Starter Guide for Woodburn
Welcome to the AntiRacist Movement. You have always been a part of the movement, even if you are just beginning to realize it. Here you will find some resources to fight back.
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Trump Won (again). So What Do We Do Now? – 10 Questions for Social Justice Educators
Your head is spinning. You feel beat down, but not broken. How did we get here and what do we do next, to avoid this happening again? Check out 10 questions to consider.
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Add Some Sriracha to your Welcome Back PD
No one wants to attend your bland ass meetings. Delete those sad powerpoints and put some sriracha on your Welcome Back PD!
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We made it through a Pandemic! Blow Up Your Bell Schedule
Do you STILL have a 6 period day? What the hell are you thinking? Blow it up.
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Project Based Learning IS culturally responsive teaching, 5 Reasons
PBL is starting to catch on across the country. It’s important that we understand why it works for students of color and every body else too.
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Leading Antiracist PBL School Wide – Workshops Resources
Articles Choose 1 to read and select one quote that resonate with you Superintendents are pressured to improve test scores
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Workshop – Cultivating Cross Racial Relationships – Antiracist Leadership
Antiracist Leadership Summit Cultivating Cross Racial Relationships “Leaders Who Co-Conspire Together, Transform Together” Workshop Description We continue to produce
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What Happened When My School Started to Dismantle White Supremacy Culture
White Supremacy Culture. Now that the shock has worn off, let’s explore what it is and why we need to dedicate more time to exploring its dehumanizing effect in our schools.
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40+ Books for AntiRacist Teachers – White Fragiles Beware! (2022 update)
You want to start a book club and talk about race. Don’t let white fragility stop you. I got 40 books for anti-racist educators!
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My Students (of Color) Aren’t Ready for PBL – 6 Examples of Implicit Bias
Can we bring Project-Based Learning to the Hood? Most people would say no, and these thoughts are heavily based on implicit bias and White Supremacy Culture. Culturally responsive leaders must be prepared to call it out and reframe the work of moving towards deeper learning.
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No More Suspensions – 40 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Pull the Trigger
I am so done with suspensions. I said it. They’re racist and dehumanizing. Suspensions support anti-Blackness and the overall racial hierarchy in the United States. Check out 40 questions to ask yourself before you suspend a student again.
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Racial Affinity Groups Aren’t Racist – They are the Secret Sauce in Antiracist Schools
Folks think that racial affinity groups are racist or separatist. They actually are a space for healing, deeper learning, and reflection. If you are prepared to avoid the pitfalls, racial affinity groups can help you dismantle white supremacy culture and build antiracist schools. See how you can stop causing harm to BIPOC through the intentional use of racial affinity space.
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Daily Greetings Strengthen School Culture
Why should you stand at your school’s entrance every day? It can have a major impact on your culture, your relationships, and your leadership. The outcomes will surprise you.
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Breathe life back into your staff meetings
If we are ever to bridge the opportunity gap and eradicate educational disproportionality, we need to make big changes. Readers
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15 Surprise Questions to Prepare for Your Principal (Virtual) Interviews
Are you ready for your interview? If so, I have 15 questions that might surprise you. Luckily, you came to the right place.
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White Supremacy Culture is Poisoning your School
White Supremacy Culture is running rampant through your schools. What are you going to do about it?
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A School Principal Ponders Pandemic Pedagogy and a Coronavirus Project Plan (4 part series)
What the hell are we supposed to be doing during “distance learning”? How do we make it feel more human? Here are my thoughts on the coronavirus, distance learning, and what it means for our education system.
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Top 18 Equity Conferences for Educators and Leaders in 2019
Stop wasting your time. Which conferences are really worth it? These 18 picks will help you engineer for equity!
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16 Signs that Real Change is Happening in your School
When you are in the belly of the beast, it feels like you are getting slowly digested. But little do you know that the beast is changing. Culturally Responsive Leadership is about looking for the signs of change.
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Book Review of White Fragility (Pt. 1/4)
If you’ve attempted racial equity work in schools, you have seen how white fragility can torpedo the whole plan. What is it and what can you do about it?
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