Equity & Social Justice for Educators

Educators can use these resources to learn about and take action toward equity, diversity, antiracism, inclusion, and social justice in schools. Includes the Cult of Pedagogy Equity Resource of the Week. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids | Cult of Pedagogy
A collection of prompts and phrases that give students the tools to participate thoughtfully in a world of differences.
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Culturally Responsive Teaching: 4 Misconceptions
In some cases, teachers think they are practicing culturally responsive teaching, when in fact, they are kind of not. Zaretta Hammond helps clear things up. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Pursue School Excellence through Equity
Awareness of educational inequity is important, but we also need to take action. Pedro Noguera shares ten ways educators can do just that. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids
Creating a school that feels safe and accepting for nonbinary and trans kids goes beyond just being nice to them. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Why White Students Need Multicultural and Social Justice Education
Some educators wonder if multicultural and social justice education are relevant if most of your students are white. The answer is yes. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Indigenous Peoples' Day Resources
Here are lessons, books, and films for teaching the truth about Columbus and Indigenous Peoples’ history.
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5 things to know about Indigenous Peoples Day
As more people in the U.S. move to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day, it's good for equity-minded educators to have an understanding of this holiday and its origins. This article from PBS provides an overview:
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3 Tips to Make Any Lesson More Culturally Responsive
Culturally responsive teaching is less about using racial pride as a motivator and more about mimicking the strategies students' communities use to teach them long before they come to school. | Cult of Pedagogy
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NAMI's Advocacy Headquarters
Mental health has been at a crisis point in our country for far too long. One promising answer to this problem is a movement to establish mobile crisis teams in every community.
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If Equity is a Priority, UDL is a Must
This framework rejects one-size-fits-all teaching and offers options for how to engage, what materials to use, and how to demonstrate learning. | Cult of Pedagogy
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From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood: Reflections on Race, Culture, and Identity: Emdin, Christoph
New York Times bestseller Chris Emdin has released a new collection as a companion to his earlier book, From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood: Reflections on Race, Culture, and Identity. The book is a collection of essays by more than 20 white educators on the challenges and reimaginings of anti-racist education, cultural responsiveness, and sustained liberatory learning practices.
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Making School a Safe Place for LGBTQ Students
Discrimination and harassment are still a daily reality for many LGBTQ students. Here are some things teachers can do to change that. | Cult of Pedagogy
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Teachers are being silenced. What can be done about it?
How is the anti-CRT movement harming and silencing teachers, what damage will it ultimately do to students, and what can be done to fight it? | Cult of Pedagogy
Disability history often only gets a passing mention in K-12 curriculum, but it is part of every major era in American history. Historical Thinking, History Class, Teaching Classroom, Student Encouragement, Thinking Skills, Library Of Congress, 5 Ways
5 Ways to Teach Disability History in Social Studies Class | KQED
Disability history often only gets a passing mention in K-12 curriculum, but it is part of every major era in American history.
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Finding the Funk: 3 Ways to Add Culturally Responsive Critical Thinking to Your Lessons
Critical thinking should not be reserved for only advanced classes. Here are three ways to add it to any lesson. | Cult of Pedagogy