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  • RESOURCES
  • RESOURCES FOR DISCUSSING RACE & DISRUPTING RACISM

     

    Visit the new OUSD Ethnic Studies website for grade-level standards and curriculum resources!

     

     

    For Educators

    • Social Justice Education & Anti-Racism Resources for Schools, OUSD Behavioral Health
    • Circle Scripts for Black Lives Matter at Schools, ROC Restorative Team
    • Advancing Equity In An Era of Crisis, California Association of African American Superintendents & Administrators
    • Teaching About Race and Racism: Lesson Plans and Resources, AFT Share My Lesson
    • The First Thing Teachers should do when School Starts is Talk about Hatred in America. Here’s Help, Valerie Strauss - Washington Post
    • Resources for Discussing Police Violence, Race and Racism with Students - Education Week
    • Using Identity Charts with Students - Facing History & Ourselves
    • SEL & Building Relationships Resources - OUSD Behavioral Health
    • Educolor Book List & Resources for Educators - Educolor
    • Teaching About Race, Racism & Police Violence from Teaching Tolerance
    • Responding to Hate and Bias in School from Teaching Tolerance
    • Deeper than Color's Pre-K to 2nd Grade Curriculum for Teachers
    • Teaching Young Children About Race Guide for Parents & Teachers, Social Justice Books Teaching for Change Project
    • Black Lives Matter @ School Curriculum Resources
    • Guide for Racial Justice & Abolitionist Social and Emotional Learning, Abolitionist Teaching Network
    • 12 Questions to Ask When Designing Culturally & Historically Responsive Curriculum, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
    • Abolitionist Teaching & the Future of Schools Recorded Conversation, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
    • OUSD Teacher Ethnic Studies Library, OUSD Ethnic Studies Teachers
    • Applying an Ethnic Studies Lens Mini-Guide, Berkeley & San Diego Unified
    • Educator Anti-Racism Self-Assessment, Middlebury College Equity & Inclusion

     

    For School / District Leaders & Professional Learning

    • Ibram X. Kendi How to Be An Antiracist Book Study Guide, OUSD Racial Justice Taskforce
    • Implicit Bias Myth Busters, Kirwan Institute
    • Equity Literacy for All, Educational Leadership 
    • Culturally Responsive Teaching Observation Guide, Ready4Rigor
    • Culturally Responsive Coaching for Inclusive Schools, LeadScape
    • Courageous Conversations About Race in Schools, Teachers Leading
    • Culturally Responsive Teaching & Arts Training, Studio Pathways
    • The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture, Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun
    • Racial Equity Principles, Tema Okun
    • Racial Equity Analysis Protocol for Analyzing Equity in Policies, Jefferson County Public Schools
    • Black Sanctuary Pledge, Black Organizing Project
    • Youth Voices Video: Locating Identity, Agency & Belonging in Learning Spaces 
    • Paseo Circles of Identity Activity, School Reform Initiative
    • Avoiding Racial Equity Detours, Educational Leadership
    • Racism Scale, Stuart Center
    • 7 Steps Toward Building an Equitable School Culture, Edutopia

     

    For Families

    • Children’s Books: A Resource for Talking About Race with Young Children, Raising Race Conscious Children
    • Knowing Our History to Build a Brighter Future: Books to Help Kids Understand the Fight for Racial Equality, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
    • 40+ Children’s Books about Human Rights & Social Justice, Monisha Bajaj
    • Talking to children after racial incidents - Penn Graduate School of Education
    • Deeper than Color's "Daddy, Why Am I Brown?" Children's Book

     

    Taking Action / Organizing

    • Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide - Southern Poverty Law Center
    • Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry - Southern Poverty Law Center
    • So You Want to Fight White Supremacy - The Establishment
    • Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Will Likely Increase. Here’s How Not To Be A Bystander, Kelly Walters
    • How to Intervene in a Racist Attack, Akshat Rathi
    • Facing History - Southern Law Poverty Center
    • Bias & Harassment Bystander Intervention Resources + Training, Hollaback!

     

    On White Antiracism & Solidarity

    • White People: Stop Weaponizing Our Emotions to Avoid Your Racism, Shannon Barber
    • Towards the ‘Other America,’ Anti Racist Resources for White People Taking Action for Black Lives Matter, Chris Crass (e-book)
    • Showing Up for Racial Justice Programs & Resources
    • Educator Anti-Racism Self-Assessment, Middlebury College Equity & Inclusion

     

    Self-Care Resources

    • 4 Self-Care Resources for Days When the World is Terrible, Miriam Zoila Perez
    • Self-Care for People of Color After Psychological Trauma, Just Jasmine

     

    To add helpful resources to this list, please email lailan.huen@ousd.org!


     

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