Teaching Resources
Silence is not the way to deal with the events of the past week. The murder of George Floyd has caused many in our nation to take a hard look at who we are and what we stand for when racism and hate come to the forefront of our national news and daily lives.
The protests across our nation cannot be ignored. As educators we can't allow this week to go by without taking the time to directly address the harm that racism and hate cause. We need to carry on open conversations with our children and each other now more than ever. Just saying we are not racist is not enough. We must all step up and take anti-racist action. As educators we can do that by educating ourselves and our students on active anti-racism. What can we do to stop the cycle? The Mercer Island Education Association continues to work every day to acknowledge and guide our members to stand up against racism and hate. I hope you will take the time to read the following links:
Teaching Tolerance Website
Racism - What Can I Do? Information
WE Are blog
NEA President Statement about George Floyd
Justice for George Floyd Website
A Living History Resource
Teaching Materials
Black Lives Matter Interactive Reading Room
Racial Equity Leadership Invitation
Make the World a Better Place Video - Lori Destwolinski
DoSomething.org - Take Action Website
SUMMER READING
UW Faculty & Staff Recommended Books
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. 2014. 1st Edition. by Zaretta L. Hammond
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World. 2017 by Django Paris
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales. 1995 by Virginia Hamilton
Prairie Lotus (Kindle Edition) 2020 by Linda Sue Park
Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto. 2020 by Kevin M. Gannon
So You Want to Talk About Race. 2019 by Ijeoma Oluo
Teaching for Black Lives. 2019. Edited By Dyan Watson, Jesse Hagopian, Wayne Au
Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice: Conversations with Educators. 2013. Edited by Anita A. Wager and David W. Stinson
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. 2018 by Robin DiAngelo