How to Bring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conversations into the Fabric of our School Communities and Classrooms
Description
Jen Cort joins the podcast to discuss how to approach diversity, equity, and inclusion conversations with our students. Jen begins by helping to reframe (and detoxify) the terms bias and privilege. She also offers strategies specific for having conversations with children at different ages and how these can be woven into the fabric of our classrooms (rather than designating certain blocks of time to discuss DEI). She also offers some themes we can introduce to our students (i.e., same and different, equity detectives, etc.) and suggests scripts for how to respond to certain questions that may make us feel uncomfortable. Jen's book, Help Us Begin: Strategies and mindsets for meaningful conversations with kids, especially when you are challenged by the topic, is an excellent resource for more tips.
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