What will you be teaching tomorrow?

This note and list of resources were sent to me by a trusted advisor. As we watched and felt the news unfold yesterday, many of us struggled to describe the situation to our students and children….

Teaching has never been neutral. Districts and schools that profess core values related to equity and justice have not only the right but the obligation to speak up. Thank you for giving both permission and support to teachers willing to have thoughtful conversations & lessons related to hard history and current issues.

Hope these resources help in that work.  I will continue to update as I discover new resources.  Kids are waiting!

1. EDUCATION WEEK: Insurgency at the U.S. Capitol: A Dreaded, Real-Life Lesson Facing Teachers

2. FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES:
   → https://www.facinghistory.org/educator-resources/current-events/responding-insurrection-us-capitol
   → https://www.facinghistory.org/educator-resources/current-events/explainer/political-polarization-united-states

3. TEACHING TOLERANCE:  https://www.tolerance.org/the-moment/january-7-2021-leading-conversations-after-the-insurrection-in-washington-dc

4. PBS: 
   → https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily-videos/classroom-resource-insurrection-at-the-u-s-capitol/
   →https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily-videos/fact-or-fiction-how-can-students-sort-through-the-misinformation/

5. BEYOND THE STOPLIGHT:  https://beyondthestoplight.com/2021/01/06/resources-for-teachers-on-the-days-after-the-attack-on-the-u-s-capitol/

6. NEA: https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/talking-kids-about-attack-capitol

7. EDSOURCE: https://edsource.org/2021/california-educators-condemn-and-reflect-on-capitol-attack/646359

8. NYT LEARNING NETWORK: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/learning/what-are-your-reactions-to-the-storming-of-the-capitol-by-a-pro-trump-mob.html

9. NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/07/95441

10. BILL OF RIGHTS INSTITUTE: Contentious Elections and the Peaceful Transition of Power Lessons and Resources

11. ATLANTIC: When white supremacists overthrew a government: The Hidden History of a North Carolina Coup 

12. NOOR ALI: Lesson Plan Ideas for 01/06/21 - 01/07/21

13. LARRY FERLAZZO: Ways to Teach About Today’s Insurrection

14. From NEWSELA:

    • Text Set – Transition of Power

    • Text Set – Conserving Democracy: The Importance of Civics

    • Pro-Trump mob storms U.S. Capitol in bid to overturn election

    • Warnock and Ossoff win in Georgia, giving Democrats a majority in the Senate

15. KIPP: SS/ELA Content Connections for 5th-12th grade