Webinar ~ Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Tools for Teaching in a Climate of Classroom Censorship
4:30 am to 5:30 pm CT

Educators across the country are committed to making sure students receive a strong, truthful education in our public schools. But vague classroom censorship policies, and their residual chilling effects in multiple states, aim to shut down free expression in schools. As a result, students stand to be completely unprepared to engage in thoughtful discussions of real-world issues and solutions.

IDRA recently launched the We All Belong – School Resource Hub designed for educators, families and policy advocates who want to make sure students receive a strong, truthful education in our public schools.

In this webinar, you will…

  • See a demo of IDRA’s new School Resource Hub for educators. The website has original and curated lesson plans and tools for teaching history and current events about race and gender in today’s classroom censorship climate.

  • Get an overview of America is Me (AIM) framework with five intercultural skills to promote students’ understanding of equity issues. AIM serves as a foundation for original lessons in the hub by Dr. Kelly Ferguson and Dr. Marlon James.

  • Hear students on why inclusive education is important to them.
IDRA is continually adding lesson plans and resources to the site, which you can find through search filters by subject, topic, resource type and grade. IDRA also offers training for educators on using the hub and walking through featured lessons.

The We All Belong – School Resource Hub is generously supported by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies.

The hub has a translate feature (in the lower right corner).
How has classroom censorship affected you?

By design, the new School Resource Hub is responding to the needs of educators, students and families. Please help by letting us know how classroom censorship policies are affecting your classroom, your child or your own education. Help us spread the word!
Lesson Plan Subjects and Topics
The lesson plans and tools are searchable by many school subjects and all grades. Sample subjects include the following:

  • Art
  • Debate
  • English Language Arts
  • Math
  • Music
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Spanish
  • Texas History
  • Theater
  • U.S. Geography
  • U.S. Government
  • U.S. History
  • World Geography
Sample topics include the following:
  • African American Studies
  • Asian American Studies
  • Banned Books
  • Civil Rights
  • Culturally Sustaining Schooling
  • Emergent Bilingual Students
  • Founding Documents
  • Founding Fathers
  • Gun Violence
  • Historical Figures
  • Human Rights
  • Immigration
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Juneteenth
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Mexican American Studies & Latinx Studies
  • Racism
  • Religion
  • Segregation
  • Slavery
  • Social Justice
  • Women's Studies
  • Women's Suffrage
Southern Education Equity Network 

The We All Belong – School Resource Hub is an important component of the IDRA Southern Education Equity Network website launched earlier this year where communities are coming together to create change.
IDRA is an independent, non-profit organization. Our mission is to achieve equal educational opportunity for every child through strong public schools that prepare all students to access and succeed in college.