equity & inclusion
Schools should be spaces where kids explore what is unfamiliar, but also see their own lived experiences validated and valued.
In the classroom, I strive to build curriculum around equity, inclusion and community. I believe it is my responsibility to provide students with time, space and a platform to grapple with and discuss issues of race, sexuality, disability status, gender, SES, religion and other identities in a critical and thoughtful way.
I’ve received feedback from numerous students that it was through my class that they were challenged to better understand themselves and their position in society. My goal in the classroom is to empower, echo, and encourage my students’ voices. I commit to continuing learning about my own social identities as well as the identities of my students and colleagues.
I believe that 50% of the curriculum walks in the door when the students do. For that matter, it is a personal goal of mine to design curriculum so that all of my students have the opportunity to look through windows into the experiences of others, as well as see mirrors of their own reality.
As a Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, I use my identities and positionality to guide faculty in designing a curriculum of windows and mirrors. It is important for me to actively support student learning, support faculty and staff learning, and support student-family learning. I strive to ensure that the messaging we send to our students, families, and community is inclusive and equitable and as impactful as intended.