We seek to learn, support and stand alongside those bringing a stop to oppression. Right now we are listening and learning about ways to lead in these moments, how to be vulnerable with one another to the benefit of the collective whole and how to dismantle systemic injustices with the help of some essential voices curated below.
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Getting Clearer: Educator of Color
By: Jose Garcia. As part of a series from New Tech Network coaches, Jose explores what it might mean for us to show up for one another.
Getting Clearer: Musings of an Urban Educator
By: Dese Zuberi. In one part of a three-part series with New Tech Network coaches, Dese shares lessons learned as an educational coach and the role of schools in communities.
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.
Getting Clearer: Building Equity in Schools
By: Carlon Howard and Karla Vigil. We must all bear the responsibility of advocating for and implementing equitable policies and practices in our communities.
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.
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.
