Resources

 Social and Cultural Literacy Resources for Classrooms

This informative webpage on Social and Cultural Literacy Resources for Classrooms contains an excellent collection of resources for social justice and equity-focused educators.

The resources on this web page are organized by the following categories:

• Social and Cultural Literacy Curricula

• Challenging or Difficult Conversations

• Bias and Prejudice

• Civic Engagement, Activism, and Social Justice

• Inclusive Communities

• Research on Social and Cultural Literacy

• Additional Social and Cultural Literacy Organizations

 Diverse Imagery: Its Purpose and Importance in eLearning

This insightful article demonstrates that using diverse imagery is critically important in education. Images, photos, graphics, infographics, and more give visual cues and context to learners. When diverse imagery is not present, learners receive a clear message about who and what is relevant and important in the learning environment. Learners notice that educators have chosen not to be inclusive.

People who develop curriculum/educational resources and teach, need to ensure that the images we

use in our education content reflect the diverse population in which we serve.

The article highlights key factors to consider when selecting diverse imagery. This includes:

• Age diversity

• Race and ethnicity

• Body types

• Gender or sexual identity

• People with disabilities

• Facial differences

• People using adaptive equipment and medical devices

This article also suggests ways to find diverse imagery.

 Truth and Reconciliation, Racial Justice, and Equity

The Ontario Non-profit Network created a Racial Justice website as part of its online Resource Center.

The Racial Justice website contains resources and tools to enhance your non-profit organization’s commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion. This website features a curated list of resources that address systemic and institutional racism and offer ways for non-profit organizations to work toward racial justice.

ONN’s racial justice resources for non-profits include:

• Truth and Reconciliation

• Organizational culture

• Leadership

• Funding

• Community engagement

• Programs and education

 Beyond the Buzzwords: Upholding Human Rights and Challenging Anti-Black Racism

This powerful webinar explores many important issues including the following:

• Implementing a human rights approach to education

• Ways to increase your ability to talk about race and racism

• Strategies to address racism and discrimination when they occur

• Building skills and knowledge to help you better understand and uphold human rights and equity at work

 Toolkit: Removing Barriers to Equity

The Federation of Black Canadians (FBC) engaged in a national project called, Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity. One of the goals of this project was to research and create an online toolkit that shares best practice policies, testimonials, and statistics about workplace diversity.

The toolkit is divided into three sections and contains the following topics:

Financial Literacy

• Statistics Comparing Investment Income and Capital Gains Between Racialized and Non-

Racialized Canadians

• Information on the Black Wealth Gap in Canada

• The Intersection of Socio-Economic Status and Race

• The Importance of Financial Literacy in Racialized Communities

• Financial Literacy Learning Materials

Representation

• The Importance of Representation

• What Does Representation Look Like?

• Terms to Consider

• Resources

Upward Mobility

• Snapshot of Barriers to Employment within the Black Community

• The Importance of Identifying Transferable Skills

• Resources

• Training Opportunities

 Three Adult Teaching Strategies for Indigenous Learners

ABC Literacy Life Canada has written a helpful blog post about teaching strategies for Indigenous learners.

The blog post shares three strategies to create a successful literacy program that’s culturally responsive to Indigenous learners.

These strategies are:

• Developing a cultural understanding

• Teaching meaningful content

• Promoting Indigenous culture

 Sharing the Journey with Adult Indigenous Learners: A Teaching Reading Strategies Guide

While this resource is linked to the Alberta Reading Benchmarks, Ontario adult educators have much to learn from “Sharing the Journey with Adult Indigenous Learners: A Teaching Reading Strategies Guide.”

This guide shares information on:

• Context for Indigenous Learners

• Indigenous Culture-Based Practices and Principles of Learning

• Teaching Strategies for Indigenous Learners

• Indigenous Reading Resources

 Inclusive Education with Indigenous Content & Methodologies

This webinar on inclusive education with Indigenous content and methodologies covers the following topics:

• Education: A Historical Reflection

• Colonization

• Western / Public Education System

• Indigenous Education System

• Indigenous Pedagogy

• Integrating for an Inclusive system

• Indigenizing the Curriculum

• Indigenizing the Classroom

• Call to Action: Truth and Reconciliation

• Group Exercise

• Sharing Circle on Lesson Plans

 Ontario Disability Employment Network Website

The Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) is a province-wide organization that brings together businesses and Employment Service Providers to increase employment opportunities for job seekers who have a disability. ODEN is also actively involved in advocating for the benefits and importance of inclusive hiring practices.

ODEN’s informative website is full of important information and resources, including:

• Statistics on the benefits of hiring people who have disabilities

• Training initiatives, such as capacity building for educators

• Information on ODEN’s National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month Campaign (held each October)

• New stories

• An informative blog

• Links to their monthly newsletter

• Podcasts

• Information on ODEN’s annual Rethinking Disability Conference

 The LDA Podcast: Adults with LD & ADHD

The LDA podcast is a series created by The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA).

Their podcasts are dedicated to exploring topics of interest to educators, individuals with learning disabilities, parents, and professionals.

In this “Adults with LD & ADHD” podcast, the LDA sits down with Elaine Taylor-Klaus, a mastercertified coach and co-founder of ImpactParents.

Topics discussed are:

• How to clear up common misconceptions about adults with Learning Disabilities and ADHD

• How to ask for the supports you need to succeed