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Local Organizations EMI  Empowering Multicultural Initiatives provides professional development courses for teachers and administrators. Note:You will need Microsoft Word to download lesson plans and tenacity challenges. METCO Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunities provides history and current information on this school integration program. PATHS: Parents and Teachers for Harmony in the Schools, Contact Rosemary Trowbridge - rosetrow@rcn.com Libraries & Collections Anti-bias Professional Collections See your school librarian for help in searching for books. Professional books are housed at all nine school libraries and can be easily obtained. Primary Source offers a collection of carefully selected, often hard-to-find and unusual books, videotapes and curriculum guides for teachers of history and world cultures. Reading 10 Quick Ways to Analyze Children's Books for Racism and Sexism Council on Interracial Books for Children New Horizons for Learning, Online Journal Articles and related links about successful strategies in multicultural & inclusive education, transforming education, Neurosciences, lifelong learning and special needs. Children's Books by and about People of Color, Published in the United States Cooperative Children's Book Council Includes links to many publishers and presses owned by people of color as well as publishing statistics. Discussing Hate and Violence with Your Children Anti-Defamation League Articles and training programs are available at this site. Examining Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom: Possibilities and Pitfalls Early Child Research & Practice An in-depth article that examines the controversies and links to research in this field. Guide for Reviewing Children's Literature that Includes People with Disabilities Circle of Inclusion, University of Kansas Key Ingredients for Good Afro-Centric books Just Us Books Just Us Books is a small press, African American book publisher. Mommy, Why is that Boy's Skin Brown Sesame Street Parents A good article for parents. Looking Through an Anti-Racist Lens Enid Lee Enid Lee speaks and consults to schools on anti-racist education. Her website has a number of articles. Native American Books to Avoid Oyote Oyote provides an up-to-date analysis of Native American books and media. Rethinking our Classrooms Rethinking Schools Online articles from current and previous issues of this periodical are available. Self-Esteem in Children of Color New York State's Citizen's Coalition for Children A magazine article by Jan McFarlane Teaching Young Children about Native Americans. An ERIC digest Lesson Plans Africana Blackboard Microsoft Encarta Teachers nationwide are collaborating to create plans that are clear, engaging, and easy to use. Teachers Resource Center: Multicultural Literature for Children Lee & Low Books This publisher of books for and about children of color also provides extensive lesson plans for many of the picture book titles it publishes. Planet Tolerance Southern Poverty Law Center This organization publishes a magazine and anti-bias teaching materials which are free to teachers and schools. Not in Our Town Facing History and Ourselves Facing History helps students find answers to their questions. How can we prevent violence and end racism and antisemitism? Planet Tolerance Teaching Tolerance Magazine Online books and activities for childen related to tolerance and respect for differences. Yes, I Can Make a Difference: Resources for Opposing Racism and Bias Franklin School, Newton Public Schools Lessons created by elementary teachers with bibliographies and weblinks linking children's books to anti-bias activities. TeacherLink at Utah State University Utah State University, College of Education This site offers many annotated links to lesson plans and other educational resources. Multicultural & Anti-Bias Websites Children's Liturature Resources Cynthia Leitich Smith This author maintains a website with many articles about race, culture, religion, gender and sexual orientation in children's books. Circle of Inclusion University of Kansas Lessons, slide shows, and resources for Inculsion. Gender and Culture in Children's Picture Books Rutgers University Kay E. Vandergrift maintains an excellent site about children's literature. Multicultural Pavillion: Resources and Dialogues for Equity in Education Paul C. Gorski, started at the University of Virginia A comprehensive forum for multicultural issues, with links to quotations, songs, research, poetry and activities. Multicultural Review Educators share information about books. Rethinking Schools Web Resources A comprehensive group of web links from this publisher. South Asian Children's Books and Software hosted at the University of Maryland Provides links to publishers and lists of Asian and Islamic books and media. Teaching Tolerance Southern Poverty Law Center A free magazine and free teaching kits are available from this center. Wellesley College Project on Bullying and Teasing Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA A project initiated by Wellesley college, this site offers a comprehensive curriculum and thorough research on bullying and teasing. Whiteness studies University of Wisconsin This site looks at stereotypes and white identity and white privilege.