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Books, eBooks, and Audiobooks

Please see the video above to learn how to access the ebooks and audiobooks. The video was made for the students and goes over all of our digital resources, but the first five minutes discuss how to access our ebook and audiobook collection. If you need any help with this, come and see Pam in the Hodgins Library and I am happy to help!

Don't Label Me (ebook) by Irshad Manji
ISBN: 9781250182869
Publication Date: 2019-02-26
"Don't Label Me should be labeled as genius. It's an amazing book." - Chris Rock

A unique conversation about diversity, bigotry, and our common humanity, by the New York Times bestselling author, Oprah “Chutzpah” award-winner, and founder of the Moral Courage Project

In these United States, discord has hit emergency levels. Civility isn't the reason to repair our caustic chasms. Diversity is.

Don't Label Me shows that America's founding genius is diversity of thought. Which is why social justice activists won't win by labeling those who disagree with them. At a time when minorities are fast becoming the majority, a truly new America requires a new way to tribe out.

Enter Irshad Manji and her dog, Lily. Raised to believe that dogs are evil, Manji overcame her fear of the "other" to adopt Lily. She got more than she bargained for. Defying her labels as an old, blind dog, Lily engages Manji in a taboo-busting conversation about identity, power, and politics. They're feisty. They're funny. And in working through their challenges to one another, they reveal how to open the hearts of opponents for the sake of enduring progress. Readers who crave concrete tips will be delighted.

Studded with insights from epigenetics and epistemology, layered with the lessons of Bruce Lee, Ben Franklin, and Audre Lorde, punctuated with stories about Manji's own experiences as a refugee from Africa, a Muslim immigrant to the U.S., and a professor of moral courage, Don't Label Me makes diversity great again.
Don't Label Me (audiobook) by Irshad Manji
ISBN: 9781250182869
Publication Date: 2019-02-26
Can We Talk About Race? (ebook) by Beverly Daniel Tatum
ISBN: 9780807032831
Beverly Daniel Tatum emerged on the national scene in 1997 with “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?,“ a book that spoke to a wide audience about the psychological dynamics of race relations in America. Tatum’s unique ability to get people talking about race captured the attention of many, from Oprah Winfrey to President Clinton, who invited her to join him in his nationally televised dialogues on race.

In her first book since that pathbreaking success, Tatum starts with a warning call about the increasing but underreported resegregation of America. A selfdescribed “integration baby“—she was born in 1954—Tatum sees our growing isolation from each other as deeply problematic, and she believes that schools can be key institutions for forging connections across the racial divide.

In this ambitious, accessible book, Tatum examines some of the most resonant issues in American education and race relations:

• The need of African American students to see themselves reflected in curricula and institutions
• How unexamined racial attitudes can negatively affect minority-student achievement
• The possibilities—and complications—of intimate crossracial friendships
Tatum approaches all these topics with the blend of analysis and storytelling that make her one of our most persuasive and engaging commentators on race.

Can We Talk About Race? launches a collaborative lecture and book series between Beacon Press and Simmons College, which aims to reinvigorate a crucial national public conversation on race, education and democracy.
Can We Talk About Race? (audiobook)
Call Number: https://soraapp.com/library/independentca/search/query-Can%20We%20Talk%20About%20Race/page-1/202385/4256412
ISBN: 9780807032831
One Without the Other: Stories of Unity Through Diversity and Inclusion (ebook) by Shelley Moore
ISBN: 9781553796992
In One Without the Other: Stories of Unity Through Diversity and Inclusion, Shelley Moore explores the changing landscape of inclusive education. Presented through real stories from her own classroom experience, this passionate and creative educator tackles such things as inclusion as a philosophy and practice, the difference between integration and inclusion, and how inclusion can work with a variety of students and abilities. Explorations of differentiation, the role of special education teachers and others, and universal design for learning all illustrate the evolving discussion on special education and teaching to all learners. This book will be of interest to all educators, from special ed teachers, educational assistants and resource teachers, to classroom teachers, administrators, and superintendents.
One Without the Other: Stories of Unity Through Diversity and Inclusion (audiobook))
ISBN: 9781553796992
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (book) by Jason Reynolds; Ibram X. Kendi
Call Number: 305.8 REY
ISBN: 9781432876326
Publication Date: 2020-04-15
A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism - and antiracism - in America

This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.
A book about race.

The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. This remarkable reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and inspires hope for an antiracist future. It takes you on a race journey from then to now, shows you why we feel how we feel, and why the poison of racism lingers. It also proves that while racist ideas have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be discredited.

Through a gripping, fast-paced, and energizing narrative written by beloved award-winner Jason Reynolds, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms of racist ideas - and on ways listeners can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their daily lives.

Podcasts

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What we don’t know about American history hurts us all. Teaching Hard History begins with the long and brutal legacy of chattel slavery and reaches through the victories of and violent responses to the civil rights movement to the present day. From Learning for Justice and host Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Teaching Hard History brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through the voices of leading scholars and educators. It’s good advice for teachers and good information for everybody.

Educators seeking to provide equity in their schools will want to tune into this podcast. Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins hosts Leading Equity, and he knows from experience the issues educators face – he has worked as a teacher, administrator, and special education director. Eakins interviews equity experts about a variety of illuminating topics, most recently focusing on myths surrounding BIPOC in advanced classes.

Whether you are interested in becoming a more racially conscious educator, or you are simply an individual seeking to learn more about racial matters, we invite you to listen to our podcast and join us on a life-long journey of anti-racist education.

The Anti-Racist Educator is run by a collective of educators of colour and based in Scotland. As an online learning platform, The Anti-Racist Educator aims to critically challenge racism by exploring teaching, discussing ideas and sharing learning resources for all to use. Find out more on theantiracisteducator.com

Educators for Social Justice is a grassroots, teacher-led organization that promotes equity, sustainability, and justice in the classroom and beyond.

Is it possible to seek diversity without labeling others? Honest diversity cares about seeking to understand the plurality within each other, says Irshad Manji, director of Moral Courage ED at Let Grow, their new course “Diversity without Division” and author of the book “Don’t Label Me: How to Do Diversity Without Inflaming the Culture Wars.” This week, Irshad joins host Debi Ghate to talk about this idea of plurality, leading by listening to understand and standing your ground with integrity while also seeking common ground.

Five Moore Minutes is a Podcast produced in sequence with the YouTube video series created by Shelley Moore. This Podcast will focus on interviews and conversations connected to topics related to inclusive education.

Tara’s podcast Gender. Sexuality. School. features interviews with established and emerging researchers working in the area of gender, sexuality and schooling. The podcast can be seen as a digital literature review of cutting-edge research on issues of gender and sexuality at school.

All My Relations is a team of folks who care about representations, and how Native peoples are represented in mainstream media. Between us we have decades of experience working in and with Native communities, and writing and speaking about issues of representation. In their Indigiqueer episode, they join forces with two amazing Indigenous queer writers and scholars who are making waves in the literary scene with their poetry, prose, and fiction.

As a first-year teacher, Kyle Schwartz just didn't know where to begin. "I just really didn't know what I didn't know," she says.

So, she came up with a very simple idea: She offered her third-graders notecards and asked them to complete the sentence, "I wish my teacher knew... ."

"Instead of making assumptions about my students, I really just allowed them the space to tell me what I needed to know," says Schwartz.

The responses were varied, and Schwartz came away with a deeper understanding of her students, their thoughts, and their home lives. As it grew, students began to read aloud what they had written to their classmates, creating a powerful community-building experience. This, in turn, says Schwartz, led to valuable learning.

"I do believe that relationships are at the heart of every learning experience," she says.

In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Schwartz, now in her fifth year of teaching and author of the book I Wish My Teacher Knew — a collection of students' answers — speaks about the exercise, its effect on learning, and why she decided to share it with the world.

Other Resources

SOGI UBC Resources
SOGI UBC offers a variety of resources to support you in creating safer and more welcoming schools. Looking to learn more about gender pronouns? Looking for resources how to create anti-oppressive environments for all students? Want to learn about policies and practices that can help protect 2SLGBTQ+ students?

Check out the resources in the sections below for specific websites, guides and tools related to SOGI inclusiveness. Whether you’re a student, an educator, or an ally, we all have a part in nurturing anti-oppressive, SOGI inclusive learning environments. We have organized this list of resources through loose categories. However, many of these categories blend together, so we encourage you to use the full list to find what you are looking for
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Teaching and Learning An introductory course in five modules
While this online course is designed for post secondary educators, the modules provide a wealth of resources that would be relevant to Middle Years and Secondary Educators, as well.
Blogsomemoore
Based in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, Shelley Moore consults locally, provincially and beyond. Her presentations include school, district and provincial professional development days throughout British Columbia, as well as various leading conferences throughout North America, including CEC, CSSE, AERA, IRA and NCTE. Her interactive presentations are constructed based on contexts of specific schools and communities and integrate theory and effective practices of inclusion, special education & curriculum. She completed an undergraduate degree in Special Education at the University of Alberta, her masters at Simon Fraser University, and is currently a SSHRC funded PhD scholar at the University of British Columbia.
Moral Courage Ed
Diversity Without Division
Empowering students to hear, not fear, different perspectives
Society is increasingly diverse and polarized at the same time. Now more than ever, secondary school students need tools to resist the lure of an Us-against-Them mindset.

And because most educators have never been taught to engage highly emotional issues, they, too, need tools to create brave spaces where students can disagree productively.

For schools and districts that seek to unify their communities though authentic inclusion, Moral Courage ED has offerings that are research-backed and road-tested.