Resource Library
Welcome to the Changing Perspectives Resource Library. This resource library is designed to provide educators with summaries and links to other publications and organizations for further reading about a range of topics related to social-emotional learning, differences, diversity, and education. Our hope is to curate resources that you can use for your own learning, share with colleagues and/or parents to support greater awareness, education and practical tools for improving student well-being.
Use the menu on the left to search resources by topic or audience (you may select more than one menu item at a time; search results will include resources that meet all your selected menu items). When selected, a menu item will be highlighted in blue. Click on a blue menu item to de-select it and remove it from your search criteria.
Resources on this page are updated monthly. If you know of a resource we should include, send it to us!
From Edutopia: “Disability should have a place in schools’ anti-bias work along with race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion.”
From Edutopia: “With powerful online tools, teachers can build their students’ historical literacy and cultivate empathy.”
From Forbes: “…while some of the most visible efforts to continue the fight focus on changing ableist habits and attitudes, the most harmful and persistent barriers disabled people face are still distinctly structural.”
From Edutopia: “A social and emotional learning program should involve the whole school and be guided by a team of stakeholders dedicated to its success.”
From RespectAbility: “It is refreshing to see a character with a disability like this and have it be just part of him and not a big plot point.”
From WBUR: “Throughout the show’s 52-year history, ‘Sesame Street’ has taken on many societal issues. The new characters are part of a series called ‘The ABC’s of Racial Literacy.”
From Edutopia: “A strategy for guiding preschoolers to identify and manage their emotions with a little help from Muddy Waters, Beethoven, and the Beatles.”
From Forbes: “The worst ableism is usually structural, but disability prejudice and discomfort between individuals still affects disabled people’s everyday lives.”
From Edutopia: How teachers can use social and emotional learning to help middle school students build confidence.
From KQED: “Students with no friends receive lower grades and are less academically engaged compared to those with even just one friend.”
From Edutopia: Research shows that hope is a measurable, learnable skill—and to feel hopeful, students and teachers have to work at it.
From Edutopia: An author studies program focused on Black, Indigenous, and authors of color helps students to both see themselves and learn about different cultures, traditions, and families.