Equity & Access
Equity and access follows schools, frameworks and leaders who put equity at the center of what they do to create a level playing field for all students and remove any implicit bias in the curriculum or way that it’s taught. In a time of highlighted inequities, this is the most important work in education.
Equity & Access
Literacy Concerns in the New Mutuality
The recent pandemic is illuminating gaps or deficiencies and Eric discusses how to make sure basic needs are met for the most vulnerable students and not let the literacy gap widen while schools are closed.
Equity & Access
Educating All Learners During COVID-19: An Alliance Emerges to Provide Support for Virtual Special Education Services
Rachelle Dene Poth shares an overview of the Educating All Learners Alliance, an organization committed to supporting the efforts of the education community to meet the needs of students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Equity & Access
Getting Clearer: Dismantling Systemic Oppression in Public Education
By: Anthony Jackson. Anthony discusses what Toronto is doing to provide students with a culture of excellence and inclusion. Hear more about what TDSB is doing around innovations in learning.
Ed Policy
What Will it Take To Achieve Equity in Education?
By: Jessica Reid Sliwerski. Open educational resources make curricula freely accessible to all. Companies like Open Up Resources provides a holistic solution, incubating and distributing top-rated OER while offering professional learning opportunities and implementation support.
EdTech
Focusing on Data That Matters: The Plainview Story
By partnering with a university and studying data from several sources including Curriculum Associates' i-Ready, Texas's Plainview Independent School District performed an equity audit and developed an action plan to focus first and foremost on improving instruction and classroom dynamics.
Equity & Access
Getting Through: Supporting Learners as they Transition to School at Home
Getting Smart staff members Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles discuss home-bound learning opportunities for students and share resources to help get you started.
Equity & Access
Getting Clearer: The Principal, Mayor of the School Community
By: Patrick Erwin. As a principal, I do the most important job in the city. I create the conditions for students and, by extension, their families, to be lifted out of poverty into a city that is a great place to live. Not a bad job. Not a bad life.
Equity & Access
Can Online Learning Mitigate Rural Schools’ Biggest Challenges?
Rural schools face many challenges, from teacher shortages to a limited course catalog. In some towns, online learning helps bridge the gap.
Equity & Access
Creating Culturally Linguistic and Responsive Classrooms: A Place Where All Kids Belong
Culturally linguistic and responsive teaching in the classroom can create meaningful learning experiences for students.
Equity & Access
Getting Clearer: A Contribution Solution
By: Joanne McEachen and Matthew Kane. Contributive learning helps educational systems focus on what really matters for students, creating equitable academic outcomes.