Diversity
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Roanoke County Public Schools believes in and celebrates a diverse community. We are committed to supporting the social and emotional needs of our diverse population. We encourage our community to join together to renew our commitment to equity and the elimination of racism or prejudice of any kind.
On this page we will provide resources for parents and teachers to promote diversity.
Resources
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After Charlottesville: Teaching about Racism, Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy
This page provides relevant lessons, related curricula and additional anti-bias resources and strategies to teachers and parents/family members, discuss topics related to white supremacy, racism, anti-Semitism, domestic extremism, free speech, and others with young people.
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Books to help kids understand the fight for racial equality
This is a list of books aimed at helping the reader to understand our Nation’s history in its fight for racial equality.
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Learning Plan Builder
This online lesson plan builder guides teachers towards building lessons around social justice standards aimed at prejudice reduction.
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Lesson Plans Resources on the Fight against Bigotry
This website provides a lesson plan designed to help students probe themes about race, racism, and history.
(from Facing History and Ourselves) -
Resources for Addressing Racism and Hatred in the Classroom
A compiled list of resources to help educators effectively discuss racism and hatred in the classroom.
(from ASCD) -
Resources on Understanding Bias and Privilege; Resources to Support Students in Stressful Times
A list of resources identified by NASP to help school and families engage in constructive dialogue about the issues of race, privilege, prejudice, and power.
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Teach About Blackface and Other Racist Halloween Choices
This online lesson plan builder guides teachers towards building lessons to facilitate student dialogue and help students analyze costumes to see how they reinforce stereotypes.
(from Teaching Tolerance) -
Teaching Guide: Exploring Blackface Minstrelsy in Modern America
This teaching guide helps instructors use a specific primary source set, Blackface Minstrelsy in Modern America, in the classroom. It offers discussion questions, classroom activities, and primary source analysis tools.
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Unite Against Hate!
A list of resources for students, educators, and families as they engage in current national dialogue about racism, hate, and bias.
(from NEA)
