EQUITY CONSCIOUSNESS
Creating conditions where connection occurs and factors like race, geography, and income do not predict belonging and thriving
DEVELOP EQUITY VOCABULARY
DEVELOP EQUITY
VOCABULARY
How can I become more comfortable identifying and talking about inequity?
LEARN
"Here's what to do when discussions on race and equity issues stall," from ASCD's Educational Leadership
Hone your listening to see and address inequity, from ASCD's Educational Leadership
A White Assistant Principal of a New York City elementary school shares how being able to talk about race impacts students and schools, from CityLimits.org
From Cultural Organizing, an exploration of the meaning and implications of the well-known "equity vs. equality" graphic
Listen to Ijeoma Oluo discuss why it's so hard talk about race and why we must do it anyway, from 'Talks at Google'
PRACTICE
Read and then lead discussions of thoughtfully curated books to deepen your understanding of race, racism, and equity, from the ClearTheAir community
Read these quotations from National School Reform Faculty and reflect on what it really means to do equity work
An activity to "examine some of the tough questions that arise when educators act to address equity," from School Reform Initiative
BUILD EMPATHY MUSCLE
BUILD EMPATHY
MUSCLE
How do I adopt an asset-based perspective of differences?
LEARN
What is The Belief Gap and how do we address it? From EducationPost.org
This article from AdvancED discusses two types of empathy and how to practice the type that leads to transformational practice and increased educational justice, rather than perpetuating inequities.
From Brown University’s Voices in Education magazine, a middle school science teacher in Denver, Colorado, shares how he finds success using restorative approaches that focus on empathy rather than punitive zero-tolerance school discipline policies.
PRACTICE
Surface patterns of negative thinking about students and use four steps to reframe, from Educational Leadership
A creative activity from the Center for Story-Based Strategy for exploring equality, equity, and liberation
A card deck from a collaboration between the Stanford d.school’s K12Lab and The National Equity Project that guides you through the Liberatory Design Process, Mindsets, and “Do Nows.”
Use this worksheet from the University of Michigan to identify and reflect on the various ways you "identify socially, how those identities become visible or more keenly felt at different times, and how those identities impact the ways others perceive or treat" you
EMBRACE YOUR ROLE
EMBRACE
YOUR ROLE
What is my role in perpetuating inequity? How do I promote equity, instead?
LEARN
In one of the top ten most-viewed TED talks, novelist Adichie describes how we risk critical misunderstanding if we hear only a single story
Science shows that leaders can solve for bias but still fail to create an inclusive culture, as explained in this article from the NeuroLeadership Institute
Dr. Bettina L. Love describes how black students are harmed when their culture is an afterthought
Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses the defensive moves that arise when racial tension is not tolerated
From Edutopia, a look at how implicit bias shows up in our schools and the powerful and measurable consequences it can have
PRACTICE
A module from the University of Memphis designed for you to understand how differences in power and privilage can impact your relationships
A toolkit for productive discourse around issues of diversity and the role of identity in social relationships, from the University of Southern California
Make these commitments from the Equity Literacy Institute to embrace equity in your everyday actions
ACTIVATE
ACTIVATE
EXTEND
EXTEND
This New York Times best-sellling book by Robin DiAngelo "examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively"
In this New York Times best-selling book, author Ijeoma Oluo examines race and guides readers towards honest conversations about race and racism
Author Vanessa Siddle Walker describes how desegregation failed to be an additive model but the original vision for aspiration, advocacy and access could be renewed through the commitments and collaborations of educators
From the Brookings Institution, an exploration of what influences the gender achievement gap and why policy change is not enough
How SEL and equity can be mutually reinforcing (plus 5 Strategies for System Leaders to Take Action), from The Aspen Institute
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