To Watch: What it takes to be racially literate? Watch this short TED talk by Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo, the two amazing teenagers and the authors of the student-run organization CHOOSE, to overcome racism and inspire harmony through exposure, education, and empowerment AND authors of The Classroom Index, a textbook devoted to racial literacy:
Ask yourself: Could I be racist? How to tell if I am? Racism is when you draw conclusions about people based on racial stereotypes and believe that some races are better than others. Consider the questions, answer them to yourself.
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To read, print, or bookmark, and use in your classroom: Although equity has become a popular term, many teachers are uncertain about achieving it. Dr. Gail Thomson created an “An Equity Affirmation for Educators" sheet that you can use daily as a teacher.
To Do: Introduce yourself as a teacher and ask your favorite AI (recommended ChatGPT app). Use the voice option (headphones icon) to engage in a continuous discussion)
- What is culturally responsive teaching?Possible follow-up question ideas:
- What are the key components of culturally responsive teaching?
- Can you break down the concept to four bullet points ?- How would that concept work in 5th-grade math class?- Provide some examples for high school students and literature-What is a potential downside of using culturally responsive teaching? ...
To read: “Key Characteristics of a Multicultural Curriculum” by P. Gorski.
www.edchange.org/multicultural/curriculum/characteristics.html (here is a pdf version of that resource)
To read: Communicating Cross-Culturally: What Teachers Should Know. This is a good article for teachers with ELL students in their classrooms. It highlights five points of cultural difference that all teachers should be aware of when teaching diverse backgrounds.
www.edchange.org/multicultural/curriculum/characteristics.html (here is a pdf version of that resource)
To read: Communicating Cross-Culturally: What Teachers Should Know. This is a good article for teachers with ELL students in their classrooms. It highlights five points of cultural difference that all teachers should be aware of when teaching diverse backgrounds.
To do: Books Matter! As a teacher, you will build your classroom library. Browse and save the list of titles collected by ADL (The Anti-Defamation League) with the power to instill empathy, affirm children’s sense of self, teach about others, transport them to new places, and inspire actions on behalf of social justice.
To browse and bookmark (pin?) the Kid World Citizen organization on Pinterest
To browse: learningforjustice.org (browse classroom resources)
To do: Take a quick tour of Dollar Street - Everyone lives on Dollar Street. We all have some things in common. See how people around the world live. Could the investigation of different living styles and conditions help your students build a global perspective?
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Additional resources (not required):
Extra Credit Opportunity: Complete Google's Support English Language Learners training. This activity provides strategies for educators to create culturally responsive learning environments. - When done take a screenshot of the course page showing your login and when the course was passed, and submit it to the Extra Credit assignment submission folder.
Additional resources (not required):
Extra Credit Opportunity: Complete Google's Support English Language Learners training. This activity provides strategies for educators to create culturally responsive learning environments. - When done take a screenshot of the course page showing your login and when the course was passed, and submit it to the Extra Credit assignment submission folder.
ISTE Standards for
#2 Digital Citizen: Students recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal, and ethical.
#3c Knowledge Constructor: Students curate information from digital resources using various tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
#3d Knowledge Constructor: Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories, and pursuing answers and solutions.
ISTE Standards for educators connection:
#3a Citizen: Educators create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community.
# 4d Collaborator: Educators demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents, and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
To browse and bookmark (pin?) resources collected by Dr. Gail L. Thompson. She shares great equity-related resources for teachers https://www.drgailthompson.com/reso-for-teachersaz/
To read: a short article about challenges in defining Multicultural Education and the areas of social transformation.
www.edchange.org/multicultural/initial.html
www.edchange.org/multicultural/initial.html
To read: We use media in different ways. The same media content may gratify different needs for
To read: 10 Ways Youth Can Engage in Activism.
Needs and Gratifications model of the Media (
To read: 10 Ways Youth Can Engage in Activism.
To do: Explore resources for older students to help stop discrimination and bias lookdifferent.org
To watch: the An Anti-Bullying Message From the NOH8 Campaign (2.27 min)
To watch: 10 Misconceptions about Muslim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUvnD5GVAXg
To read: Information for Teens: The Media &Your Life - How the media affects Teens & Young Adults.
To watch: the An Anti-Bullying Message From the NOH8 Campaign (2.27 min)
To watch: 10 Misconceptions about Muslim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUvnD5GVAXg
To read: Information for Teens: The Media &Your Life - How the media affects Teens & Young Adults.
To watch: The digital story about the depression and issues faced by Asian American girl - pay attention to the poem in the story (also typed under the video) (5.29 min)
To watch: video about Microagressions in a classroom.
To watch: Elders React to Nicki Minaj - Anaconda (Age diversity)
To watch: Elders React to Nicki Minaj - Anaconda (Age diversity)
"Everybody in advertising is blonde, beautiful, families are happy, cars are never in traffic, everything is shiny, food looks like it's incredibly tasteful. I ask myself ... How Stupid are we" Controversial artist Olivero Toscani on ad influence |
