Teacher Guides and Resources

Educator guides, research, tools, and resources. Resources on immigration, migration, refugees, woman and children in detention, unaccompanied minors, and related issues for social justice education.

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    A Brief History of US Dirty Wars in Central America That Set the Stage for the Refugee

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    A Lost Generation: Learning About Family Migration from Indigenous Villages in Guatemala

    (10/2/19)
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    America for Americans

    A History of Xenophobia in the United States (2019) by Dr. Erika Lee
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    American Federation of Teachers

    (AFT) sharemylesson by educators for educators Immigration Resources; AFT Health Issues Covid -19 and Racial Equity May 2020; https://btu.org/unafraid/; https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/resource-guide-help-protect-and-prepare-immigrant-youth-and-families-ice-raid; see Share My Lesson for plans and webinars
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    American Friends Service Committee

    (AFSC); Bystander Intervention Do’s and Don’ts https://www.afsc.org/bystanderintervention; social media posters graphics https://migrantjustice.afsc.org/graphics
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    American Identities: An Introductory Textbook

    (2006) Edited by Lois Rudnick, Judith E. Smith, Rachel Lee Rubin, Blackwell Publishing
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    American Immigration Lawyers Association

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    American Public Media APM Reports

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    Americans Who Tell the Truth

    Videos (Speaking Truth to Youth) and inspiring portraits with lesson plans

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    Amnesty International Most Dangerous Journey: What Central American Migrants Face When They Try to Cross the Border

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    Ancestry Classroom

    Apply for grant for one year of free access to database (US content) for teachers and school administrators
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    Animated Map Shows History of Immigrants in US

    (2016) YouTube video; 10 Infographics that show the insane scale of global displacement, (6/20/15) https://www.unhcr.org/innovation/10-infographics-that-show-the-insane-scale-of-the-global-displacement-crisis/
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    Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

    Fighting hate for good; Teaching Immigration Now: Current Events in the Classroom https://www.ilctr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ADL-webinar-PPT.pdf
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    Anti-immigrant groups/ articles

    CIS Center for Immigration Studies, an advocacy group that favors more limits on immigration. FAIR – watch for misleading information.
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    Anti-Racism Resources

    For more see Borders to Bridges Arts Resource List
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    Art and Resistance Through Education (ARTE)

    Engages young people to amplify their voices and organize for human rights changes through visual arts
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    Art as a Way of Talking for Emergent Bilingual Youth: Foundations for Literacy in PreK-12 Schools.

    (2019). Vivian Maria Poey, Berta Rosa Berriz, and Amanda Claudia Wager (Eds). New York, N.Y. Routledge.
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    Art Class Curator

    Downloads and resources; teacher tips, art appreciation activities; Artists as Activists: Black Lives Matter (6/7/20)

Attribution

The resource list was compiled by Lynn Ditchfield with contributions from:

  • Anita Botti
  • Cheri Cluff
  • Victoria Dryfoos
  • Camila Fernandez
  • Justen Foster
  • Anne Gallagher
  • Jill Gault
  • Shari Geistfeld**
  • Linda Graham
  • Marissa A. Gutierrez-Vicario
  • Julie Huff
  • Naomi Ostwald Kawamura
  • Rebecca A. McCarthy
  • Kevin McGrath
  • Jenik Munafo Khelalfa
  • Vivian Maria Poey
  • Guy Michel Telemanque
  • Rachel Toon
  • Vanessa Vento
  • Others

** - Special thanks

Funds to help support granted in part by:

  • Mass Cultural Council (MVLCC)
  • Martha’s Vineyard Vision Fellowship

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