DEI Instruction
Evaluating Literature with BIPOC
When you choose literature featuring Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), it is important to know how “deep” you want to get into the content. Readers can read from identifying elements about the culture to becoming emotionally there with the events taking...
Making the argument for children’s literature that represents BIPOC
Growing up, what was your favorite book? Did you have one? Was it a common classic, like “Goodnight, Moon” or “The Giving Tree”? Or something unique to your upbringing? Who was the main character in your favorite book? Did they remind you of yourself? Did they look...
From the Achievement Gap to the Opportunity Gap: How can communities support students from all backgrounds?
For the past 50 years, the conversation around equity in education has surrounded a central topic: the academic achievement gap. But what is the academic achievement gap? Born of the movement for standardized testing, the academic achievement gap is, as it is most...
Why I Celebrated With a Kiowa Tribe
Tents, chairs, flags, ancestral clothes, and a dedicated circle of Kiowa men and women gathered to honor their ancestral tribe. One by one the dancers methodically moved into the circle to the rhythm of the drums. Left-right-left-right dancers stomped continuously as...
Learnings from Trinidad & Tobago Educators
Trinidad & Tobago Training: Learnings & Reflections How We Can Learn From One Another Ending Cultural Opposition & Biases I had the honor of visiting Primary (Elementary) and Secondary (High School) schools in Trinidad & Tobago in 2019. Educators on...
Discussing racism and equity in the classroom
I interviewed three educators to gain their perspectives on how other educators can discuss equity and race in their own classrooms. You can connect with each of them through their social media platforms. Crystal Everett @CrystalCalledit (Twitter)Real World Learning...
Reading Graphic Novel March by John Lewis
The Graphic Novel series: March displayed critical moments during the Civil rights era. John Lewis and the illustrator use the language and images to highlight the: Drama, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Visual Literacy The trilogy of the book March is a graphic novel...