Teaching Resources

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Teaching Resources

“Education is the practice of assisting people to find agency in, and responsibility for, the struggle for freedom."
— Peter C. Murrell, Jr.

Teaching for Justice and Equity

Education is most powerful when it reflects the full diversity of human experience, and most dangerous when it doesn't. For too long, dominant narratives have shaped what gets taught, whose stories get told, and whose humanity gets affirmed in our classrooms. By deliberately centering the voices of the marginalized, the workers, women, Indigenous communities, immigrants, the poor, and the oppressed, we don't simply diversify the curriculum; we restore truth to it. This kind of teaching demands critical thinking skills that go far beyond memorization and test-taking: the courage to ask who is telling this story, and who benefits from it?; the propensity to identify bias, omission, and power hidden within the information we consume; the depth to connect historical injustice to present-day inequity; and the wisdom to hold multiple perspectives. These skills are not optional in today’s world; they are urgent. In a world saturated with misinformation, inequality, and systemic injustice, we cannot afford to graduate students who have never been taught to question, to dig deeper, or to imagine something better. Grounding instruction in equity, history, and social justice means refusing to reduce education to compliance, and instead treating it as what it has always had the potential to be: an act of liberation. The resources shared on this page are designed to support educators who believe that every student, regardless of background, zip code, or identity, deserves a classroom that tells the truth, builds their power, and lights a fire within them to change the world.

Curriculum Resources (this is in no way an exhaustive list, but some of our favorites)

Zinn Education Project

The Zinn Education Project is coordinated by two non-profit organizations, Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change. The Zinn Education Project's approach to history starts with the premise that the lives of ordinary people matter — that history ought to focus on those who too often receive only token attention (workers, women, people of color), and also on how people’s actions, individually and collectively, shaped our society.

Rethinking Schools

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

Teaching for Change

Teaching for Change provides teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world. By drawing direct connections to real-world issues, Teaching for Change encourages teachers and students to question and rethink the world inside and outside their classrooms; build a more equitable, multicultural society; and become active global citizens.

Facing History & Ourselves

Their approach combines evidence-based pedagogy, engaging curricular resources, and best-in-class professional learning, to help teachers build dynamic classroom experiences where students can reach their full potential.

Diversity In Nature Education

DEIN uses outdoor education as a classroom for teaching people how to build more equitable and inclusive human ecosystems.

Additional Resources Grouped by Topic:

Teaching about Indigenous Peoples/Native Americans History & Culture (this does not include tribe specific resources outside of the local Haudenashonee)

Teaching Resources