Kids will be in your classroom today. What will you say? Staff will be coming back to work today. How do I lead through this? No one tells you to prepare for these moments and there is never enough training. We are still processing for ourselves but we must hold space for our students and staff. Silence is violence, but what do I say? What do I do?
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Microaggressions are everywhere. The classroom, the office, and on the street. They create cracks in our psyche. Let’s do something about them!
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Microaggressions are everywhere. The classroom, the office, and on the street. They create cracks in our psyche. Let’s do something about them!
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You want to start a book club and talk about race. Don’t let white fragility stop you. I got 40 books for anti-racist educators!
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4000 educators have taken part in this training. I am excited to offer my next workshop. 2 days of going deeper than diversity. Let’s talk about White Supremacy Culture in schools.
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Find out how we dismantle white supremacy culture from Jen Benkovitz, Founder of the Leadership Collaborative.
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Find out how we dismantle white supremacy culture from Alcine Mumby, Leadership Support and Coaching with Envision Learning Partners.
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Find out how we dismantle white supremacy culture from Ratha Kelly, Ethnic Studies Initiative at San Diego Unified School District.
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Find out how we dismantle white supremacy culture from Carolyn Roberts. Carolyn’s work is about educating others around her in the importance of Indigenous culture and ancestral ways of knowing, to work towards a brighter future for all Indigenous people and the seven generations yet to come.
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Find out how we dismantle white supremacy culture from Michael Essien, inventor of the Push-in Support Services Method to Antiracist Discipline.
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I was lucky again to join the All of the Above Show, with Jeff Garret and Manuel Rustin to reflect
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Find out how we dismantle white supremacy culture from Luz Yadira Herrera and Carla España, authors of “En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students.”
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Find out how we dismantle white supremacy culture from Matthew Kay, author of Not Light, But Fire.
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Find out how we dismantle white supremacy culture from Shane Safir & Jamila Dugan, authors of Street Data.
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Race is real, but it was made from nothing. Yet, it’s used to oppress people every day. Racial equity is
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I went back and forth, whether I could, should, or would take parent leave. Ultimately, I did. Here’s what the process showed me about education, family, and balance. And why you should always take YOUR full fucking leave.
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No, racial affinity groups are not racist. They are an essential strategy for transforming schools and organizations into equity-centered spaces.
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Yesterday I had the pleasure of facilitating a 3 hour workshop alongside my partner Jen Benkovitz about Racial Affinity Groups.
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I am so done with suspensions. I said it. They’re racist and dehumanizing. Suspensions support anti-Blackness and the overall racial hierarchy in the United States. Check out 40 questions to ask yourself before you suspend a student again.
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Educators, you already know that we are in unprecedented times. Let’s burn the damn packets and do some pandemic focused PBL. Check out the cross curricular project!
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