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This page features a curated selection of recommended books for educators that focus on the topics of DEIB. It is important to note that although certain titles may be suitable for classroom use, they have primarily been chosen with adult readers in mind.
The following resources aren't available at the PXES Library. Please reach out to your Librarians, and they will request them through an interlibrary loan program with other SAS Libraries.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Call Number: 305.8 KENThe National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.
How to Be an Antiracist by Call Number: 305.8 KENAntiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism--and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other.
The New Jim Crow by Call Number: 364 ALEISBN: 9781620975459Since it was first published in 2010, it has spawned a whole generation of criminal justice reform activists and organizations motivated by Michelle Alexander's unforgettable argument that "we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it."
Just Mercy by Call Number: 353.4 STEA powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice--from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers' Edition by Call Number: 973 LOEIn Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen brings history alive in all its complexity and ambiguity. Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it should—and could—be taught to American students.
This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes by Call Number: 303.3 KYIIntroduces how to recognize stereotypes and how to combat them.
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For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of y'all Too by Call Number: COACH 370.9173 EMDDrawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in classrooms as a young man of color and merging his experiences with more than a decade of teaching and researching in urban America, award-winning educator Christopher Emdin offers a new lens on an approach to teaching and learning.
Being the Change by Call Number: PD 302.12 AHMISBN: 9780325099705Dealing with social issues is uncomfortable and often messy, but you can build habitats of trust where kids and adults can make their thinking visible and cultivate empathy; where expression, identity, and social literacy matter. There is no magic formula for making the world a better place. It happens in the moments we embrace discomfort and have candid conversations.
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Publication Date: PRO 370.11 HAMA bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction The achievement gap remains a stubborn problem for educators of culturally and linguistically diverse students. With the introduction of the rigorous Common Core State Standards, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement and facilitating deeper learning Culturally responsive pedagogy has shown great promise in meeting this need, but many educators still struggle with its implementation. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction.
