In thinking about the additional support that we need from our school or school system to make the changes needed in our classroom to create an equitable environment, I honestly feel a bit overwhelmed. In our district, the percentage of the population that I am advocating for in this way is unfortunately seeming to be… Read more »
April Blog Posts-Creating an Equitable Environment
What move will you make to create more Equity in your classroom? How will you measure the sustainability or progress of this move? In pondering this question, I was struck with the thought that I need to collect more information about what my students actually require to feel like they are learning in an… Read more »
Ramadan, Realizations, and Reckoning
As we have progressed through this journey of exploration thus far, I have honestly had uncomfortable moments of realization of how little knowledge I have about people around me. How could I have considered myself adequately informed and capable of relating to my students and others in my learning community and life outside of school?… Read more »
“Exploring This Story and Your Own”
As I thought about the conversations of my students and the work that they have been doing throughout this time using the guiding questions provided in the texts from the PINE Project, I am just so honored to be part of this process and this experience. Using the guides provided has proven to be so… Read more »
Cohort Post: Finding a Forever Home
In our second question for this blog post, we were asked to ponder our impressions, thoughts, or deeper understandings about forever homes in relation to refugees and asylum seekers. In the mentor text, “Wherever I Go”, by Mary Wagley Copp, the main character, Abia, is powerfully written as one whose anxiety about the search for… Read more »
Cohort Post: Intrigued by Implicit Bias
Implicit Bias is not a new term to me. I have to admit, though, that my perception of myself was challenged after I did a few of the studies and was very honest with the computer and my selections. As I clicked the buttons as fast as possible, I was annoyed that they kept switching… Read more »
The PINE Project
