Week 4 Discussion - Equity and Excellence

Equity and Excellence

Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 9:04 AM

In my classroom, an important part of promoting eq

uity and diversity is setting

classroom norms.

Classroom norms promote inclusion and openness. I am explicit

about the way my class will be respectful to each other; and share ideas, opinions, and

values.

I teach students how to disagree respectfully. I

use Restorative Practices to

promote self

-

awareness, self

-

management, relationship skills, and responsible decision

-

making. I challenge negative stereotypes immediately and openly. I create class norms

together with my students to give students ownership

over their community. I am flexible

and ready to amend and refine norms as needed.

I have been trained to teach culturally, responsively.

This strategy helps me to

emphasize academic excellence, cultural competence, and social and political analysis

and a

ctivism. This pedagogy provides a framework for exposing students to diverse

cultures in deep, meaningful ways and prioritizes academic excellence for all students.

This framework is also unique because of its emphasis on social justice and activism.

In my

classroom, I use a viable, rigorous, diverse curriculum, I also use equity sticks to

ensure I am calling on all students to ask and answer questions.

I assess students by

their classwork, projects, group projects, assessments, antidotal notes, and

conver

sations.

I feel students should have the opportunity to express what they know in

many ways based on their learning styles and individual needs.

Every student is

different but should be treated fairly and given the same opportunities.

My school distric

t provided a five

-

day professional development for all staff on the topic

of equity and excellence.

This is one of my school district’s core values.

I really enjoy

the Standards Leadership Professional Development.

I learned many strategies to

promote e

quity and excellence in the classroom

Equity and Excellence

Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 9:04 AM

In my classroom, an important part of promoting equity and diversity is setting

classroom norms. Classroom norms promote inclusion and openness. I am explicit

about the way my class will be respectful to each other; and share ideas, opinions, and

values. I teach students how to disagree respectfully. I use Restorative Practices to

promote self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, and responsible decision-

making. I challenge negative stereotypes immediately and openly. I create class norms

together with my students to give students ownership over their community. I am flexible

and ready to amend and refine norms as needed.

I have been trained to teach culturally, responsively. This strategy helps me to

emphasize academic excellence, cultural competence, and social and political analysis

and activism. This pedagogy provides a framework for exposing students to diverse

cultures in deep, meaningful ways and prioritizes academic excellence for all students.

This framework is also unique because of its emphasis on social justice and activism.

In my classroom, I use a viable, rigorous, diverse curriculum, I also use equity sticks to

ensure I am calling on all students to ask and answer questions. I assess students by

their classwork, projects, group projects, assessments, antidotal notes, and

conversations. I feel students should have the opportunity to express what they know in

many ways based on their learning styles and individual needs. Every student is

different but should be treated fairly and given the same opportunities.

My school district provided a five-day professional development for all staff on the topic

of equity and excellence. This is one of my school district’s core values. I really enjoy

the Standards Leadership Professional Development. I learned many strategies to

promote equity and excellence in the classroom