We're dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting
equitable school experiences for our nation's children.
Teaching Tolerance (tolerance.org) Dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting
equitable school experiences for our nation's children by providing free educational materials to teachers and other school practitioners in the U.S. and Canada
We're dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting
equitable school experiences for our nation's children.
Finding ways to reduce teacher stress in these situations is a vital part of ensuring better outcomes for individual children — and more
equitable school experiences for all.
When schools fail to acknowledge the cultural traditions, contributions, accomplishments and oppression of communities, they deny students
an equitable school experience.
Not exact matches
But a truly integrated
school focuses on creating a positive
experience for all students of all backgrounds, and supports what we call the «ABCDs» of diverse and
equitable schools: strong academics, a strong sense of belonging, a commitment to dismantling racism, and an appreciation of diversity.
In addition to providing a more
equitable and improved educational
experience, which will (as panelist Meira Levinson pointed out) serve the civic mission of
schools in and of itself, there are specifics in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that promote this agenda.
In her role as chief academic officer for Boston Public
Schools, she is committed to eliminating racial achievement disparities while improving student learning results so that students of all races and cultures receive an
equitable and excellent education that enables them to thrive and
experience success in college, career and life.
This session will discuss why
schools should embrace and create policies that support the use of student - owned devices as mobile learning devices to increase
equitable access to technology, enhance the learning
experience, and teach digital responsibility.
The organization now focuses on «prejudice reduction, intergroup relations, and promoting
equitable experiences in our nation's
schools,» Costello says.
Functions The teacher leader: a) Uses knowledge and understanding of the different backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and languages in the
school community to promote effective interactions among colleagues, families, and the larger community; b) Models and teaches effective communication and collaboration skills with families and other stakeholders focused on attaining
equitable achievement for students of all backgrounds and circumstances; c) Facilitates colleagues» self - examination of their own understandings of community culture and diversity and how they can develop culturally responsive strategies to enrich the educational
experiences of students and achieve high levels of learning for all students; d) Develops a shared understanding among colleagues of the diverse educational needs of families and the community; and e) Collaborates with families, communities, and colleagues to develop comprehensive strategies to address the diverse educational needs of families and the community.
In order to increase educator effectiveness, new teachers in Oakland should have an
equitable experience across
school sites.
We need to trust that teachers are the educators who best know our students and empower them to create
school cultures, curriculum, instruction, and assessment that fully engage students in high quality,
equitable, authentic, and relevant educational
experiences.
The realities that our students
experience likewise require an approach that cultivates cultural competency in teachers, that intentionally surfaces and explores beliefs, and that fosters the skills necessary to build
equitable schools.
'» As research indicates, it is this critical element of developing instructional leadership that provides leverage for a
school system to create conditions for
equitable and powerful student learning
experiences.
Engage in conversations with representatives from each
school about what it takes to design
equitable learning
experiences and engage the whole child in deeper learning.
«All students, including those with disabilities, should have the supports and
equitable educational opportunities they need to be successful in
school,» said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «It's our duty as parents and educators to ensure that children who show up at
school to learn get the maximum out of their educational
experience.
Community Conversation:
School Equity In February 2016, The Mind Trust and UNCF hosted a «community conversation» on the topic of «
School Equity,» during which community stakeholders discussed ways to ensure that every child in Indianapolis has
equitable educational opportunities and
experiences.
The systems and structures a
school district puts into place to ensure that no learner is denied the fair and
equitable benefit of a quality, sound educational
experience afforded to all other students regardless of race, gender, national origin, economic level and handicap is the lens through which all of the business of the organization is filtered.
Additionally, we continue through partnership with
experienced, diverse educators to adapt our programming to ensure that our work results in students learning in safe,
equitable schools alongside teachers who acknowledge and control for their biases.
Fostered through a demonstration project funded by The James Irvine Foundation, Linked Learning is part of a vanguard of programs designed to attain these dual goals by integrating rigorous, college - preparatory academics with career - technical education and exposure to work - based learning
experiences in high
school career pathways that afford both
equitable access and the opportunity for full participation to all students.
In investigating the information available to parents, enrollment patterns, and cases of attrition of special education students, the current shortcomings of New Orleans» public
schools in providing an
equitable school choice
experience to special education students and their families emerge.