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Districts put DEI into action

eSchool News

We definitely need a shift. How do we expect teachers to teach when theyre almost robots in front of a classroom having to teach to all these standards that kids arent embracing? Its not engaging. We can do what little bits we can in our district, but it needs to be from the top down.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

We definitely need a shift. Related: Navigating cultural diversity in American education How to work for equity of access in classrooms For more news on DEI, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub It’s not engaging. We can do what little bits we can in our district, but it needs to be from the top down.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

Deb : Definitely. Data Speaks: Addressing Equity of Access to School Librarians for Students. ” Teacher Librarian 48 (3): 49-52. Joyce : I wonder if these small rural districts face an additional challenge relating to a limited number of local graduate schools that prepare librarians. Lance, Keith Curry and Debra E.

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How a Middle School Library Promotes Maker Learning for All Students

Digital Promise

First, equity of access has always been a central tenet to library missions, so if you want all students to have access to something, there’s no better place than the library.​ It is important to remember who we serve to make sure we’re meeting their needs, not doing what we’ve always done because it is comfortable.

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The Human EdTech for Diversity

EdNews Daily

By definition, it’s the “motion” of “e.” Seattle Public Schools has recently announced a major initiative to address diversity in its schools, and Dr. Aleigha Henderson-Rosser, executive director for instructional technology at Atlanta Public Schools, also mentioned equity of access as a major concern.

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Why #techquity

Educator Innovator

At an EdCamp, unconference-like event early this year in my school district, teachers expressed interest in having a conversation about equity of access. They wrote their questions about equity on half sheets of paper and taped them to a brick wall in the high school cafeteria where we planned our professional learning.

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Why #techquity

Educator Innovator

At an EdCamp, unconference-like event early this year in my school district, teachers expressed interest in having a conversation about equity of access. They wrote their questions about equity on half sheets of paper and taped them to a brick wall in the high school cafeteria where we planned our professional learning.