Belonging Resources: Tools
6 Shifts Needed for Better Family Engagement
By Search Institute
| Infographic with 6 tips for schools on how to shift from the 'old' form of family engagement to newer, more effective strategies and techniques. |
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Advancing the Mission: Tools for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
By Annie E. Casey Foundation
| Guide presenting story of Annie E. Casey Foundation's RESPECT affinity group as a model for institutions looking to organize personnel to address issues of racial equity, class, and power. |
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Assessing Bias in Standards and Curricular Materials
By M. Nickie Coomer, Seena M. Skelton, Tiffany S. Kyser, Kathleen A. K. Thorius, Camille Warren
| Culturally Responsive Instruction Observation Protocol (CRIOP) for teacher professional development and summary of tool's impact. |
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Beyond the Building: A Facilitation Guide for School, Family, and Community Connections
By Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
| Multimedia toolkit to help educators facilitate family and community involvement (For engagement with diverse families and communities, see handouts 5, 11, 15, and 23). |
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Building a Learning Plan
By Teaching Tolerance
| K-12 age-appropriate curriculum and lesson plan builder with social justice standards aligned with Common Core Standards. Domains include race & ethnicity, religion, ability, class, etc. |
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Culturally Responsive Instruction Observation Protocol
By Powell, Rebecca; Cantrell, Susan Chambers; Malo-Juvera, Victor; Correll, Pamela
| Culturally Responsive Instruction Observation Protocol (CRIOP) for teacher professional development and summary of tool's impact. |
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Culturally Responsive Teaching Innovation Configuration
By Terese Aceves, Michael Orosco for University of Florida's CEEDAR Center
| Article detailing themes and practices for Culturally Responsive Teaching - also includes Culturally Responsive Teaching Innovation Configuration tool for identifying Culturally Responsive teaching elements within academic course syllabi. |
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Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Teaching
By Council of Chief State School Officers & Jobs for the Future
| Framework of educator competencies required for leaner-centered teaching that meets the needs of diverse learners. |
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FACE (Family and Community Engagement) Handbook, Checklist of Suggested Practices
By Sam Redding, Marilyn Murphy, & Pam Sheley, Editors
| See pages 165-178 for family and community engagement (FACE) practice from the perspective of multiple stakeholders including SEAs, LEAs, school leaders and teachers. |
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Fulfilling the American Promise
By Teaching Tolerance
| Professional development series from Teaching Tolerance to help educators explore the experience of African-American male students in schools - Leverages the film, "American Promise," to encourage discussion about effective practices and pedagogy. |
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Honor Native Land: A Guide and Call to Acknowledgement
By US Department of Arts and Culture
| Resources (including downloadable guide) to support practice of acknowledging the traditional Indigenous inhabitants of the land. |
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Opportunity Culture - Recruitment Toolkit
By Public Impact
| Toolkit for HR managers and principals to support recruitment of teachers, with a particular emphasis on teacher diversity. |
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PTA - Building Parent School Partnerships
By PTA
| Guidebook with school case studies for developing successful family-school partnerships. |
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SF Unified Restorative Practices Implementation Guide
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Social Justice Standards: A Framework for Anti-bias Education
By Teaching Tolerance
| K-12 educational standards for Social Justice education in four domains: identity, diversity, justice, and action. |
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Standards and Promising Practices for Schools Educating Boys of Color
By Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color
| Guide describing standards and school-based practices to make schools liberating for male students of color. |
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Supporting High-Achieving Students of Color by Understanding and Reducing "Racial Opportunity Costs"
By Terah Venzant Chambers, Courtney Mauldin
| Podcast interview with Dr. Terah Venzant Chambers about her Racial Opportunity Cost framework used to understand the experience of high-achieving students of color in schools. |
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Teacher and Staff Selection Toolkit: Step 1
By Public Impact
| Toolkit for principals on staff selection that addresses teacher diversity and includes a “Cultural Engagement” competency for selection screening. |
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The Storytelling Project Curriculum
By Lee Anne Bell, Rosemarie A. Roberts, Kayhan Irani, Brett Murphy
| Storytelling curriculum for grades 9-12 in which students are encouraged to see themselves as historical actors with important roles to play in moving us to a more inclusive and democratic society. |
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Tutorial: Introduction to Restorative Justice
By Centre for Justice and Reconciliation
| Online tutorial exploring theory and the values of restorative justice as well as recommendations for implementation at a school and district level. |
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