Resources for Teachers - Class Project

Introductory Materials

Racial Justice

• A Framework for Anti-bias Education (Leaning For Justice)
• A Restorative Approach for an Equitable Education (Learning Policy Institute)
• Creating the Space to Talk About Race in Your School (NAE)
• Racial Justice Resource Guide (NEA)
• What is Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education? (EJROC)

Healing Justice

• Shifting from Trauma Informed Care to Healing Centered Engagement (Medium)
• Supporting Students Experiencing Childhood Trauma (NASP)
• Trauma Informed SEL Toolkit (Transforming Education)

Classroom Tools and Resources

Racial Justice

• Addressing Microaggressions in the Classroom (University of Washington)
• Books, Articles, Resources (CCEJ)
• Resources for preK-12 teachers (American Psychological Association)
• Restorative Justice Feeling Chart (Oakland Unified School District)
• Social Justice Activities and Lesson Plans (Learning for Justice)
• Zinn Education Project: Teaching People’s History (Zinn Education Project)
• 25 mini-Films Exploring Race Bias and Identity with Students (NYTimes)

Healing Justice

• Cultivating Caring Relationships at School: 15 Activities That Promote Staff and Student Connection (WestEd)
• Inclusivity in the Classroom (UF Center for Teaching excellence)
• Making Space: Affinity Groups (Leaning for Justice)
• Making Classrooms and Schools Trauma Informed and Healing- Centered (Greater Good in Education)
• Mental Health Wellness Tips for Today (Together for Wellness)
• Tool: Create a High School Peace Room (CASEL)
• Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Roadmap (CASEL)
• Wellness tools (BEAM)

Virtual Calming Rooms

• Virtual Calming Room (Northfield Public Schools, Minnesota)
• Virtual Calming Room (Sacramento City Unified School District, California)

Healing Space for Teachers

• A Guide on Social Justice Healing Spaces (Healing by Choice Detroit)
• Healing Justice Guide: Build Your Own Justice Team Network (Dignity & Power NOW)

COVID-Related Resources

• Addressing Grief (NASP)
• Experiencing Homelessness During the Pandemic (School House Connection)
• Pandemic and Racial Injustice Cause Outsize Harm to Black Students, Study Finds (NYTimes)
• Resources for Making Your School Year Safer, More Predictable, and More Positive (PBIS)
• Strategies for Trauma-Informed Distance Learning (WestED)
• Tips for Countering Coronavirus Stigma and Racism (NASP)