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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culturally responsive leadership
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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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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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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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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Do I Still Want to Be a Principal & 10 other Winter Wonderings for School Leaders
December is a time of reflection and rest, but also a time when my mind runs wild. Here are 10 questions that are on my mind.
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Foundational Virtual Workshop – Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in Schools
4000 educators have taken part in this training. I am excited to offer my next workshop. 2 days of going deeper than diversity. Let’s talk about White Supremacy Culture in schools.
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The Power of Leaders of Color
Leaders of color just might be what schools are missing!
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Principals, Maximize your Impact on the 1st day of School
How do you get the most out of the first day of school?
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Monthly Leader Spotlight – Eran DeSilva (Leading in the Belly of the Beast)
What does it mean to lead in the belly of the beast, and what do you do about it? Hear what Eran DeSilva has learned through her leadership and teaching experience.
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Why I Didn’t Leave my Principal Job
Principals call it quits every year. That was almost me, but I’m coming back. Here’s why I’m returning and what I’m looking forward to in 2019-2020.
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Freedom Dreaming – Book Review – We Want to Do More Than Survive
What happens when students or color go beyond simply surviving the onslaught of assimilation and discrimination in public education? Bettina Love eloquently invites for to make a deeper commitment to action. Read this book review by Nadine Sanchez.
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How to Explore White Supremacy Culture with School Staff
We should address White Supremacy Culture in our schools, but where do we start? What conversations can you have with staff? See what I observed and learned from starting this work with my school.
Read MoreAdvice for 1st Year Principals to win the Marathon
Your first year is pretty damn important. Culturally responsive leaders don’t have time to make too many mistakes. Here’s some advice and resources for you to prepare to win the marathon.
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Visions of Schools without White Fragility (4/4)
What does it look like, sound like, feel to have a school without White Fragility?
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Top 9 Posts in 2018 + Awards
If you wanted to know our 9 most popular blog posts from 2018, check them out. White Fragility, education conferences, and master schedules; Oh my!
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