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.
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Resources on this page are updated monthly. If you know of a resource we should include, send it to us!
From Welcoming Schools/The Human Rights Campaign Foundation: a subject-by-subject outlining resources and strategies for a gender-inclusive educational environment.
From Medium.com: “To help educators better understand the challenges that LGBTQ+ students face and navigate the supports that your school can put in place to help them, we’ve taken a look some of the strongest organizations that offer education-specific resources.”
From Human Rights Campaign: “HRC Welcoming Schools lesson plans are here to help you make classrooms more welcoming, inclusive and safe.”
From GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network): “Inclusive curriculum benefits all students by promoting diversity and teaching them about the myriad of identities in their communities.”
From EdSurge/AMAZE: “Some of the research says that if kids don’t have connections with a least five people throughout the school year, their sense of belonging and connection to the school itself is very low.”
From Raising Race Conscious Children: “This list models language that has actually been used in a conversation with a child regarding race (and other identity-markers such as gender and class). “
From Edutopia: “Teaching students about oppression and critical consciousness is a vital component of social-emotional learning.”
From ASCD: “Educators have an obligation to confront the harm of racism. That is why we must commit to becoming antiracist educators and to preparing our young people to be antiracist, too.”
From Committee for Children: “The United States education system is marked by racial inequities. Drawing on student strengths has particular importance in racial equity considerations.”
From Committee for Children: “…allyship is aspirational, self-directed, and lifelong. It’s aspirational because “ally” is never a term one can give to oneself.”
From the Imagine Neighborhood: “…an important first step is talking to your kids about race and injustice. Below are some resources that might help you start these conversations.”
From The Imagine Neighborhood: “we’re going to learn about how kids, and their grown-ups, can have some important conversations about what’s going on in the world right now. Which can be hard, and maybe a little scary.”