Resources for Expanding Your Antiracist & Social Justice Pedagogy

In order to find local or national alternatives to the ADL that meet the needs of your school community and genuinely promote the safety, belonging, and learning of all students, including those from all marginalized communities, we recommend that your school develops internal expertise in antiracist and social justice pedagogy.

Educational decisions should not be outsourced to political groups. Trust your educators. Invest in your educators’ professional development. Work with your educators’ union to find ways to identify and compensate educators within your school to champion antiracist programming and develop bias incident response that builds learning and community rather than relying on punishment. 


Here are a few resources to facilitate the journey. There are many excellent groups, including local groups and consultants. Unfortunately, some of the important, national groups that educators know and trust most do excellent work on one issue or on behalf of some groups, but  are problematic when it comes to the rights of Palestinians. This list only includes groups that we know don’t harm or invisibilize Palestinians or cooperate with anti-Palestinian groups. Groups that have prioritized their own reputations by remaining silent in the face of racism or violence against Palestinians will be added to this list when they practice their social justice values consistently.

Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Consortium

The Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Consortium offers curriculum in for all ages (mostly grades 7 and up) in six chapters:

  • Introduction to Ethnic Studies (History, Definition and Pedagogy)

  • Black Studies 

  • Chicanx/Latinx Studies

  • Asian American Studies and Pacific Islander (including Arab American Studies)

  • American Indian and Native American Studies​

  • Intersectional and Comparative Ethnic Studies

 Each chapter contains five lessons. The five S’s are: 

  • Self: The story of my racialized intersectional identity. 

  • Stories: The collective narratives of my people.

  • Systems: The experiences of my people with systems of power and oppression.

  • Social Movements: The resistance and resilience of my people in organizing against injustice. 

  • Solidarity: The transformative solidarity between my people and other communities of color in reimagining a better world. 

Rethinking Schools

Rethinking Schools is a nonprofit publisher and advocacy organization dedicated to sustaining and strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism. Their magazine, books, and other resources promote equity and racial justice in the classroom.

Teaching for Change

Teaching for Change provides educators with tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world. They offer professional development, develop lessons, curate resources, and host learning communities. Their programs and resources encourage students to ask questions and develop the skills to build an equitable and just society. 

Their  projects and programs include the Zinn Education Project (see below), as well as:

Curriculum on Antisemitism in the Framework of Collective Liberation by PARCEO

The “Curriculum on Antisemitism from a Framework of Collective Liberation” is devoted to understanding and challenging antisemitism grounded in a deep commitment to justice and dignity for all people. The curriculum and resources are participatory and interactive and build from people's own wisdom, knowledge, histories, and experience. Some of the topics in the curriculum include:​

  • Jewish Histories and Geographies

  • Understanding Antisemitism

  • Antisemitism from a Framework of Collective Liberation

  • Perspectives on Histories of Antisemitism

  • Intersecting Histories and Antisemitism

  • US Historical Context: Immigration, Race and Racialization

  • Antisemitism in the US Today:  White Nationalism, Tropes, Conspiracy Theories, & more

  • What Antisemitism is, and What It is Not; Use/Misuse of Data

  • Challenges, Possibilities, and Strategies: Working Together for Collective Liberation

The Zinn Education Project

A collaboration between Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change, the Zinn Education Project has more than 100,000 educators who have registered to access their extensive collection of curricular materials about various aspects of “people’s history” and to participate in their campaigns for social justice teaching.

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