Teaching Children About Racial Injustice & Creating Positive Learning Experiences

Creating Anti-Racist Early Childhood Spaces (NCPMI Recorded Webinar) [External link]

This webinar presents strategies for creating an anti-racist environment to promote the development of healthy racial identities.

Recent Presentations and Resources

This page has recent presentations and resources all in one spot to help you find the most current information from Positive Supports Minnesota.

Video: Vital Conversations With Young Children About Race-Part 1 [External link]

In this two-part conversation, Dr. Phil Strain and Dr. Rosemarie Allen tackle some challenging topics and have a frank and important discussion about equity, black lives, and racism.

Video: Vital Conversations With Young Children About Race-Part 2 [External link]

In this two-part conversation, Dr. Phil Strain and Dr. Rosemarie Allen tackle some challenging topics and have a frank and important discussion about equity, black lives, and racism.

Can Equity be Taught? [External link]

In a rapidly diversifying district with a largely white teaching force, how do you foster mutual trust and understanding? Send teachers to school.

A Framework for Anti-Bias Education [External link]

The Social Justice Standards are a road map for anti-bias education at every stage of K-12 instruction.

Video: Vital Conversations with Young Children About Race [External link]

In this two-part conversation, Dr. Phil Strain and Dr. Rosemarie Allen tackle some challenging topics and have a frank and important discussion about equity, black lives, and racism.

What Learning About Slavery Can Teach Us About Ourselves [External link]

Although there are problems in teaching slavery, there are bigger problems in not teaching slavery. Some teachers let their worries about teaching the subject deter them from giving slavery the attention it deserves.

When and How to Teach Your Child About Race [External link]

An article about teaching a child about race

Teaching Tolerance – Race and Ethnicity [External link]

Cultivate positive identity formation, encourage young people to confront racial and ethnic injustice, and prepare them to live and work together in a diverse world. Our resources can help facilitate discussions about race and guide students through lessons on systems of oppression, economic inequality, mass incarceration, the complexities of identity and more.