The resources below can help spur much-needed discussion around implicit bias and systemic racism, but they can also help inspire us all to enact the changes that will create a more just society.These resources can help spur much-needed discussion around implicit bias and systemic racism, but they can also help inspire us all to enact the changes that will create a more just society.
The CR-S framework helps educators create student-centered learning environments that: affirm racial, linguistic and cultural identities; prepare students for rigor and independent learning, develop students’ abilities to connect across lines of difference; elevate historically marginalized voices; and empower students as agents of social change.
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This tool describes how Peace Rooms can be used in secondary school settings and ways to include students in the process of creating one. Includes examples of peace rooms in high schools, and info on how to include students in creation of peace rooms.
Millions of people use the Community Tool Box each year to get help taking action, teaching, and training others in organizing for community development. Dive in to find help assessing community needs and resources, addressing social determinants of health, engaging collaborators, action planning, building leadership, improving cultural competency, planning an evaluation, and sustaining your efforts over time.
Guide to Strategic Planning identifies the key steps and variety of methods schools and districts can use to get input and facilitate buy-in from students, teachers, staff, parents, and other community members.
This article describes a social-emotional learning approach shared by Dr. Shawn Genwright that shows some early reflections of success in supporting school communities.
A resource collection compiled by and for Parent Centers. Coordinated by the Region 2 Parent Technical Assistance Center.
Regardless of role, we each have a part to play in shaping the conditions that impact student learning and improving the experiences of students. This playbook, which is a curated culmination of actionable best practices, tools, and resources created by the BELE Network — can serve as a first step or a guide to going deeper. It is designed to be a tool used across the education space to leverage research-backed, role-specific resources that offer a path to bring practices and policies that center student experience to the classroom.
Explores approaches to centering student voice, building authentic relationships and cultivating community with Molly Josephs, the creator of This Teenage Life, a youth-driven, story-sharing podcast that started as a school club.
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Bridging and Belonging series includes a 2-minute animated video and downloadable curricula that dives into how social responses to collective anxiety are greatly shaped by the stories presented in places like schools.
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