Project LIT
Project LIT Community — a grassroots network of book groups that aims to get students excited about reading by highlighting diverse, high-interest, culturally relevant books — has officially named their picks for the 2019-2020 school year. Now that there are over 600 Project LIT Community chapters across the country, the number of selections has been bumped up to 40 — so you're sure to find a book for every reader.
Follow @projectLITcomm on IG/Twitter for more info!
Project Lit book club reading list - interactive list of book recommendations - culturally relevant books for any middle level reader
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IzUpgpm51OtOJQk9_GfdGjKSQTmUebFKVbOVG0lcJm0/edit
Project LIT in Facebook, join the discussion:
https://www.facebook.com/projectlitcommunity/
25 Books for People Who Want to Learn More About Race in America
See the list here:
https://www.self.com/gallery/best-books-on-race-in-america?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=spotlight-nl&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=thematic_spotlight_060920&utm_medium=email&bxid=5cc9e11bfc942d13eb1f99f3&cndid=55093664&esrc=Thematic%20Business&sourcecode=thematic_spotlight&utm_term=Thematic_Spotlight
List of Anti-Racism Books
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/books-race-sell-out-amazon-george-floyd-protest-1008220/
A Reading List For Learning About Anti-Black Racism and Food
Here are the books we're using to educate ourselves on racism in America as it relates to farming, cooking, grocery shopping, and beyond.
https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/a-reading-list-for-learning-about-race-and-food-article?utm_source=onsite-share&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=epicurious
Don't Say Nothing, from Teaching Tolerance
Silence speaks volumes. Our students are listening.
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2016/dont-say-nothing
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
https://crtandthebrain.com/about/
Culturally Responsive Teaching: 4 Misconceptions
(from the Cult of Pedagogy blog, by Jennifer Gonzales)
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/culturally-responsive-misconceptions/
The Opportunity Myth - oportunitymyth.tptn.org
What students can show us about how school is letting them down- and how to fix it.
https://tntp.org/assets/documents/TNTP_The-Opportunity-Myth_Web.pdf