Category: EDI
As American society and schools experience growing diversity and interconnectedness, our responsibilities as teachers must embrace pedagogical approaches that nurture and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and empathy. I am a …
As educators, we must always be reflecting on and working toward supporting all of our students, including marginalized youth who may face additional barriers and challenges in and outside …
Let’s face it. There are a lot of differing views in the world today. When I came into education, I wanted to be a mentor and give students the …
Despite recent attention to the needs of Black youth, their perspectives are still noticeably absent from physical education in a way that fully encapsulates the full spectrum of their …
Each year in February, we celebrate Black History Month to recognize and pay homage to the contributions made by Black Americans throughout history. This year’s theme, according to the …
While athletics and organized sports have become more inclusive, with an ever-increasing diversity of participants, coaching and training techniques have tended to stagnate and generalize the motivation for all …
During this time of ambiguity, fear and isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for human connection has been pervasive for me and within my local community. My …
My formal experience with equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) goes back more than 10 years, but my personal connection to it spans a lifetime. When I was in third …
I spent a lot of time on the road over the past few months, attending state conferences in Arizona, Wisconsin, Missouri and Texas. I had the opportunity to attend …
So, we said we want to focus on equity, diversity and inclusion within this organization. We said these things are important to us. We said we need to be more intentional, …
