New York State Education Department Initiatives and Resources

• April 2021 BOR Call to Action
• NYS Culturally Responsive - Sustaining Education Framework

Books/Authors

• Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students 1st Edition by Zaretta Hammond
• Cultural Competence Now. 56 Exercises to Help Educators Understand and Challenge Bias, Racism and Privilege by Vernita Mayfield
• *Unconscious Bias in Schools.  A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism. by Tracey Benson and Sarah Fiarman.
• *How to be an Antiracist. by Ibram X. Kendi 
• *Blindspot by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald
• Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice by Geneva Gay
• Courageous Conversations About Race by Glenn Singleton
• *Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms by Joe Feldman
• *Not Light, But Fire. How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom. by Matthew Kay
• *Letting Go of Literary Whiteness: Antiracist Literature Instruction for White Students by Carlin Borsheim-Black and Sophia Tatiana Sarigianides

*BCSD sponsored book studies

Organizations

• Learning for Justice - A collection of classroom resources and professional learning modules
• NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools
• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
• Partners in Restorative Initiatives - Rochester, NY