Teaching about Multiculturalism, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in the Classroom

Following is a list of resources that can be used when addressing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the classroom. Teachers are reminded to carefully review anything for appropriateness for your class prior to using.

• How SEL Can Help Students Gain a Multicultural Perspective
  Authors recommend two strategies that, when implemented school-wide over time, have the potency to create lasting multicultural awareness in students.
• Promoting SEL in Preschools This Year
  Whether preschool teachers are working with kids in person, remotely, or in a hybrid model, they can continue to focus on social and emotional learning.

Resources for Socially Responsible Citizenship and Anti-Racism

• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
• Committee Against Racism
• Open Wide Our Hearts Pastoral Letter
• USCCB Take Action Website

Resources for Catholic Social Justice, Anti-Racism, Anti-Bias education

• National Catholic Education Association
• For A Time Like This: The Catholic School Response to Systemic Racism
• Finding the Words blog post
• Sweet Spirit:  Educating for Freedom blog post
• Ancora Imparo: Spiritual Reflections to Combat Racism in Catholic Schools
• Catholic Educators Continue to Work for Peace and Justice article
• Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti of the Holy Father Francis on Fraternity and Social Friendship
  Fratelli Tutti is an encyclical from Pope Francis in which he discusses how fraternity and social friendship are ways to build a more just and peaceful world.  Topics discussed include:
  – Trends in our world that hinder the development of universal fraternity
  – Understanding the power and modern impact of the Good Samaritan Story
  – The universality of human rights
  – An understanding that politics should be for the common good
  – The importance of unifying principles – especially kindness
• The Anti-Defamation League – Philadelphia Office
  • Randi Boyette, Senior Associate Regional Director, Education, ADL Philadelphia (215) 568-2223
  • Lindsay Shafer, Associate Education Director, ADL Philadelphia (215) 568-2223
  • ADL Educational Programs and Training
  • ADL Resources for Educators and Administrators
  • Discussing Race and Racism with Young People  (Webinar Access Code: TrC?&v7U)The ADL serves all of Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware.  Long a partner of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia along with other Dioceses in the area through the Bearing Witness Program™ and the No Place for Hate Program™, the organization works to promote respectful schools and communities through programming on anti-bias education and bullying and cyberbullying prevention.   They offer programming for school faculties, staff, and students.

Other Resources for Teaching Diversity and Inclusion.

• Resources for Multicultural Classrooms (Teaching Tolerance)
  Produced by The Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance’s classroom resources page offers free lesson plans for exploring topics like race and ethnicity, gender equality, and sexual orientation with students. For specific teaching practices, start with Teaching Tolerance’s Critical Practices for Anti-Bias Teaching, a self-paced, four-part, professional development learning program.
• Awareness Activities (EdChange.org)
  The EdChange-produced Multicultural Pavilion is a wonderful assortment of resources for educators. This Awareness Activities collection provides plenty of engaging ideas and activities to introduce diversity at the beginning of the school year. Don’t miss the Teacher’s Corner for curriculum ideas, strategies, and much more.
• Teaching Diverse Learners (Brown University)
  This website is “a resource dedicated to enhancing the capacity of teachers to work effectively and equitably with English-language learners (ELLs).” You’ll find great practical teaching strategies, ideas for engaging elementary ELLs, and tips for reaching out to families.
• Lesson Plans and Resources (Teaching for Change)
  Teaching for Change is a nonprofit, with a mission of providing “teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world.” The site features thoughtful and engaging lesson plans, tips for addressing race and diversity in the class, and links to great teacher resources.
• Lesson Plans and Resources for Multiculturalism and Diversity
  Scholastic produced this collection of resources for teachers. Along with some engaging lesson plans, there are also plenty of articles featuring tips and strategies to help educators engage students and families from diverse backgrounds. Connect With Kids and Parents of Different Cultures is a great place to start.
• Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students
  This TeacherVision-produced article is full of useful and ready-to-use tips for welcoming and engaging diverse students. Discover more useful ideas and lesson plans in TeacherVision’s Diversity Resources for Teachers
• Resource Library (Inclusive Schools Network)
  This library is rich with resources covering a range of topics on diversity, with a focus on creating equity for students with disabilities. Start with the Inclusion Basics, which provides a great overview of creating an inclusive classroom. The Culturally Responsive Teaching resource page offers great ideas, tips, and strategies for reaching culturally diverse students with disabilities. You can also dig deeper into subjects like assessment, collaboration, and working with families.

• Vianney Vocations Lesson Plans
  Vianney Vocations, a leader in vocation resources, is making available vocation lesson plans for grades K-8 (teacher and student).  These downloadable lessons are on marriage, priesthood, religious life and how to listen for God’s call.  Login codes are as follows:
  • Teacher:  vocations2020
  • Student:  vocation2love
• Prayers Before Meetings
  • Prayers Before Meetings Booklet
  • Opening Prayer
  • Gathering Prayer
  • Prayer for Guidance
  • Heavenly Father
  • Gracious God
  • God of Amazing Grace
• A Creed for Teachers

• Advent Prayers
  • Advent Prayer
  • Advent Prayer to Obtain Favors
• Back to School Prayer
• Close of School Prayer
• Thanksgiving Prayer