Teaching social justice for change can sometimes feel like a lonely and demanding process. However, it is important to remember you are not alone in this journey. Village Leadership Academy has been developing an authentic school-wide Elementary Social Justice and Global Awareness Curriculum (by combining resources from global, social justice, and social organizing topics). Here are a few of our recommended resources that can hopefully spread justice and awareness into more classrooms:
Websites for Social Justice Educators
- National SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Program
- Teaching Tolerance
- Understanding Prejudice
- Teachers for Social Justice
- Activities that Promote Cultural and Racial Awareness
- Partners Against Hate
- The Choice Program
- Media Transparency
- Breaking the Silence
- Education for Liberation Network
- Using Their Words
- Literacy for Social Justice
- ZinnProject
Global Topics Websites
- World Saavy (Understanding Global Perspectives)
- Facing History and Ourselves
- National Geographic Ed Net
- Asia Society
- Think Quest
- Africa Guide.com
- African Timeline
- Afriware
- United Nations Cyber School Bus
Books
- Teaching What Really Happened (James Loewn)
- Lies My Teacher Told Me (James Loewn)
- Teaching Toward Democracy (Ayers, et al.)
- Zero Tolerance (Ayers, et al)
- Rethinking our Classroom: Teaching for Equity and Justice (Rethinking Schools)
- A Peoples History For the Classroom (Zinn)
- Co-Motion Guide to Youth Led Social Change (Alliance for Justice)
- Kid’s Guide to Social Action (Barbara Lewis)
- Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice (Adams, et al)
- Equity and Excellence in Education: A University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Education Journal
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