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Building Belonging through CR-SE: Academic & Disciplinary Equity (Jolt2024-08)


Description
This course is the third in a series called, Building Belonging Through Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education.

Belonging is defined as “experiencing appreciation, validation, acceptance, and fair treatment within an environment. When people feel that they belong, they aren’t distracted and worried about being treated as a stereotype or a singular part of their multidimensional personhood (Cobb & Krownapple, 2019).” In classrooms and schools across the country, educators are seeking ways to create spaces of belonging for every learner. This is not an easy task and requires consistent willingness and learning to embed practices that make belonging a reality. As humans, we may base our worldview on our own specific experiences and may lack awareness of how others navigate their homes, communities, and schools. This course offers practical ways to consider improving our educator awareness through the frame of equitable practices in schools and aligned to the Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Educational Competencies.

Includes many free downloadable resources from:
➤ Equity Practices Hub: Equity Pillars
➤ Examples of Engaging Instruction to Increase Equity in Education

Course Author: Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims

Content
  • Welcome!
  • Part 1: Building Equitable and Inclusive Learning Environments
  • Introduction
  • What are the Equity Pillars of Practice?
  • Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Competencies
  • Activity 1: An Area of Growth for Me
  • Part 2: Academic Equity (4 Competencies)
  • What is Academic Equity?
  • Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Competencies - Academic Equity
  • From the Hub: Educational Equity | Equity Literacy Framework
  • Activity 2: Equity Literacy Framework
  • Part 3: Disciplinary Equity (3 competencies)
  • What is Disciplinary Equity?
  • Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Competencies - Disciplinary Equity
  • Activity 3: Equity in School Discipline
  • Take Action: Strategizing for Engaging Instruction
  • Wrap Up
  • Learning Extensions
  • About the Author: Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims
  • Share Your Feedback
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "Welcome!, Introduction, What are the Equity Pillars of Practice?, Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Competencies, Activity 1: An Area of Growth for Me, Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Competencies - Academic Equity, Activity 2: Equity Literacy Framework, Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Competencies - Disciplinary Equity, Activity 3: Equity in School Discipline, Take Action: Strategizing for Engaging Instruction, Share Your Feedback"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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