Social Justice Education

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

Komagata Maru

  1. Visiting History

  2. Komagata Maru Memorial Vandalized

  3. Continuing the Journey: An amazing website filled with primary documents

 

LGBTQ2+

  1. Transgender Awareness Week: A blog post about activities that you could do in your classroom. This post was originally published during Transgender Awareness Week.

  2. SOGI 123 Website

Refugee Crisis

  1. Refugee Crisis + Math Lesson: Hands-on simulation exploring a refugee crisis

  2. Refugee Picture books: A blog post about two picture books I have used to talk about refugees with kids

  3. Refugee Novels and Graphic Novels: A few good books about refugees that I have read.

Racism in Current Events

  1. Bill 21 Quebec: A loose parts lesson exploring the impacts of Bill 21 on an educator who was removed from her classroom in Quebec for wearing a hijab.

  2. BCTF Social Justice Resources: Several social justice resources created by BC teachers.