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Focus on Equity: Classes & Camps

Professional Development for Instructors

For Instructors

  • Read: Why Saturday Academy is Focusing on Equity
  • Watch: A Look at Inequity in America
  • Watch: Dive Deeper into Equity in Education
  • Read: Bringing It into the Classroom
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Saturday Academy recently completed a year-long training on equity and inclusion. Because inspiring curiosity in all children means understanding them--where they are coming from and their specific needs. More information about our equity work can be found here: Saturday Academy's Equity Statement. Here we ask you, as an instructor, to engage with the resources and reflect on how you can help all students follow their curiosity and positively impact learning in your class. Please click through the flags to complete the training.

To understand why our commitment to and work on equity is important, we turn to this picture painted by Rukaiyah Adams about the history of wealth inequality in America. Rukaiyah Adams is the Chief Investment Officer at Meyer Memorial Trust. Please click here to watch Homegirls’ guide to being powerful | Rukaiyah Adams | TEDxMtHood (14 minutes). You will be asked to reflect on it at the bottom of this web page.

 

Most people would agree that education plays a large role in equity. What does equity in education look like? How is it different from equality?  This requires understanding the unique challenges and barriers faced by students and providing supports as needed. This approach may not ensure equal outcomes, but it strives to ensure equal opportunity. 

Dorinda Carter Andrews, Department Chair of Teacher Education at Michigan State—and former industrial engineer and teacher—explores these issues in her Ted Talk, The consciousness gap in education - an equity imperative | Dorinda Carter Andrews | TEDxLansingED (15 minutes). We ask you to take note of two or three things you learned from her talk, or share your thoughts on it in the reflection at the bottom of this page.

We ask you to review one of the articles below. Would you use this in your classroom? How might that look in your class? Let us know your thoughts in the reflection at the bottom of this page.

How to avoid known pitfalls associated with culturally responsive instruction

How to build an equitable learning community in your science classroom

Please take a few moments to share your reflections on the resources you've viewed on this page.  

Focus on Equity Reflection Page

We welcome you to share other resources on diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom as well. A page of further resources is at the bottom of this page.  We also invite you to share your thoughts on our Focus on Equity professional development page with a Saturday Academy staff member. All of Saturday Academy’s community benefits when our programs are more equitable.

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The Saturday Academy Team

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Please feel free to suggest resources by sending them to Katie Gibbs, Classes & Camps Coordinator, and member of our Equity & Inclusion Professional Development team. 

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