In light of the Derek Chauvin Trial, San Diego Unified School District has curated resources for confronting racial violence and injustice for educators, counselors, site leaders, and parents. These resources can be used to facilitate discussions with students, families, and staff about racial justice. As a reminder, these conversations should not be had in isolation but need to be ongoing and center one's context and community. Educators
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ParentsBlack Lives Matter today and every day. Make space for students to process Daunte Wright, Derek Chauvin’s murder trial AND celebrate Black genius and joy with these read alouds: Books with Brothers, Bookmarks by Netflix Jr. and Black Bookshelf.
April is Arab American Heritage month! The month of April is an opportunity to celebrate and highlight the achievements of Arab Americans in National Arab American Heritage Month. This month is explicitly to focus on the GENIUS and JOY of Arab Americans. “During a time of heightened hate crimes, bigotry, and misunderstanding towards the Arab American community, it is more imperative than ever to use education and information sharing to embrace our culture, dispel stereotypes, and empower the next generation of Arab American trailblazers.” ~Arab America.com Here are some resources for you for your classroom: Commemorating National Arab American Heritage Month 2021 from Arab America, filled with virtual events and resources for educators National Arab American Heritage Month from Insight into Diversity Arabs and Arab Americans from Social Justice Books Ramadan is Monday April 12 to Wednesday May 12! Ramadan is the Islamic Holy month of Fasting and Prayer. It is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar and started after sunset on April 12. Muslims fast from dawn to dusk and often break a fast with dates as they are highly nutritious and easy to digest. Please be mindful of any students who may be fasting or have family members fasting during this time. Here are some resources on Ramadan: Colorful Pages: Ramadan Mubarak this page contains a diverse book list and teaching resources, perfect for elementary aged children Ramadan: PBS Learning Media this page contains a video and other teaching resources Lailah's Lunch Box a virtual read aloud about Lailah’s first time fasting Ramadan Around the World Learn how people around the world celebrate Ramadan! Ramadan Books in Nadia's Nook Amazing playlist of read alouds about Ramadan and Eid Happy Cambodian, Thai and Laos New Year! April 14-16 is when Cambodians, Thais and Laotians celebrate New Year in 2021! The New Year traditionally falls around April 13th. This holiday consists of a lot of spring cleaning and setting up altars with food for ancestors as well as cooking lots of food to take the temple. We would also play fun games, like Kla Klouk. It was always filled with festivals, music and food! In Thailand, Songkran is celebrated with a huge water fight as it is during summer and incredibly hot. All three countries celebrate the holiday across three days, which a different focus/activity for each day. Here are some resources for Cambodian, Thai, and Laos New Year Colorful Pages: Celebrating Cambodian New Year Through Reading and Talking about Cambodian Experiences New Year, Thailand Songkran Hush: A Thai Lullaby a read aloud! All About New Year- Boun Pimai Festival Lao and Hmong Children's Books – a list from Pragmatic Mom Professional Development In March, our Ethnic Studies and Restorative Practices team facilitated a “Press Pause” PD on ways we can come back to school. Here is the padlet of resources:Press Pause padlet On that note, we will “Press Pause” for the month of April on TK-5 Professional Learning and our 4/5 collective as we get situated with the hybrid model. We will resume in May with some different times to accommodate the new schedule. In the meantime, here are some external professional development opportunities:April 21, 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Please join us on Wednesday, April 21 for a conversation with Eddie Glaude Jr., author of the new book Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own. Together with Roger Brooks, President and CEO of Facing History, Glaude will discuss this moment of moral reckoning in the US, and the opportunity it presents for Americans to choose to “begin again” and become a genuinely multiracial democracy.
How to Join: Register here. If you can’t join live, you can still register to receive a link to the recording after the webinar takes place. Juneteenth, a blending of the words June and nineteenth, is an annual celebration on June 19th commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth is currently recognized by more than 47 states as a state holiday or observance, with propositions to make it a federal holiday. How can we acknowledge, celebrate, and teach about the significance of Juneteenth? In this conversation with three experts, we will explore the importance of this holiday, how and why it's celebrated across the country, as well as relevant books, teaching strategies, and more. Our panelists are Newbery and Caldecott Honor-winning author and poet Carole Boston Weatherford(Juneteenth Jamboree), alongside expert educators Dr. Amanda Vickery, Assistant Professor of Social Studies at University of North Texas, and Dawnavyn James, Missouri-based Early Childhood and Elementary Educator.
We in San Diego Unified School District are heartbroken, outraged, and frustrated at the deadly violence that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 2021.
- SDUSD's Statement on Anti-Asian Violence In light of this hate crime and an overwhelming increase in anti-Asian violence this past year, we offer resources to engage in critical discussion and action within your learning communities. We hope these resources offer support to our AAPI-Desi students, families, faculty, and staff members. Stop AAPI-Desi Hate Resources Curated by Jon Salunga Morse High School Additional Resources
Engage critically with resources to teach Earth Day & Environmental Justice, World Health Day, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and GLSEN's National Day of Silence in the month of April.
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