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Community Resources

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Bringing Black joy into the classroom​

Jayna Brown - The College of Education and Human Service Professions
This short article by Jayna Brown, a fellow student teacher at the University of Minnesota Duluth, recounts her work disrupting the traditional Black history narrative. Too often, Black history is taught through a focus on trauma. Instead, Jayna's lessons purposefully taught the history and culture of Black joy, art, and celebration. Jayna is a model for student teachers acting as agents of change within their host classrooms and for their students. 

Sensory Room and Processing Resources

Angi & Humber Sensory Processing Hub
Sensory issues and needs vary widely among adults and children. I still work through visual, auditory, and vestibular sensory issues on a daily basis. That’s why tools, resources, ideas, and shared experiences can be so valuable to help cope with hyper and hyposensitivity. 

The article, "How to Create the Perfect Sensory Room for Your Child" provides ideas and strategies for building a safe space where children can regulate and process sensory dysfunction. Some ideas include sensory-friendly toys, auditory and light installations, and adapted seating. Sensory rooms are beneficial for all children who experience sensory dysregulation and dysfunction as well as autistic children or children with ADHD.

A resource from the Humber Sensory Processing Hub lists several helpful resource guides to support caregivers and educators caring for young children with diverse sensory needs. This hub is geared towards young children with resources focused on specific routines --including dressing, bathing, and bedtime-- as well as specific sensory systems, including proprioceptive (internal body awareness) and vestibular (balance and spatial orientation). Check out these resources by clicking the links below!

SHould you study a foreign language in college?

Best Colleges
Learning a language in college can greatly improve career opportunities and increase cultural understanding, competence, and responsiveness. This comprehensive, accessible resource from Best Colleges covers the benefits of learning a foreign language in college, popular careers for language majors, and foreign languages U.S. students study. By clicking the link below, you will also learn four ways to study a foreign language in college!

Recommendations for using and building a children's literature collection

Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Last May, I created this resource as part of my capstone research project on preschool teachers' anti-racist pedagogy. Kayleen Jones --a UMD ALAB faculty member and the UMD Education and Human Services librarian-- adapted this resource for the library's website by adding links to book list resources. These recommendations are valuable to educators, teacher candidates, caregivers and families, and any education enthusiast!

UMD Career Services

UMD Career Services offers resources and services to University of Minnesota Duluth students to pursue their professional goals. Their website offers guides, handbooks, and tips on resumes, interviews, applications, and more! During my undergraduate program, I have used their resources to draft effective resumes, cover letters, and student teaching applications! Explore a few of their resources below.

"Resume & Cover Letter" Tips and Resources
​"Action Verbs by Category" for Resumes

Being a Successful Online Student: 6 Must-Have Skills

This infographic from Custom Writing describes 6 must-have skills for an e-learning student, the steps to develop them, & useful tools. Distance, or e-learning requires the learner to develop unique skills and strategies despite its flexibility and convenience. This resource was created to meet the needs of distance learners with the dramatic rise in e-learning and changes within the education system. 

For more information, click the button below!

How to make and study flashcards -- the best study hacks to know

This second resource from Custom Writing explains the research behind flash cards as a study tool and outlines steps to create effective flashcards. For more information, click the link below!

Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing

A native-owned, non-profit publishing company
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"Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing is a Native owned non-profit company that publishes children’s fiction and non-fiction paperback books and ebooks, reading levels K-6, on Native topics serving a regional audience, including the Dakotas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. We hope to keep our focus small, publishing four titles a year."

Expand your children's book collections to highlight the stories and voices of native and Indigenous peoples. Click the link below to purchase books and learn more about the founders of Black Bears and Blueberries.

Books published through Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing:
Grasshopper Girl
The Boy from Pickerel Lake: A Dakota Story
Rez Story
and more!

"Emotional Health vs. Mental Health: The Real Difference"

Teachers, students, education professionals, or anyone else in a human service profession must be aware of their mental and emotional health. To care and provide care for others, we must first take care of ourselves. This self-awareness and reflection involves recognizing the differences between emotional and mental health, the value of healthy mental function, symptoms of healthy and unhealthy emotional wellbeing, and ways to care for your emotional and mental health.

In their article hosted on the Eddins Counseling Group website, Clara Jennison provides helpful resources and information for human service professionals, students, and the public to navigate their mental and emotional health.  Click the button below to read the full article.

Resources for Multicultural or Mixed-Race Families

We must include multi-race peoples and families in our discussions about race. Moreover, resources must be accessible to multi-race families and peoples to support their identity exploration. This article from Social Work License Map links reputable resources for multi-race families, social workers, and the general public. These resources include podcasts, articles, books, organization links, and first-person perspectives. Sources include The Washington Post, NPR, PBS Kids, and Parents.

This resource may also inform teachers and other child care providers on how to represent and support multi-race children and families in their environment. Click the button to learn more.

Mental health issues facing the black community

Although mental health is a crucial issue within the Black community in the U.S., only 1/3 of Black people receive the help and support they need. Sunshine Behavioral Health created a resource for Black folks and allies to learn about the effects of racism on mental health, common mental illness in the Black community, and resources to support Black mental health. Click the button below to learn more.

BLog posts

Explore past blog posts and linked resources below! To read a full blog post, click on the post's title.
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Coming soon: Do you ever wonder?

CNN: 10 years of school shootings

EdWeek: The Gap Between Teacher Pay and Other Professions Hits a New High. How Bad Is It?

Bored Teachers: Teachers Work a Shocking Amount of Overtime Hours and It's All Unpaid

Find Your Representative

Minnesota State Legislature: Contact Your Representative

How do I lesson plan? practice v. reality

Canva

NEA: 5 Lesson Planning Tips

A letter to anti-LGBTQ+ legislators

Petitions
Action Network: Oppose Florida's Anti-Gay Bill

​MoveOn: Stop Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill

Florida Watch
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Resources
NPR: Florida's Governor signs controversial law opponents dubbed 'Don't Say Gay'

Louise Derman-Sparks: Identity and Cultural Development Research

​NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct

Find Your Representative

Find Your Legislators

Stories, Values, and Children's Books: A reflection on my anti-racist research

Children's Book Recommendations: A Comprehensive Guide (Free PDF Download)

Cooperative Children's Book Center: Book Lists

The Brown Bookshelf: Bookshelf Resources

We Need Diverse Books

Diverse Bookfinder: Our Categories

NAEYC: Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Position Statement

NAEYC: "Creating Early Childhood Spaces"

Education Week: "What is Critical Race Theory, and Why is it Under Attack?"

Education Post: "The Truth About Critical Race Theory and How it Shows Up in Your Child's Classroom"

Let's talk about it: Teacher mental health, burnout, and self-care

Video: "Why So Many Teachers Are Leaving This Year: A Teacher's Rant"

Video: "5 Things All Teachers Need to Hear Right Now. . ."

Video: "Dealing with Burnout as a Teacher" - Roadtrip Nation

NPR: "Frustration. Burnout. Attrition. It's Time to Address the National Teacher Shortage"

Edweek: "Teachers' Mental Health Has Suffered in the Pandemic. Here's How Districts Can Help"

Report: "Mental Health and Becoming a Teacher: A Narrative on the Experiences and Identities of Teacher Candidates"

"RAIN: A Practice of Self-Compassion" - Tara Brach

​"How to Put Our Love for Children into Writing: Writing in Early Childhood Education"

Edutopia: "How to Fight Burnout"

Mental Health America: "Teachers: Protecting Your Mental Health"

WHY ARE SOME FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS AGAINST ANTIRACIST EDUCATION? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.

Topic: defining Critical Race Theory (CRT). analyzing the pushback against CRT in schools; and advocating for CRT and antiracist education

CNN: "A school district tries to address racism, a group of parents fight back"

Impact: "Banning Critical Race Theory From Schools is a Step Backwards from Racial Progress" (Instagram)

NPR: "Understanding The Pushback Against Critical Race Theory in Schools"

EdWeek: "What is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?"

Academic Article: "Critical Race Theory: An Examination of its Past, Present, and Future Implications"

Blair Imani: "Get Smarter About Critical Race Theory" (Instagram)

Journal of a Future Teacher: "Let's Talk About Race in Minnesota"

How to Lead Effective, Meaningful Read Alouds

Topic: a guide on how to plan and lead successful read alouds

Video: "Think Aloud for Read Aloud" 
(I highly recommend this tool!)

Reading Rockets: "How to Choose Read Aloud Books: Babies to Third Graders"

Reading Rockets: "103 Things to Do Before, During, or After Reading"

Early Literacy Checklist

Interactive Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth Through Five

Early Childhood Indicators of Progress (ECIPs): Literacy and Language (PDF)

TedTalk: "The danger of a single story" (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

How to Celebrate and include LGBTQIA+ Peoples, Families, and Students

Topic: guide for teachers and anyone else who celebrate and be an ally for LGBTQIA+ folks, students, and families year-round

Glossary of LGBTQIA+ terms from the Human Rights Campaign

The ABCs of LGTBQIA+

Resources for Creating LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Classrooms

Federal Legislation for LGBTQIA+ Rights

​"16 queer black pioneers who made history" 

​Resources on Personal Pronouns: MyPronouns

​LGBTQIA+ Organizations to Support

Change.org: Petitions to Protect LGBTQIA+ Rights

Other Suggested Links from Trans Activist Schuyler Bailar

Dear High Schoolers: What to Consider about a Career or major in education

Topic: answering high schoolers' questions on a career or major in education

"5 Pros and Cons of Being a Teacher in the 21st Century"

"18 Big Pros and Cons of Being a Teacher"

"Comparing Some of the Top Teacher Master's Degree Options"

"Wage gap between teachers and other college graduates exacerbates teacher shortages"

"The Role of Teachers Outside the Classroom: Finding a Balance Between Teaching and Your Extra Duties"
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Video: "Teaching in the US v. the rest of the world"

"How to Gain Additional Experience and Stand Out in Education"

"How to Become a Teacher: the Teacher Tiers"

"Let's Talk About it: Myths About Teachers" (Facebook Livestream)

"A Glimpse into the U.S. Education System: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"

How to Put our Love for Children into Writing

Topic: importance of writing in education (featuring interviews from two early childhood professionals!)

“Writing in Education”

“Rhetorical Awareness and User-Centered Design”

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

Seesaw

50 Children's Books for Early Childhood (0-8 years)

Topic: 50 children's books that build a foundation for a diverse book collection

Resources:
International Children's Digital Library

"The 10 Best Sites for Reading Free Children's Books and Stories Online"

​Storyline Online

Browse children's books by award

NPR's 100 Favorite Books for Young Readers
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"Genre Definitions"
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Concept Book Definition​

"Sharing Wordless Picture Books"

Traditional Literature Definition

10 Strategies for Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Topic: 10 strategies for teaching English as a foreign language (with video examples)

Resources:
12 Ways to Support English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom

Teaching English Language Learners: Strategies at Work

Ten Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Online

6 Essential Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners 

Extending the Silence

The Power of Children's Books (Part one - Multicultural Education)

Topic: how children's books can promote values of multicultural education

Resources:
An Updated Look at Diversity in Children's Books

How to Choose Outstanding Multicultural Books

Diversity Book Lists & Activities for Teachers and Parents

Amazon Affiliate links for the following children's books:
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The Mind, Brain, and Relationship Triad

Topics: defining the mind; defining interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB); and analyzing the mind, brain, and relationships triad

Resources:
"An Introduction to Interpersonal Neurobiology"

​"Dan Siegel: The Neurological Basis for Behavior, the Mind, the Brain, and Human Relationships"
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​Purchase The Developing Mind through Amazon Affiliate (click on the image below):
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LEt's Talk About it: The importance of TEFL (Facebook Live)

Topics: teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and the benefits of learning a second language

Resources:
​Top Ten Reasons to Learn Languages

Twenty-five Reasons to Study Foreign Languages

What is a TEFL certification and Why is it Important for Preparing to Teach Abroad?
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Millions of U.S. citizens don't speak English to one another. That's not a problem.

Language Use in the United States: 2011

​List of TEFL Programs

Multiple intelligences (MI) and why schools must support them

Topics: Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences and ways teachers can support all intelligences

Resources:
Howard Gardner Ted Talk: "Beyond Wit and Grit: Rethinking the Key's to Success"

​Multiple Intelligences Quiz

"Adapting Instruction to Multiple Intelligences"
 
"12+ Ways to Teach Using Multiple Intelligences"
 
"Understanding Multiple Intelligences for the Classroom"
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A Glimpse into the U.S. Education System: The Good, The bad, and the ugly

Topic: unraveling some of the good, bad and ugly principles of the U.S. education system and share my experiences

Resources:
​"Data Was Supposed to Fix the U.S. Education System. Here's Why it Hasn't."

"How America's Schools Set Students Up to Fail"

"Teaching in the U.S. vs. the rest of the world" video

"Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences"

"Race & Ethnicity as a Barrier to Opportunity: a Blueprint for Higher Education Equity"

​"U.S. Public Schools Are Not Failing. They're Among The Best In The World"

Let's Talk About it: myths about teachers (Facebook Live)

 Topic: debunking 3 common myths about teachers 

​Resources:
NEA (National Education Association) Article

50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America's Public Schools

Vox: "Teaching in the U.S. v. the rest of the world" video

School Supplies List for Virtual Learners

This list includes items that may be useful for preschool, elementary school, high school, and college students. I have also included links to possible examples of each item.

Click here or the title to view this list.

10 Tips on how to survive virtual learning

Topic: easing the transition into a virtual school year

Resources:
"Teaching Kids About Internet Safety"

​GoNoodle​

"Effective Virtual Learning at Home: Tips for Parents"

My Opinion on COVID-19 and Schools

Topic: sharing my thoughts on decisions for the 2020-2021 school year

Resources:

"Teachers face Covid-19 fears. . ."
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CDC: Considerations for Schools

"6 Classroom Layouts to Maintain Social Distancing"

"Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Talk to Your Child"

Kare 11: "Walz announces district-by-district back to school plan"

My SOphomore Year Plans!

Topic: sharing my plans are (so far) for the 2020-2021 school year

Resources:

Donate to UNICEF to provide medical aid in Beirut, Lebanon

THe MYth of "Normal"

Topics: explaining the myth of "normal" in schools, the consequences of average expectations, and possible solutions

Resources:
"The Myth of Average" video

Top 5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom

INtro to a new series: "50 Myths and Lies"!

Topic: introducing a new series based on the book "50 Myths and Lies that Threaten America's Public Schools"

Resources:
"50 Myths and Lies that Threaten America's Public Schools"

Let's Talk About Race in Minnesota

Topic: exposing the truth about racism in Minnesota and how racism affects the quality of education and health care

Resources:
"The Worst Cities for Black Americans"

"Educational disparities still plague Minnesota students"

"An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care"

The Washington Post: "Racial inequality in Minneapolis is among the worst in the nation"

Maps of Minneapolis Segregation

"Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: What are the options?"

"What the U.S. Education System Needs to Reduce Inequality"

A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota book

"The FOundations of Lifelong HEalth" Breakdown

Topic: exploring the influence of early experiences and environments on lifelong health

Resources:
​"The Foundations of Lifelong Health" PDF

"An Introduction to ACEs" Post

"THe Quiet Crisis" of Early Care

Topics: describing the "Quiet Crisis," the importance of early care, and four areas of action

Resources:
Content Survey

"The Quiet Crisis" report
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"Call to Action" Page

My Future Plans (SO Far)

Topic: sharing what I want to accomplish during my career as a teacher

Resources:
​About Page

Fulbright Program/Scholarship/Awards

TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Course and Certification

Purchase "50 Myths and Lies that Threaten America's Public Schools"​​

Content Survey​

How to Become a Teacher (The Teacher Tiers)

Topics: explaining the path to becoming a teacher, the four-tiered system to certification, and my recommendations on how to start planning your certification/licensure

Resources:
The Minnesota Teaching and Certification Resource

Tiered Licensure Infographic (PDF)

"Minnesota Alternative Teacher Certification" Resource

NES Exam Details and Preparation

MTLE Exam Details and Preparation
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Approved Preparation Programs in MN

Application for MN Teaching License

Education Degree Resource

Master's Degree Resource

Doctorate Degree Resource

How to teach Inclusion and Acceptance

Topic: how to teach inclusion and acceptance to your children AND how I will teach inclusion and acceptance as a future teacher

Resources:
​Raising an Inclusive Child

How to answer your child's questions about differences

Teaching Diversity in the Classroom and Home (Preschool)

11 Ways for Teaching Kids to be Inclusive of Others (to prevent bullying)

200 of the Best Diverse Children's Books for Preschoolers

50 Children's Books That Celebrate Diversity
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Best Multicultural toys and games for kids

Mirror Neurons: The Neurological Motor of Racism

Topic: mirror neurons and their influence on culture and racism

Resources: 
​DONATE to BLACK LIVES MATTER

Mirror Neurons: How we Reflect on Behavior

Culture Influences Brain Cells: Brain's Mirror Neurons Swayed by Ethnicity and Culture

Racial bias weakens our ability to feel someone else's pain

Do neurons hold the key to understanding racism in society?

How to be an anti-racist

AN INtroduction to ACEs

Topic: an introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) as a public health crisis (post with video)

Resources:
​WANT TO KNOW YOUR ACE SCORE? CLICK HERE

Ted Talk: How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime

ACEs Primer

Adverse Childhood Experiences in Minnesota Report

ACEs and the Lifelong Consequences of Trauma

A Pandemic within a pandemic

​Topic: domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic

​Resources:
Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse Considerations During COVID-19 

A New Covid-19 Crisis: Domestic Abuse Rises Worldwide

As Cities Around the World Go on Lockdown, Victims of Domestic Abuse Look for a Way Out

Domestic violence has increased during coronavirus lockdowns