"The work of identity safety emerged as a way to counteract the debilitating effects of stereotype threat. By grasping the pervasive damage of stereotype threat we come to understand the import for identity safety as an antidote" - Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools.
Read the foreward from Shayna Sullivan, PhD, and the Prologue to Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools.
This lesson engages students in using their bodies (i.e., their fingers) as a physical representation to support skip-counting groups of 10. At the same time, students will also unpack this common practice to begin a conversation about body diversity.
Joe Feldman discusses his book Grading for Equity and how shifting grading practices can change the landscape of schools and potentially the future for students.
Consider these small group options and related purposes as you work with diverse learners in your classroom. Think about students’ developmental reading stage as you plan.
This flowchart from Equity by Design by Mirko Chardin and Katie Novak shows you how to create a universally designed lesson.
In this chapter from Identity Safe Classrooms, Grades 6-12, the authors outline the importance of building relationships with students who have experienced trauma.
Here’s your opportunity to hear more from founders Benjie Howard and Wade Antonio Colwell about Youth Equity Stewardship (YES!), a sustainable, inter-generational, creative facilitation process for youth and adults that enables learning communities to enthusiastically engage and advocate for culturally responsive teaching and leading practices. YES! is rooted in arts-based methods that aim to elevate youth vision and passion to the forefront of policy and progress for an evolving twenty-first century school system. They will demonstrate how the process amplifies student partnership and supports young people in understanding their personal journey and social accountability through a "stewardship" lens that creates a living example of commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
The educational landscape is evolving, thanks to continuous advances in technology and a changing learner. As a result, educators must recognize this shift, anticipate needed changes, and lead by example if we’re to meet the diverse needs of key stakeholders in the 21st Century. Watch Eric Sheninger, author of Digital Leadership, to learn how to harness the power of today’s digital tools and social media to improve communications, enhance public relations, establish a brand presence, increase student engagement, transform learning spaces, discover opportunity, and grow professionally like never before.
"When we speak of Black boys as a group defined by the fact that they share 'categories' (they are Black and they are boys) we necessarily have to speak of the challenges that they face as a result of the way U.S. society renders those categories..."
Read more from Eddie Moore Jr., author of The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys, on Corwin Connect.
Gain new insight from Randall and Delores Lindsey, authors of Cultural Proficiency, on the Tools-of-Cultural-Proficiency model and ways to implement change in the context of today's schools.
Hear from Kikanza Nuri-Robins, co-author of Cultural Proficiency, on ways to approach the achievement gap and other inequity issues faced within schools.