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Matt Utterback
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Bringing equity into the classroom requires each of us to look at our
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S 1 Bringing equity into the classroom requires each of us to look - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Ensuring Inclusive Learning Environments for Each Student Matt Utterback S 1 Bringing equity into the classroom requires each of us to look at our own racial identity S 2 We want to hear and learn about the Black experience from Black
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“We want to hear and learn about the Black experience from Black writers, not from a white person writing about the Black experience.”
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“It’s hard going to a school where people don’t look like you. It’s uncomfortable for everyone.”
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“I just keep my head down so I can graduate.”
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A student’s gender, skin color, home language, and their family’s income level cannot continue to be the predictor of who does and does not graduate from our schools.
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S It is not a political act to support the safety and wellbeing of students, families, and educational professionals who are vulnerable. It is a human act.
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Unlike tolerance, which would have us acknowledge our differences, love knows that each of us has worth and
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- ther from hurt and harm.
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For each student -
S Ensuring the opportunity for social uplift S Giving them a voice in this world S Being empowered to claim their
humanity
Development of the Human Being
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Our Commitment to Protecting Each Other
S We must commit to interrupting when we hear or
see offensive words and acts.
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protected from discrimination.
S We must commit to communicate to each student,
daily, that we will protect, advocate for, and value them equally.
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Civil Discourse
When we allow our students to listen to
- ne another and when we create space
for multiple and diverse perspectives
- n various issues, we develop
competent and critical thinkers.
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Our schools must be places where the unique interests, talents, and gifts of each student are cultivated and affirmed.
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We must learn who
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focus on where they want to go.
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We must all recognize that our students cannot and will not rise if
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expectations are low.
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Strategies
S Pronounce every student’s and staff member’s full name
correctly.
S Engage in a self-reflection process. S Grow, learn, and change at the same rate the world
around us is changing.
S Invite critique from students and fellow staff members.
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Equity Lens
S Does this decision align with the our mission/vision? S Whom does this decision affect both positively and
negatively?
S Does the decision being made ignore or worsen existing
disparities or produce other unintended consequences?
S Are those being affected by the decision included in the
process?
S What other possibilities were explored? S Is the decision/outcome sustainable?
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A student’s gender, skin color, home language, and family’s income level are no longer predictors of who does and does not graduate from our schools.
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