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 The Annie E Casey Foundation: A common language creates a narrative that makes it easier to communicate the commitment to racial equity, and it creates a platform for coordinated work toward equitable outcomes.
From Trans Cafe: “We all need to be agile, adaptive and patient with one another. The need to talk about gender identity in the classroom is an opportunity, not a liability.”
From The Mighty: 1. Time. It takes time to get to know someone, to connect, to trust. If you give our kids time, you may have a friend for life. 2. Invite…
From KQED and author Elena Aguilar: “If we boost our individual resilience, then we will have more energy to address organizational and systemic conditions.”
From Edutopia: Educators’ health and well-being should be prioritized in school culture; school leaders can help create the conditions for that.
From Edutopia: “Helping students thrive while classes are remote begins with connecting via daily crew meetings at this school.”
From Edutopia: “When schools are mindful and deliberate about creating an equitable culture, they are better prepared to support everyone in the building.”
From Edutopia: When your students aren’t engaging in online settings, try slowing down and using some of these questions to empower their voices and see what they’re learning.
From Childmind.org: “What is resilience? Resilience is the attainment of desirable social and emotional adjustment despite exposure to considerable risk.”
From The Mighty: “Most days when I see people looking at my children I think they are admiring how super cute my kids are! Then the look turns into a stare, perhaps a little gawking, and maybe a twinge of disgust.”
From PBS: “It’s so hard to watch our children struggle, fall, and even fail. However, for learning to take place, struggling and failing are part of the process.”
From EdTech Magazine: “Maslow before Bloom,” the concept of addressing basic human needs before academic learning, is emerging as a mantra in contemporary education — and for good reason.