DEI Training includes the following 6 strategies: Differentiation & Vertical Alignment, Inclusivity, Open Discussion, Opportunities for Reflection, Connection to a bigger strategic plan, and Prioritization
Harte, A. "6 Strategies for Successful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training." Edutopia, (2022).
Join hundreds of educators, parents, students, policymakers, advocates, and community members to advance educational equity for California’s students at the 2023 Equity Conference.
San Diego County Office of Education, (2022).
Educational equity means students have access, opportunities, and supports to thrive in school, achieve a meaningful diploma, and lead a choice-filled life. The Equity department supports this effort by providing equity-focused services & resources to schools and districts, charter organizations, independent, and Juvenile Court and Community Schools throughout San Diego County.
San Diego County Office of Education, (2021).
A collaboration between South County SELPA, the Equity, Disproportionality & Design Project, and the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST), featuring teachers and school leaders from award-winning schools. In this five session series, NCUST Executive Coaches Cara Riggs, Dr. Rupi Boyd, and Dr. Joseph Johnson will teach about five important practices successful schools have used to elevate learning to new levels for all students.
Equity, Disproportionality & Design, (2021).
The goal of this project is to improve the quality of information about teaching effectiveness, to help build fair and reliable systems for teacher observation and feedback.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Learning About Teaching: Initial Findings from the Measures of Effective Teaching Project (2013); Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED528388.pdf.
WestEd offers services for educational agencies to purchase support with: Developing a cohesive and comprehensive understanding of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports that will improve instructional practice in both general education core and intervention classes to increase access to standards-aligned instruction and prepare students for college and career readiness.
WestEd, (2022).
Despite the endemic nature of anti-blackness in society, educators have a duty to work toward disrupting anti-blackness in schools. Three strategies have been identified for educational practitioners to carve out possibilities for Black students to thrive in spite of anti-blackness. 1. Radical care through caseloads, 2. Professional development centering Black students' experiences, and 3. Black third spaces.
Williams, K., Mcadoo, G., & Howard, T.C. "Schools Must Do More to Support Black Students." Edsource, (2022).
The BELE Framework is a guide for transforming student experiences and outcomes. It’s designed to integrate across every part of the learning experience, from teaching and learning, schoolwide systems and structures, family, caregiver, and community partnerships, and district and state policies while anchoring students at the center.
Building Equitable Learning Environments Network, (2021).
