Posts Tagged ‘belonging’
Chief Equity Advocate
1-minute summary; 6-minute read Core Question: How do we touch hearts and minds for good? “Everything hangs on one’s thinking …” – Seneca “Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford Core Idea: What we aim at … we eventually achieve. Words matter. Values matter. Start by defining our north star…
Read MoreOne District’s Equity Journey
Puyallup’s Equity Journey An interview with Dr. John Polm, Superintendent of Puyallup (WA) Schools. The Journey Begins Over the last decade Puyallup’s demographic has shifted. From 18% Free and Reduced Lunch to 40%. From 20% diversity to 47%. Equity work began in 2017, mostly in curriculum and professional development. Professional Learning Timeline Looking back, Puyallup’s…
Read MoreAdvancing Equity in Times of COVID
Doing the Right Thing The time is always right to do what is right. – MLK Jr Just too crazy Yes, we are over the top with COVID right now and racial equity is a hot topic. AND those two together remind us that our students of color have lost the most over our two…
Read MoreResiliency, culture and belonging for hard times
Resiliency Books What have you learned since we last met? –Ralph Waldo Emerson Five years from now you will be the same as today but for the people you meet and the books you read. –Stanley “Tremendous” Jones Lately, my reading keeps coming back to the themes of resiliency, culture, and belonging. Here are a…
Read MoreWe All Belong Here Campaign
Extending the Equity Table … from the school board to the community: Creating a culture where all stakeholders have a seat, a voice and a responsibility for change. By Dr. Wade Smith, Superintendent; and Dr. Julie Perrón, Director of Equity and Dual Programs How do we engage our community in positive ways to talk about…
Read MoreBelonging Through a Culture of Dignity
Review: Belonging Through a Culture of Dignity: The keys to successful equity implementation By Floyd Cobb and John Krownapple When students feel a sense of belonging they will achieve. – Brenda CampbellJones For … or against Being against racism … or achievement gaps … is a start. But the real question, according to the authors…
Read MoreMore Books on Belonging and Black History
More Books – February 2021 More Books from: Recent Reads Belonging Black History Interested in other topics? Email me @ larry@larrynyland.com or text me @ 425-418-4398. Current Reads: Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments by Stefan H. Thomke | Feb 18, 2020 Businesses run, collectively, more than one test for every person living in the…
Read MoreCreating a culture of belonging
Creating a Culture of Belonging Belonging is essential to learning. And belonging comes before achievement. So how do we go about creating it? During my term as superintendent of Seattle Schools we studied our outlier schools – schools that out-performed in helping each and every student succeed. We discovered that the schools that did best…
Read MoreSupporting our Staff through Adaptive Leadership
Lessons Learned – Supporting our Staff through Adaptive Leadership Instructional Memos Use instructional memos to inform, instruct and inspire. Here is an example. Dear Leadership Team RE: Adaptive Leadership 2.0 These are definitely challenging times for all of us. I can’t thank you enough for all of the hard work you have been doing to…
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