Paul Gorski outlined the following research based steps that we as teachers and staff can follow to nurture equality in education.
- express high expectations through higher order, engaging pedagogies
- enhance family involvement
- incorporate arts into instruction
- incorporate movement into instruction
- focus intently on student and family strengths
- analyze materials for class bias
- promote literacy enjoyment
- reach out to families early and often
As I reflect on these steps, I'm wondering:
- Am I doing a good job at these?
- Is our school doing a good job at these?
- What can we do as teachers and a staff to grow?
- How can we (myself and our community) do a better job?
This is such a huge and stressing issue. As teachers it is our job to do this but it can be so hard and stressful. I can't wait to hear what your group has to share during our inquiry share day.
ReplyDeleteI love your questions. I know our entire group has been grappling with this inquiry topic as we have moved through the year. As we learn together so much of what we already know is confirmed...That being said, how can we change the problems we know need to be addressed....
ReplyDeleteThese are really thought provoking questions that are really good for us all as a staff to ponder. I do feel like we do some of these really well. For example, many of our students love to read. Even if students come to school anxious to read, I still think as a staff we do a good job instilling the love of reading. Although, I feel like I could get better at a lot of these. I could do a way better job incorporating families and inviting them into the classroom. These are the questions I'll ponder when I'm up at night. ;)
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