementary and middle school children, ages 9-12. It reaches students to help them as they grapple with the difficult questions around racism, systemic racism, and oppression. It also helps to serve as a window into the experiences and stories of a Black boy, which may be an experience some students do not know.]]> 2021-09-19 13:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751732299 "A Conversation About Growing Up Black" heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751734007 This short documentary interviews black men sharing the struggles they have faced growing up in America. This resource could be shown in the classroom to students, or could be used for educators that may not fully understand the struggles that black men specifically face. It can be eye opening to hear some of their stories and reflect on what you can do as an educator to make sure these types of situations do not occir in your classroom or your school in general.]]> 2021-09-19 13:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751734007 13th - Documentary on Netflix heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751734276 This documentary explores the criminalization of African Americans and the resulting prison populations being largely people (mostly men) of color. It doesn't relate directly to education, but as I watched it I found so many connections to what occurs in schools, and how students of color are traditionally disciplined more firmly, often leading to missed instruction and helping to reinforce the 'pipeline to prison'. It is an extremely powerful documentary.]]> 2021-09-19 13:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751734276 MCPS Voices heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751734983 The bonus resource was created when I was an active member of the Community of Colleagues that a fellow educator/classmate created. A few other Montgomery County educators and myself worked together to bring other voices in stories into the benchmark curriculum. We researched and made a list for teachers to refer to and add in read alouds to their weekly instruction.]]> 2021-09-19 13:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751734983 Center for Racial Justice in Education about Thanksgiving heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751735630 A list of resources compiled by the Center for Racial Justice in Education on how to teach . This list was compiled in 2019 and I am sure there are more resources; however, it includes basic overview and Native perspective. It also includes online lesson plans. This is a great resource as we begin to rethink the way we have taught Thanksgiving in the past. As someone who has gone through MCPS, it would be lovely to incorporate more relearning about the holiday.]]> 2021-09-19 13:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751735630 Webinar: Supporting Kids of Color in the Wake of Racialized Violence: Part 1 heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751736348 This webinar discusses the important task of supporting kids of color without overpromising safety, or without making them overly fearful. That is a fine line that many colleagues I know (myself included) struggle with, especially in primary schools. It features a child psychologist who specializes in trauma and minority mental health. This article would move the work in my building by reminding staff why we do this work- it centers our thinking by reminding us how children are impacted daily inside and outside of the building.]]> 2021-09-19 13:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1751736348 Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kend heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755082441 This book is about history of racist ideas in America.  This book was very eye opening for me.  They say this book is not a history book but I felt that it was.  This book enlightened me on history that was not taught or shared.  ]]> 2021-09-20 19:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755082441 Uncomfortable Conversations heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755083973 Collection of episodes on uncomfortable conversation with a black man. In these episodes, Emmanuel Acho has conversations with different people on racism and social injustice. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755083973 George Floyd & The Dominos of Racial Injustice heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755085527 Trevor Noah is sharing his thoughts about George Floyd, Amy Cooper, Ahmaud Arbery and Minneapolis Protest. Trevor is very insightful and honest in his thoughts. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755085527 The Racism Virus heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755086786 This is a very informative video about the rise of anti-Asian violence during the Pandemic and the rise of racism in the US. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755086786 Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755088825 In this book, Coates writes a letter to his son about our nation’s history and our current situation. I have not started reading this book. But it is on my list to read. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755088825 Hood Feminism By Mikki Kendall heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755090578 Hood feminism is about the feminist movement today and how the movement leaves out women of certain races and classes. This text explores a lot of elements that impact students of color specifically women. Due to the idea of intersectionality, this book explores topics such as poverty, food insecurity, access to health care raising children as minorities, and education. This book is more resourceful for staff and not necessarily for students. It is an interesting read and it shouldn't just be for women. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755090578 America Has a Big Race problem heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755091227 Even though this article was written in 2016, It supports the idea that there are problems with Race in America. I think that this resource could be used with staff or students to discuss what has changed, what is getting better, and where a focus should be. This article could be used for conversation to discuss implicit and explicit biases. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755091227 The War Over Teaching America's Racist History in Schools heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755092165 This video describes the erasure of whitewashed version of Histories. It challenges and includes vital information on certain aspects that are completely ignored in History classes. It is important to understand what happened in the past. This is important to include to have an antiracist curriculum. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755092165 Resources for Teaching Race and Racism in the New York Times heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755093754 This is a helpful resource that includes over 75 lesson plans, prompts, discussion cues, and resources for teaching about Race and Racism. It includes points that could be discussed. These can be used to support staff or students in the building.  There are categories of information that include identity, prejudice, inequality and racism, history and legacy, connections to current events, and taking action. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755093754 A Conversation about Growing up Black heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755094526 A 5 minute documentary about young Black men describing their experiences of being black. They discuss the implicit biases and experiences they have had in their day-to-day lives. Topics include police brutality, education, working with Non- POC, and racism. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755094526 ASCD Article - “How to be An Antiracist Educator by Dena Simmons heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755096843 This article by Dena Simmons gives educators salient points regarding building their capacity to be antiracist educators.  Her suggestions to engage vigilantly in self-awareness, acknowledge racism and the ideology of white supremacy, study and teach representative history, talk about race with students and ‘do something’ when you witness racism can improve the climate of my school in a manner that is more conducive to learning.  She offers practical suggestions that educators can implement immediately.]]> 2021-09-20 19:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755096843 Episode 105: Voice of Witness: Bring the Power of Oral History to Your Classroom - cultofpedagogy.com heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755097506 In the podcast (transcript), Jennifer Gonzalez explores a series of books and classroom materials that amplify the stories of people impacted by injustice all over the world.  For many years, educational publishers produced texts that only represented a narrow viewpoint.  The core product of Voice and Witness is a series of books, currently seventeen titles strong, that curate oral histories. Migrant workers, refugees, factory workers in developing countries and undocumented Americans tell their stories, in their voices. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755097506 “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” and “Some Notes for Facilitators” heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755098430  
In the self reflection tool, Peggy McIntosh created 26 statements identifying some of the daily effects of white privilege in her life.  Such statements as “I can if I wish, arrange to be in the company of people of my race most of the time” and“When I am told about our national heritage or about civilization, I am shown that people of my color made it what it is” helps the beneficiaries of white privilege identify the very incidents and or experiences that illustrate their privilege.  Her questions can be used to help the educators in my building reflect on how they in fact are privileged so that they can begin to use it for good. 
]]> 2021-09-20 19:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755098430 A Decade of Watching Black People Die - NPR Podcast heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755098987 The hosts of this NPR broadcast discuss the phenomenon of police violence against African-Americans.  They spent time creating a list of names of black folks killed by police since Eric’s Garner’s death in 2014.  Using resources including Mapping Police Violence, they read the names of people from across the country, of all ages.  They discussed each person’s (victim) final moments before the police ended their lives.  Our students, who also witness these acts of violence, look to the adults in their lives to help them make sense of it.  This includes our teachers who have a responsibility to help them foster a level of understanding about this very American problem.]]> 2021-09-20 19:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755098987 5 Tips for Being An Ally - Video / YouTube heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755099961 In this three minute and thirty-one seconds video, the narrator, Chescaleigh offers five practical suggestions on how individuals can be allies for marginalized groups that they are not a part of.  She provides colorful and somewhat humorous examples and commentary that capture the audience’s attention.  This short video can be used to reinforce the behaviors we want to see utilized by school staff in order to create and maintain an antiracist school culture.]]> 2021-09-20 19:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755099961 1619 Podcasts - New York Times heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755100448 Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones hosts this series that examines the history of slavery in American.  In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia.  America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began as no aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed.  This series can be used to help history teachers build the capacity to teach American History in a new, more enlightened manner.]]> 2021-09-20 19:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755100448 Learning For Justice heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755101784 Learning For Justice, formerly known as Teaching Tolerance, is a website sponsored by The Southern Poverty Law Center. It has incredible tools for teachers. The lesson plans are updated regularly and span a wide variety of grade levels in appropriateness. They also tend to have great resources after major tragedies to help teachers approach the topics in their classrooms. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755101784 Nice White Parents heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755102345 Nice White Parents is a five part podcast from the New York Times. It explores inequity in public schools, and the factors that contribute to them. Specifically, the podcast addresses how well-meaning white parents contribute to segregation in the public school system. This would be a great way to dive into some of the larger systemic issues that plague American public schools today. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755102345 My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755103270 My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies is half book, half spiritual journey. In this book, readers are forced to confront the truths of how racial trauma impacts our personal and mental health.It offers meditations and practices to help heal, as well as hard truths to confront about privilege, racial aggression, and personal growth. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755103270 The Danger of a Single Story heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755103785 The Danger of a Single Story is a Ted Talk by the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In this Ted Talk, Adichie details the danger of telling a single story of a place or people. This resource is a great reminder about checking our own implicit biases and the narratives we can create about marginalized groups and their experiences. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755103785 Black Appetite, White Food heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755104384 Black Appetite, White Food is a book that explores the deep racial inequity of the education system. It presents truths about the colonialism that is embedded in nearly all we do in teaching. This book is a must read for anyone looking to understand the large scale issues of racism in our school systems, and what we can do in our classrooms to stop them.]]> 2021-09-20 19:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755104384 Mediocre: The dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Olou heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755105979 This book is about how White people, particularly white men are shown in this world as “superior,” intelligent, ambitious, and high achievers. In actuality, White males are average thinkers. Although, there is nothing inherently gifted in White males, they are still advanced in all facets of life than anyone else. Mediocre investigates the real costs of this phenomenon in order to imagine a new White male identity, one free from racism and sexism.

As provocative as it is essential, this book will upend everything you thought you knew about American identity and offers a bold new vision of American greatness.
]]> 2021-09-20 19:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755105979 Why do all black kids sit together at the Cafeteria table? by Beverly Tatum heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755107370 This book is written by Beverly Tatum, a psychologist who studies racial identity. This book is about the development of racial identity and its connection to the racism prevalent in American society at the turn of the 20th century. The book focuses primarily on Black-White relations in childhood and adolescence. Tatum begins the book with an examination of the terms in which racism is understood. She first offers her admittedly controversial understanding of racism as a system of advantage based on race. That is, racism does not necessarily require any one person to harbor explicit racist attitudes. Instead, it is simply a social state in which race assigns some groups greater social and material goods than others.

]]> 2021-09-20 19:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755107370 Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755107805 The book, Savage Inequalities, written in 1991, take a critical look at the American educational system and its failures. The main argument of the book is that a tremendous divide exists between rich and poor in education, a divide intensified by ethnic and racial prejudice. Kozol claims that in many communities and localities, American schools remain effectively segregated, more than fifty years after the criminalization of such practices. 

]]> 2021-09-20 19:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755107805 The Boston Globe’s Investigating Team: The median net worth of black Bostonians is really $8 by Akiliah Johnson heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755108239 This article written in 2017 describes the assets owned by black people in Boston. The article examines the racist practices that makes it hard to own properties in Boston, the lack of job opportunities and promotions for blacks, and other factors that makes it hard for black people to pass on generational wealth. The article really shuns the inequities in black household that leads to success and bright futures.

]]> 2021-09-20 19:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755108239 Whatever it Takes by Paul Tough heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755108754 This inspiring book is about the parents and children in Harlem who are struggling to better their lives, often against great odds. Carefully researched and deeply affecting, this is a dispatch from inside the most daring and potentially transformative social experiment of our time. This book really explores everything a school can and willing to do, to impact the futures of poor brown students.. Carefully researched and deeply affecting, this is a dispatch from inside the most daring and potentially transformative social experiment of our time.]]> 2021-09-20 19:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755108754 So You want To Talk About RaceAuthor Ijeoma Oluo heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755109448 In this book, the author shares about her experiences as a black child born to a white mother living in a largely white community in Seattle. Ms. Oluo pulls the reader into her life experiences of microaggressions, wage gap and inequity in the workforce. This book is a call to action that pushes the reader to understand the damage that is caused by racist attitudes or behaviors that individuals may think really does not matter. What one person may see as a meaningless inconsequential action can add to the cumulative weight of a person’s life experiences. This book has pushed me to embrace the experiences of my students and to be more aware that my words and behaviors matter. This book can equip educators with the tools on how to respond to racist thoughts and actions and ways to reframe the conversation.]]> 2021-09-20 19:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755109448 Circle Forward, Building a Restorative School Community Author Carolyn Boyes Watson and Kay Pranis. heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755109936 This book is a resource guide used to help the school community discuss race and equity issues within their school. I was introduced to this book a couple of years ago and utilized it at previous MCPS that was a recipient of the Restorative Justice Grant. This book introduces the reader to the concept of the circle. The purpose of the circle is to promote connectedness and help student development of character which improves academic performance. This book guides educators in the process of facilitating circles within their classrooms. The circle builds community, trust, respect for individual opinions, empathy, active listening and encourages problem solving. As students build a stronger sense of belonging and connectedness, it can reduce bullying, conflict, isolation as a result of a strong peer-to-peer and student-adult relationships. The circle process allows students an opportunity to tell their stories and to participate in the classroom setting in a way that is very different from the traditional classroom structure. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755109936 Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse StudentsAuthor Zaretta Lynn Hammond heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755110298 This book uses neuroscience research to explain how the brain learns and why it does not to show how culturally responsive teaching (CRT) helps the brain grow and retain learning. The author provides a framework of how CRT is a mindset that starts with the teacher reflecting on her/his culture with brain-based considerations. In saying that, the reader has to be willing to take an internal dive into exploring their identity and implicit bias. Educators learn that the power of their relationship with their students can empower students to shift from dependent learners to independent learners. Educators can learn what happens to their students’ brains while they learn and what happens when stress or trauma occur. Building positive relationships with students, maintaining high expectations for all learners, and understanding that the reader’s life experience and background may be quite different from the experiences of students of races other than their own are all important for teaching.]]> 2021-09-20 19:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755110298 Racial Equity in Education: Seven Key PointsBy Brian Soika heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755111494 Estela Mara Bensimon, a professor of higher education at the University of Southern Califoria Rossier School of Education and Director of the Center for Urban Education provides seven key points as part of a blog series on equity in education. This blog can provide educators with key points of racial equity. Dr. Bensimon shares that equity is disconnected from its racial justice roots and inequity is institutional. Educators have been socialized that academia is a place that is race neutral. Educators must not use equity and diversity interchangeably. More work needs to be conducted on how teachers’ beliefs and practices on race impact educational outcomes. Educators should become more racially conscious of content to be more inclusive of students of color. 
 
]]> 2021-09-20 19:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755111494 Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755113331 A difficult but eye-opening book for white people that provides an opportunity for raw self-reflection on biases.  Through a 28 day reading and journaling journey, one is met face-to-face with conscience awareness that leads to an active change in the way we view and respond to race. This work helps to bring consciousness to those thoughts, ideas, and behavior that make me a racist.  Without that framing, my thoughts, ideas, and behaviors would continue and continue to cause others harm. This book will help the communication in my building, particularly with staff but with the community as a whole. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755113331 The battle over how to teach race and racism in America’s schools heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755114050 This video explores the multiples side of teaching race and racism in our schools.  It is thought-provoking and explores both sides of the issue.  This resource will spur potentially intense conversations in schools among staff members leading to rich conversations about the teaching of race and racism in our schools. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755114050 Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions by Tiffany Jana heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755114666 This little gem helps identify microaggressions and ways to make everyone feel included.  This source will help identify more subtle forms of microaggression.  Being able to acknowledge exaggerated stereotypes, backhanded compliments, unfounded assumptions in order to change our interactions benefits everyone involved.  While this source was written primarily for the business world, the application to the educational setting is just as applicable. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755114666 Teachers Talking About Race in Education heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755115708 This hour-long video of educators talking about race in education provides an excellent source for initiating courageous conversions.  Not for the light of heart.  This source supports our moral obligation for educators to work together to become anti-racist schools.]]> 2021-09-20 19:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755115708 Pirette McKamey, “What Anti-racist Teachers Do Differently” heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755116203 This is a short article that identifies some specific actions antiracist teachers take.  Anti Racist teachers look at their own practice when they see that black students are not succeeding.  There are actions offered for teachers to take to create an antiracist environment that I'd want to challenge teachers in my building to move forward with.]]> 2021-09-20 19:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755116203 Christopher Emdin, “For White Folks that Teach in the Hood and the Rest of Y’all Too - Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education” heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755117061 Because the majority of the teachers in my building are white, I believe that studying this book will support teachers in looking at their pedagogy and how to teach students they way that they need to learn.  While the book is aimed at black urban schools, the advice applies to anyone teaching students from a culture that is not their own. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755117061 Dr. Bettina Love, “Dear White Teachers: You Can’t Love Your Black Students If You Don’t Know Them Why loving “all” students isn’t good enough” heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755117996 This article talks about how teachers need to want to be a part of changing racist structures and that “loving” students isn’t enough.  This article helps to begin the discussion of abolitionist teaching and how we move towards it.]]> 2021-09-20 19:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755117996 Banking heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755118725 This is a short video that summarizes Paulo Freire’s “banking” concept.  It highlights some familiar banking visuals we see in schools.  This is a great video to provide a foundation to understand banking and moving towards problem posing education.  We can discuss how teachers recognize and move away from the banking concept that is a part of oppression.  This is one small step to move away from oppressive ideology.]]> 2021-09-20 19:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755118725 Intersectionality heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755120841 This is a short video of a teacher speaking about Hispanic Heritage month. The teacher highlights intersectionality.  She had a very powerful statement that I believe is a starting point for a discussion, “When I don’t know myself, whiteness fills in the blanks.”  I want to engage in discussion about what this means.  I believe teachers in my building need to address their whiteness and this is a step to begin thinking about a white dominated culture.]]> 2021-09-20 19:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755120841 How to Raise a Black Son in America: heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755121846 This Ted Talk provides perspective on the experiences of parents of black male sons living in America and the things they have to take into consideration and the difficult conversation you don't want to have but do with your children.  This helps provide an understanding to behaviors and actions that black male students may do based on the conversation that is had between black sons and their parents.    ]]> 2021-09-20 19:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755121846 6 ways to be an Anti racist educator heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755123084 This allows teachers to think about how they create classroom environments that are more inclusive to the students they teach.  It offers simple reflective steps that can be used to support changing the way we see our classrooms and how we interact with students.  ]]> 2021-09-20 19:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755123084 “Teachers Cannot be Silent”: How educators are supporting black students after protests heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755123768 This article hits home with me because as a social studies teacher I think sometimes we shy away from the difficult conversations related to events that are happening in our society because they are difficult and uncomfortable.  But if we as educators do not have the conversations then students think their civic actions are wrong.  Now more than ever we should be helping students process their desire to be civic minded activists.    ]]> 2021-09-20 19:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755123768 Equity Resources heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755124459 This is a great resource for teachers to navigate.  It provided modules as well as great articles, videos and tools to engage in conversations and how to take steps to transition your school environment to support equity work.  ]]> 2021-09-20 19:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755124459 Understanding Race and Privilege heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755125230 This is a great way to look at the role that Privilege has in the schools and how it is stopping the hard conversations about race at schools.  It offers some great self reflection questions as well as ways to have those difficult conversations.  ]]> 2021-09-20 19:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755125230 "Antiracist" Grading Starts with You heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755126248 We used this resource to talk with teachers about their grading polices and does it reflect behaviors.  Do we punish students for behaviors.  Are we truly assessing students about the way they learn and not for behviors and expectations we set that are based in bias. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755126248 Teaching When the World is on Fire by Lisa Delpit heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755131828 A wonderful collection of short stories from educators about confronting race and racism in the field of education and in the classroom.]]> 2021-09-20 19:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755131828 Changing How Race is Portrayed in Medical Education: Recommendations from Medical Students (article) by Nieblas-Bedolla, Edwin MPH; Christophers, Briana; Nkinsi, Naomi T.; Schumann, Paul D.; Stein, Elizabeth heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755133003 An article depicting the instituational racism that exists in the field of medicine and how it is propagated through medical education programs. The article suggests ways that medical education programs can combat this instituational racism.]]> 2021-09-20 19:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755133003 Racism in America (article) by Taryn Stewart heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755133657 A collection of PBS videos that are regularly updated to reflect current events surrounding race and racism in America.]]> 2021-09-20 19:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755133657 It's Not So Black and White (article) by Beverly Tatum heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755135124 This article recognizes the difficulty that educators often have in discussing topics such as slavery and racism with children. Beverly Tatum gives actionable suggestions for teachers to confront these feeling of discomfort among teachers and students alike.]]> 2021-09-20 19:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755135124 2020: The Year America Confronted Racism (article) by Nicole Chavez heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755135729 This article provides a timeline of events in 2020 that highlight examples of confronting racism in America.]]> 2021-09-20 19:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755135729 Amend - The Fight for America (Netlix) heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755136815 This docuseries reviews the history of the 14th Amendment and focuses on the definition of "citizen" as those who are citizens are afforded rights. Each episode has a different focus moving through the civil rights movement, women's rights, LGBTQIA rights and the rights of immigrants.  ]]> 2021-09-20 19:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755136815 Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy and School Transformation heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755138531 It is explaining the various methods of capturing data but putting focus on "street data," which is often overlooked.]]> 2021-09-20 19:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755138531 Theft at a Scale That Is Unprecedented Behind the Underfunding of HBCUs heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755140340 A recent article showing how education also rides the waves of racism in how it funds our college institutions. Depriving equal funding for HBCUs "This is what fuels the economy: a highly educated workforce. So if we're denying Black students, Black institutions [state funding], we're throttling the economy,"

"We should assume that it's race, because many of the other institutions — predominantly white institutions — are receiving their full funding," 

]]> 2021-09-20 19:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755140340 Asian Americans (PBS) heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755141119 5 Part Documentary on the history of Asians in the US.  This is the most comprehensive documentary I have seen on the history of Asians in this country. I learned so much from this series and the interceonnectedness of the Asian American Story with the history of Black Americans.  They also go into detail regarding the model minority myth and the racist foundation of the stereotype to form a racial wedge between the Asian and Black communities.  ]]> 2021-09-20 19:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755141119 25 Mini Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity with Students heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755141754 These films focus on the voice of students.  It is so hard to reject the existence of racism and not to feel empowered to want to change the system.

I think counter stories and stories from "real people" help to open dialogue and give way for people to reflect on their own thoughts of race/racism.  For people that may not have relationships with people of color, these stories may be the first time they hear the life experiences from non-white communities. 

]]> 2021-09-20 19:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755141754 Racial Dot map based on 2010 census data heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755142606 There’s one dot for each person, color-coded by race. It’s a great way to visualize race distribution and density in the US. Using this, it becomes easy to see the enduring effects of redlining and segregation. As our school system seeks to gain a measure of racial equity by potentially redistricting, this could be a tool used to draw those new lines. (only available until 12/21, when it will be replaced by a new map based on 2020 data)]]> 2021-09-20 19:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755142606 Slavery by Another Name heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755143193 This PBS documentary (based on Douglas A. Blackmon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book) explores the various forms of forced labor in the post-Civil War South, a type of de facto slavery. It serves as a counter to the idea that the Emancipation Proclamation (or the 13th Amendment) ended slavery in the US. Made in 2012, free on PBS website, about 85 minutes long; narrated by Laurence Fishburne and directed by Sam Pollard. There’s also a 20-minute version with supporting materials available for classroom use.]]> 2021-09-20 19:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755143193 Courageous Conversations Maryland heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755143999 Co-sponsored by the Prince George’s County and Montgomery County Education Associations, these are panel discussions / dialogues by and between educators, students, and community leaders about race and social justice issues. Videos are uploaded to the website after the conversations. There are currently three available: Police in Schools (Feb. 2021, about 90 minutes long), Microaggressions and Transforming School Climate (Mar. / Apr. 2021, about an hour long), and Quality of Life (May 2021, about 80 minutes long).]]> 2021-09-20 19:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755143999 Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America by Peter Edelman heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755145020 This is an investigation into the ways in which America has addressed poverty: by effectively making being poor illegal (especially when it’s already viewed as being immoral). Homeless people are arrested for sleeping in a park; children are given over to the police for what should be school-based discipline; women are evicted for calling the police too often to ask for protection from domestic violence. Edelman devotes eight chapters to examples of the criminalization of poverty and two chapters to proposing how to reform the justice system and eliminate poverty.]]> 2021-09-20 19:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755145020 Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable by Luvvie Ajayi Jones (TED Talk) heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755145782 Using humor and personal anecdotes, Ajayi Jones describes the necessity of pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones to create change. She presents three questions for us to ask ourselves if we’re trying to decide whether to speak up in a situation: Do you mean it? Can you defend it? And Can you say it with love? She calls herself a professional trouble maker – what we all want to be, right? (about 11 minutes long)]]> 2021-09-20 19:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755145782 8 Everyday Ways to Fight Racism heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755147238 It can be overwhelming to me when I think of systemic racism in the sense that I feel helpless because I am one person, not a  policymaker, not knowledgeable enough on what program works and what does not work on creating a more equitable society. I believe that we can make a difference in our daily lives to combat racism and this list to me, makes the task of being an anti-racist doable. I can make a difference!]]> 2021-09-20 19:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755147238 Rita Pierson: What Role Do Relationships Play In Learning? heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755149075 I love listening to TED Talk and I’m so happy to listen and read what my colleagues have posted. This particular one was also shared at one of our OT/PT department meetings and I love it! As educators (PTs as teachers of movement and helping every one of all abilities access their educational environment), we need to teach wholly, make connections, and value the relationships we have with ALL our students ]]> 2021-09-20 19:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755149075 Understanding Our Commitment to Anti-Racism heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755150270 As you all know, I do not have a degree in education, but I am so dedicated to the work on equity and excellence and how to incorporate that more in my daily interactions with colleagues and my students. This 30-minute clip demonstrated to me how various educators combat racism by engaging the community, our students, acknowledging to our students that we do not know it all, but we have to be culturally responsive in our teachings.]]> 2021-09-20 19:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755150270 CRT & The Brain heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755151076 I have not read this book, but now it is in my list after listening to the Youtube clip above. ]]> 2021-09-20 19:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755151076 Capitalism and Racism: Conjoined Twins heather_giovenco https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755153209 I’ve read Kendi’s book on How to Be an Antiracist. Reading about his personal journey makes the book interesting and more powerful to me, as opposed to reading something dry, like a scholarly published article. What I found most fascinating in the book in the chapter on the link between racism and capitalism. I think there is nothing wrong with capitalism in and of itself, but we must learn how to share the resources in this world!]]> 2021-09-20 19:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/heather_giovenco/c69hnr62gx38u0ci/wish/1755153209