Plus, new lessons on minimum wage and redistricting Morningside Center NEWSLETTER Dear Morningside Center friends, Our hearts go out to the families of those killed in the attack in Atlanta last week - and to the whole Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Below, we share our statement and resources for addressing this horrific event. Also in this issue: new lessons, good stuff to read - and your last reminder to sign up for our AFT webinar tomorrow on countering implicit bias. Statement of Support & Solidarity with the Asian-American Community We stand together with our AAPI colleagues, and in solidarity with all those in the Asian community, in combating the hatred and violence directed at the community. The fight to end anti-Asian racism and misogyny – and to foster awareness and justice – must be ongoing. See Morningside Center's statement and collected resources. Read more. Taking on Implicit Bias in the K-12 Classroom: Join our webinar on Wednesday! Join staff developers Marieke van Woerkom and Dionne Grayman in this interactive AFT/Share My Lesson webinar! Participants will learn about and reflect on how implicit bias expresses itself in the classroom. They will learn specific practices (including for remote instruction) to ensure that we set high expectations for every student - and give our students more opportunities to thrive and shine. Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 2:00PM EDT. Register now. New on TeachableMoment Partisan Redistricting: How Do I Make My Vote Count? Students engage in inquiry to uncover the history of redistricting and gerrymandering and discuss the provisions of H.R.1, which proposes an end to partisan redistricting. The Minimum Wage - and the Value of a Billion Students grapple with numbers in the news, from the minimum wage increase that was removed from the Covid rescue bill to Jeff Bezos's billions. Can we really grasp just how much money billionaires have? Teach Women's History Month! Looking for engaging activities on amazing women and their movements? Here’s our collection - including a brand new lesson by Adriana Guzman on art and the suffragists. What We're Reading and Watching Tales of Racism & Sexism from 3 Leading Asian-American Women Alisha Haridasani Gupta at the New York Times spoke with Tina Tchen of the anti-sexual harassment organization Time’s Up Now; Min Jin Lee, author of “Pachinko”; and Sung Yeon Choimorrow, executive director of National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum. Let’s Talk Racial Trauma, for AAPI Jenny Wang, a clinical psychologist, speaks about how Asian Americans can process the trauma many are experiencing after the shootings in Atlanta, on Instagram at Asians for Mental Health. Donate “It’s complicated, it’s intersectional. And we need to think about it in a complex way.” ― Min Jin Lee Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility www.morningsidecenter.org ‌ ‌ ‌ Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility | 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 550, New York, NY 10115 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]