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The K-12 Multicultural & Anti-Racism Resource Hub project is an initiative set forth by us to support teachers in educating their students about Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism. The project focuses on a hub of resources that teachers can easily utilize in any classroom setting and will be linked to the Alberta curriculum. This is the first project of its kind and a pilot project for Alberta that will hopefully be replicated across Canada.
We are currently recruiting volunteer Albertan teachers that will help guide the resource hub. Are you an Albertan teacher committed to Anti-Racism teaching and looking to make a difference? If you're interested in joining our team, please send an email. |
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Educational Resources for Anti-Racism
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We have heard from educators time and time again about the lack of diversity, resources and knowledge on anti-racism, and we understand that budgets are limited. Therefore, we have created a simple presentation to share with students grade 7 - 12 on race and racism in the Canadian perspective.
Find presentation here. Please note: if you plan to use this, please download the PowerPoint file, read it all the way through, especially the notes section, watch all the videos and review the additional resources. We encourage teacher to add more and fit it to their needs in the classroom, as we have only done the minimum so it's easier to tweak. |
Teachers - be sure to watch out latest video about talking to kids about race and racism for educators
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Our research study: A Long Way To Go
Educators Perspectives of Multiculturalism and Racism in Alberta K-12 Classrooms
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Racism creates a ripple effect of exceedingly detrimental impacts to individuals, communities, and the collective wellbeing of any given geographical or social region as a whole. Though all who experience racism are subject its negative and harmful effects, children are especially vulnerable to the consequences. Racism exists in many forms, including racially or culturally-based prejudice, discrimination, bias, stereotyping, or violence. In order to gauge the level of racism that school-aged children experience in Alberta, as well as assess teacher preparedness with regards to teaching multiculturalism in classrooms, we conducted a research project and subsequent report outlining the issues. The report examines race relations in K-12 classrooms throughout urban and rural Alberta, and measures teacher knowledge and preparedness in the context of educating students on multiculturalism and racism.
From August 2017 to June 2018, teachers were contacted in person and online to complete an anonymous survey that answered various questions related to the research topic. Teachers were also given the opportunity to elaborate on their responses through comments on the online questionnaire, as well as through in person interviews. The researchers received 150 responses that were later used for the purposes of data analysis and to compose a research report that was released to the public on July 22, 2019. Another purpose of the research was for the foundation to examine if there is a need to develop a K-12 resource hub that teachers could utilize in order to teach multiculturalism, anti-racism, and inclusion to their classrooms in the future. Within the results, half of respondents surveyed answered that students at their schools do engage in racism. This result is significant as it supports the idea that racism is still a considerable problem in Alberta that impacts children and youth, whose brains, personalities, and identities are still developing. Further research results are outlined in the report. It is hoped that our research results will raise awareness about the magnitude of the issues discussed, and that further steps will be taken in order to address racism among school-aged children, including future research projects. |
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