Matthew Epperley , Ed.D.
Administrator of Social/Emotional Health and Wellness
630-942-5600
Jeanine Woltman
Glenbard ECC Coordinator Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative
630-942-5600

What are we reading?

Books for Adults

Books for Kids

  • Hair Love by Matthew Cherry (pre-K/primary) 

  • La Frontera: My Journey with Papa, by Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva, and Claudia Navarro (pre-K/elementary) 

  • Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco

  • The Colors of Us by Karen Katz

Articles

28 Common Racist Attitudes and Behaviors that Indicate a Detour or Wrong Turn into White Guilt, Denial or Defensiveness 

Bias Isn’t Just a Police Problem. It’s a Preschool Problem 

A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators 

10 Ways Teachers Can Fight Racism and Teach Tolerance 

Black Boys Matter: Cultivating Their Identity, Agency and Voice.  

Reading Your Way to a Culturally Responsive Classroom 

White Teachers Need to See Color. Here’s Why. 

View and Listen

Podcasts

Code Switch 

The Stoop 

Leading Equity 

Women at Work 

Inclusion Works 

Videos

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man: (Episode 1) 

White Allergies?-Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man: (Episode 2) 

Seeing Color-Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man: (Episode 3) 

Reverse Racism-Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man: (Episode 4) 

Interracial Relationships-Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man: (Episode 5) 

White Parents, Raising Black Children-Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (Episode 6) 

A Conversation on Race, from New York Times .  

Learn More on the Web

  • https://www.tolerance.org/

  • https://www.racialequitytools.org/