Anti-Racism Resources: Teaching Resources

"The 1619 Project, inaugurated with a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, challenges us to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil as our nation's foundational date. Here you will find reading guides, activities, and other resources to bring The 1619 Project into your classroom."

"Use these materials with middle and high school students to help them understand the long history of anti-Black racism in the United States, and think about ways to address it in their own families and communities. Resources include news coverage of recent protests, videos on the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests against police brutality within the past decade, iconic PBS documentaries on the histories of race and racism in America, and activities addressing civic engagement and elevating students’ voices."

Teaching units, lessons and activities from Facing History & Ourselves.

Teaching Idea/Classroom conversation. From Facing History & Ourselves.

From Common Sense Media.

From Teaching Tolerance - includes articles, classroom lesson plans, professional development resources and more.

"Abolitionist Teaching Network's mission is simple: develop and support educators to fight injustice within their schools and communities. Utilizing the intellectual work and direct action of Abolitionists in many forms, including community organizers, educators, parents, social workers, counselors, lawyers, therapists, artists, health care providers, and incarcerated folx, we will organize and take action for educational freedom."

Teaching Tolerance provides free resources [ with an emphasis on social justice and anti-bias] to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school.

This organization provides professional development, curriculum and educational resources. "Facing History’s resources address racism, antisemitism, and prejudice at pivotal moments in history; we help students connect choices made in the past to those they will confront in their own lives. Through our partnership with educators around the world, Facing History and Ourselves reaches millions of students in thousands of classrooms every year."

"Empowering Latino leaders to create equitable educational opportunities for Latino students."

"An organization dedicated to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for families in underserved areas."