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#NYSupts4Diversity Defining the Purpose: The Importance of the Work Dr. Luvelle Brown, Ithaca @luvelleb Dr. Oliver Robinson, Shenendehowa @OliverRobinso13 Equity and Excellence are not opposing concepts Inequities Excellence without Equity is simply privilege Increase Student Engagement Equity without Excellence is merely tokenism More assertive, more strategic, more intentional Love Social Justice is a priority…equity at the apex

What journey are Students are treated you on? inequitably when… Academic Inequities Book study Conferences Increase Student Authentic Articles Engagement Holidays Advocacy Policy Instructional Shifts Love Struggle CULTURE

Culture Awareness "Culture is organized within an identifiable community or group. This includes the ways that community use Learning language, interact with one another, take turns to talk, Partnerships relate to time and space, and approach learning." Villegas & Lucas, Educating Culturally Responsive Teachers: A Coherent Approach (2002) Information Culturally Responsive Practices Processing "The validation and affirmation of the home (indigenous) culture and home language for the purposes of building Community and bridging the student to success in the culture of Building academia and mainstream society.” Hollie, Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and (Hammond, 2015) Culturally Responsive Learning: Classroom Practices for Student Success (2011) Teaching & The Brain Culturally Responsive What values do we want to Teaching Strategies communicate through our environment? Attention Signals Discussion protocols How do we want children to Movement Activities experience their time in our classrooms? Vocabulary Acquisition Strategies What do the artifacts on the Culturally Responsive Supplemental Texts walls communicate to students, parents, or me Protocols for situational appropriateness about what is important? Extended Collaboration Activities What do we want the Provide opportunities for linguistic environment to “teach” code switching those who are in it? Role Playing Use of Culturally Responsive (Hammond, 2015) Culturally Responsive Metaphors Teaching & The Brain

Culture of Love Inequities Patient Honest be supportive and restorative define reality organizationally and individually Increase Student Caring Forgiving Engagement show encouragement and enthusiasm release the grip of the grudge Trusting Committed place faith in someone stick to your values in all circumstances Love Selfless think of yourself less Love those most who need it most #NYSupts4Diversity

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