The essentials for creating a supportive and inclusive space for all Learning is hard work and the latest education research shows that a sense of psychological safety is a must if we want students to successfully progress along their education journey. In Mindframes for Belonging, Identities, and Equity, you'll discover 10 unique mindframes ......
A Teacher's Guide: Ethnography, Geography, History, Culture, Stories, Art
"I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. The Equator runs across these highlands, a hundred miles to the North, and the farm lay at an altitude of over six thousand feet. In the day-time you felt that you had got high up, near to the sun, but the early mornings and evenings were limpid and restful, and the nights were cold. ......
A Systemic Change Approach for School Counselors and Other Leaders
Make schools the gateway to knowledge, equality, and freedom for all The statistics are real: Black students are more likely to be suspended, more likely to attempt suicide, and less likely to attend college than their white peers. What can we do to change these realities? Do you want to just talk about race, or do you want to make real change ......
What leaders love most is the way Cultural Proficiency lays the groundwork for powerful organizational growth with resources to: Engage colleagues in collaborative dialogue about creating powerful teaching and learning environments Recognize and respond to both individual and group differences to break down barriers Use the Cultural Proficiency Continuum to assess the limitations of school practices and identify opportunities to shift the culture
Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Written in a teacher-friendly manner, this resource builds teacher capacity for addressing the needs of underserved students by presenting high-leverage instructional strategies that are informed by the latest findings in neuroscience and cognition, as well as culturally-responsive instruction.
This is a thought-provoking and insightful guide for Black teachers at all levels, and allies within the education system. With contributions from Black education professionals, from classroom teachers to school leaders, it offers smart guidance for daily life in schools and on boosting your teaching career, combined with challenging insight into the experiences of Black teachers in the UK. Understand how to survive and thrive in an education system that lacks diversity at all staff levels, especially so in leadership positions. Explore contentious issues that directly affect Black teachers and the children they teach, including: Why are there so few Black male teachers? What drives drop-out rates among Black teachers? Why do Black teachers get stereotyped and fetishized? How can you use networking and professional learning to move your teaching career forward?
Provides instructors with practical guidance for incorporating multicultural perspectives into their courses and creating more welcoming and inclusive classrooms. Chapters examine specific sociocultural groups based on gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic and ability status.
Building sustainable diversity in higher education isnt just the right thing to do—it is an imperative for institutional excellence and for a pluralistic society that works.
In Diversitys Promise for Higher Education, author Daryl G. Smith proposes clear and realistic practices to help institutions ......
Examines challenges that arise for educators teaching social justice and diversity-related courses and offers best practices for addressing them. Contributors cover issues such as incorporating current events related to social justice into classroom discussion, navigating one's own stigmatized or privileged identities, and dealing with bias.
