Professional Resources: 2017 Fall In-Serivce

A collection of links to websites, videos, and other documents for teachers to use in their classrooms to address the overt display of racism and hatred at the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August, 2017.

JSTOR Daily created a Charlottesville Syllabus to aid in discussing recent, troubling events in Charlottesville, Virginia. All JSTOR Daily pieces are open (no login to JSTOR required), and the articles cited from JSTOR are freely accessible when you follow the links from the Daily.

The author gives suggestions on how parents, teachers, and care-givers and be better at 'emotion-coaching' children in order to help them better handle their emotions (i.e., increase their emotional intelligence). Suggestions include: Step 1. Be aware of the child’s emotions; Step 2. See emotions as an opportunity for connection and teaching; Step 3. Listen and validate the feelings; Step 4. Label their emotions; Step 5. Help the child problem-solve with limits. Author: Meghan Owenz. Originally published by Parent.co

The author makes the case for improving all students' success by creating an inclusive learning environment throughout the curriculum and in all fields. He offers a framework for guide for faculty seeking their own ways of including diversity in their courses. Author: Thomas F. Nelson Laird. Published by the American Association of Colleges and Universities

The author explains how his school developed a diversity curriculum driven by the needs and questions of their students. "Students, regardless of their backgrounds, want to know how to talk so that others will listen to them and understand them. They want to know how to deal with difficult situations. And they want to know why people act the way they do — and what can be done about it." The course "tackles these themes through the study of literature, philosophy, psychology, history, and sociology...the issues it raises cut across cultural, ethnic, socioeconomic, and sexual lines." Author: David Allyn, Director of education for NJ SEEDS, an organization that serves high-achieving, low-income students by providing exceptional academic opportunities. Published by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).