We hope you are doing ok during this unbelievably difficult period of time. We’ve been heartened by all the stories of great teaching and activism about what’s happening in Gaza and throughout Palestine, but it’s taking a toll on all of us.
We’re excited to share new resources that we hope will support you and your teaching:
Against Erasure: Anti-Palestinian Racism and Curricular Violence in Schools and What We Can Do about It
By Nassim Elbardouh
Nassim Elbardouh is an anti-racist educator currently working as a teacher mentor at the University of British Columbia. Nassim has extensive experience working alongside students, teachers, and school communities in recognizing and addressing racism and oppression in K-12 settings. Although this inspiring and thought-provoking article is about Canadian schools, we believe it has broad relevance to schools in the United States and beyond.
Teaching Gaza Now: A Multiple Narratives Approach
Created by Teach Palestine co-coordinator Samia Shoman, “Teaching Gaza Now” includes background and resources for guiding students to explore one of two critical questions:
- Should what is happening in Gaza be considered a global humanitarian crisis? To what extent do we have a responsibility to do something about it? What is your responsibility?
- Do current events in Gaza meet the definition of genocide based on the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide?
Like Samia’s multiple narratives curriculum on Palestinian history, this curriculum is based on original sources and critical thinking.
Sitti’s Bird: A Gaza Story—An Introduction to Gaza for Children
Sitti’s Bird: A Gaza Story is a beautiful children’s book by Malak Mattar, now a world-renowned artist, who grew up in Gaza. It’s a thoughtful, hopeful, age-appropriate introduction to current events in Gaza for children. This lesson, by Jody Sokolower and Donnie Rotkin is aimed at 3rd to 5th graders, but can be adapted for younger or older students.