By Dana Bockman, Facilitator of Instruction and Assessment This past Friday, Mr. Lane shared data from two student focus groups on racial inequities and barriers within our school system. We listened to the first-hand experiences of Iowa students. We were "called to action", to reflect, to learn, and have conversations with colleagues. This is a starting point in our journey of growing, understanding, and evolving as humans and educators. In case you missed the April 23 webinar and focus group feedback, you can access them here: On this day, we also acknowledged that this will be ongoing work and it will take time. We will not have all the answers tomorrow, nor know all we need to know anytime soon. Rather, we commit to active listening, to deepening our understanding, and recognizing the inequities and barriers to learning that exist for our students. We commit to putting into action those things that will remove the barriers and provide a more equitable educational experience for every one of our students. It is important to acknowledge that although the April 23rd presentation focused on racial inequities and barriers to learning, race is only one area of educational equity in which we must increase understanding and work to remove barriers to learning. Let's continue to reflect and keep the conversation going by reading Equity in Education: What it Is and Why it Matters. Take some time to self-reflect on these two questions:
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Lizabeth Fox
5/2/2021 09:11:24 am
As I read this article, especially the OECD's Ten Steps to Equity in Education, two things come to mind. First, I am proud to teach in a district that is already addressing many of these issues. In addition, I am very hopeful and impressed that the conversation continues for even more improvement. Feeling very grateful for those who are investing in this work.
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