Books

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire

Viral Justice by Ruha Benjamin

How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum

Universal Methods of Design: 125 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions by Bruce Hanington and Bella Martin

The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan

Language & Bias

Content Warning Guidelines by Self Defined

Modern Dictionary by Self Defined

Levels and Types of Oppression by Aorta Collective (PDF)

Being an Anti-Racist Ally by The New School

Do No Harm Guide by Jonathan Schwabish and Alice Feng

White Supremacy Culture by Tema Okun (PDF)

Good Practices: Inclusive Language from the University of Maryland

Pronoun Usage Among LGBTQ Youth (research) from The Trevor Project

Conversations

Empathy, Equity, and Agency in K-12: How to Teach It and Why (webinar)

Conversations with Kids About Race

Say Their Names: A Toolkit to Help Foster Productive Conversations About Race and Civil Disobedience from Chicago Public Schools

Don’t Say Nothing: Silence Speaks Volumes. Our Students are Listening from Learning for Justice

What We Say and How We Say It Matter: Teacher Talk That Improves Student Learning and Behavior by Mike Anderson (book)

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (book)

Understanding LGBTQ+ Identity: A Toolkit for Educators from PBS

Creating Safer Spaces in Schools for LGBTQ Young People from the Trevor Project

Black and LGBTQ: Approaching Intersectional Conversations from the Trevor Project

Teams & Communities

Constructivist Listening Dyad by School Reform Initiative (activity)

Developing Community Agreements by National Equity Project (PDF)

Crafting Community Agreements by Center for Engaged Pedagogy, Barnard College

Participatory Asset Mapping by the Advancement Project (PDF)

Paseo Circles of Identity by School Reform Initiative (activity)

Shared Leadership: How modern Businesses Run Themselves by Business News Daily

Story Circles for Community Building provided by Yana Dimitrova, Professor, The New School

Story Circle Guide by Capital Public Radio (PDF)

What Does It Take to Build a Culture of Belonging? by Julia Taylor Kennedy and Pooja Jain-Link (Harvard Business Review)