Considering Diversity: Resources and Support for Teachers

The following resources can help psychology teachers improve their knowledge and understanding of the topics below.

Individual Perceptions of Diversity

APA’s Safe and Supportive Schools Project

APA’s Safe and Supportive Schools Project: Respect Online Course

Engaging Parents as Partners in Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention: A Toolkit for State Education Agency Leaders, School District Leaders, and School Staff (PDF, 971KB)opens in new window

APA Respect Workshop: Improving school Support for LGBTQ Students (PDF, 366KB)opens in new window

Gender Spectrumopens in new window

Implicit Association Testopens in new window (Please use caution when using this test on your own or with students)

Systems Centered Languageopens in new window

The Hidden Population of Caregiving Youth in Our Schoolsopens in new window

Diversity Among Students

APA’s Safe and Supportive Schools Project

“...And They Cared”: How to Create Better, Safer Learning Environments for Girls of Coloropens in new window

Improving Diversity in the Classroomopens in new window

Race and Racism: Encouraging Understanding and Dialogue to Support the Healthy Development of Students (PDF, 270KB)opens in new window

Teens Talk About Diversityopens in new window

The Hidden Population of Caregiving Youth in Our Schoolsopens in new window

Diversity in Curriculum and Instruction

Resources to Broaden Diversity and Representation in the High School Psychology Curriculum

Inclusion of Social Class in Psychology Curricula (Also available in PDF formatopens in new window)

Study: Even Minimal Improvements in Neighborhood Poverty Improve Mental Healthopens in new window

Toward an Inclusive Psychology: Infusing the Introductory Psychology with Diversity Contentopens in new window

What is the Psychology of Aging? Exploring Careers in Aging Roadmaps

Diversity in the School Environment

Benefit of Diversity in Schoolsopens in new window

Diversity: School, Family, and Community Connections (PDF, 877KB)opens in new window

How Racially Diverse Schools and Classrooms Can Benefit All Studentsopens in new window

Implicit Association Testopens in new window (Please use caution when using this test on your own or with students)

Parenting in the Black Community: Why Raising Children is Different for Usopens in new window

Psychology in Media Assignment: Stigmatization of Psychological Disordersopens in new window

Speak Up at Schoolopens in new window

Other Good Resources on Diversity

Breaking the Prejudice Habitopens in new window

Breaking the Prejudice Habit: Teaching Toolsopens in new window

Diverse Elders Coalitionopens in new window

Diversity Resources from the Society for the Teaching of Psychologyopens in new window

Facilitating Critical Conversations with Studentsopens in new window

Facilitating Race Talk in the Classroom: Lessons from Student Experiencesopens in new window

A Framework for Culturally Responsive Teachingopens in new window

Incorporating Diversity in Classroom Settings: Real and Engaging Examples for Various Psychology Courses: Volume 1opens in new window

Incorporating Diversity in Classroom Settings: Real and Engaging Examples for Various Psychology Courses: Volume 2opens in new window

Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-Kopens in new window

Learning for Justice Websiteopens in new window

Multicultural Aging Efforts at APA


Navigating Difficult Moments in Teaching Diversity and Social Justiceopens in new window

Presidential Taskforce on Diversity Educationopens in new window

Reading Diversityopens in new window

Reducing Hunger on Campus

Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s social media sites and LISTSERV®sopens in new window

Teaching Activities from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)opens in new window

Teaching Kids about Identity and Biasopens in new window

Videos for Teachers

Color Blind or Color Braveopens in new window

Modern Day Doll Studyopens in new window

The Neurons that Shaped Civilizationopens in new window

Teach In – Racial Trauma and Trauma Informed Teachingopens in new window 

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