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Be their biggest fan. Believe in black students even beyond what they may believe in themselves.

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Be their biggest fan. Believe in black students even beyond what they may believe in themselves.

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Start pathway conversations right in grade 9. Encourage black students to believe in their ability to pursue academics to the highest degree. Some of the work is breaking apart any internalized forms of oppression keeping them from believing in their potential.

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Start pathway conversations right in grade 9. Encourage black students to believe in their ability to pursue academics to the highest degree. Some of the work is breaking apart any internalized forms of oppression keeping them from believing in their potential.

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Push positive excellence and contributions

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Push positive excellence and contributions

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Positive feedback on soft skills and what guidance we can give driving into academics

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Positive feedback on soft skills and what guidance we can give driving into academics

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Included a comprehensive project where students had to research foods, music, sports, and culture of various francophone countries (including francophone countries in the Caribbean and Africa)

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Intentionally providing academic options of interest for students very interested in sports. To give them more options to consider.

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Intentionally providing academic options of interest for students very interested in sports. To give them more options to consider.

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Be reflective and examine our unconscious biases. Are we applying standards/rules/expectations equally and equitably across all students, or do we over-police when we see a group of black boys?

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Be reflective and examine our unconscious biases. Are we applying standards/rules/expectations equally and equitably across all students, or do we over-police when we see a group of black boys?

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Growth mindset is better to focus on. Encourage students that they can improve. They can get better. Just because you are not as successful now doesn't mean you won't be later.

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Growth mindset is better to focus on. Encourage students that they can improve. They can get better. Just because you are not as successful now doesn't mean you won't be later.

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Bringing in guest speakers and relevant Ted Talks to open up discussions.

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Bringing in guest speakers and relevant Ted Talks to open up discussions.

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Excluded "foods from around the world" slides. The slides showed typical weekly groceries purchased by families from around the planet. This could be misinterpreted by some students, where they perceive racialized communities as disadvantaged, rather than seeing and celebrating their diversity.

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There should be more restorative discipline in-class so behaviour issues don’t get to the office. Often times kids know they have done something amiss and they need to be part of the consequence conversation.

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There should be more restorative discipline in-class so behaviour issues don’t get to the office. Often times kids know they have done something amiss and they need to be part of the consequence conversation.

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restorative justice techniques

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Intentionally providing academic options when students seem to be focused only on sports. To give them more to consider.

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Intentionally providing academic options when students seem to be focused only on sports. To give them more to consider.

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check unconscious biases we may hold before proceeding

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In English including spoken word videos of current black poets for English courses

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building trust and community with students early on so that they feel recognized and heard

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in the classroom, one-on-one conversations work best. Not calling out students' behaviour in front of everyone.

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Where possible, intentionally finding texts that highlight black contributions and black excellence. Moving beyond constant victimization narratives

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Where possible, intentionally finding texts that highlight black contributions and black excellence. Moving beyond constant victimization narratives

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English department has multiple authors of African decent now being used. Textbooks are in need of revisal. Need for revision and bringing into the current era. Allow voice and choice: entrepreneur's lived experiences. What is the student interested in?   

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English department has multiple authors of African decent now being used. Textbooks are in need of revisal. Need for revision and bringing into the current era. Allow voice and choice: entrepreneur's lived experiences. What is the student interested in?   

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Showing an interest in the career goals of Black students, and ensuring they've been given specific feedback on academic work reflecting an investment in their success.

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Showing an interest in the career goals of Black students, and ensuring they've been given specific feedback on academic work reflecting an investment in their success.

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Ensuring parents have a voice in the ISRC/SRP process. Making sure they have to opportunity to share their thoughts regarding strengths and needs.

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students expressing the need that they want to be heard and seen for themselves

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conferencing with students for assignments to find out their goals for the assignment and help them achieve success or challenging them to step it up another level.

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In Comm Tech, ensuring that both historical and modern Black designers/filmmakers are discussed and studied.

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In Comm Tech, ensuring that both historical and modern Black designers/filmmakers are discussed and studied.

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Voice and choice in showing evidence of learning

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Voice and choice in showing evidence of learning

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community building- providing opportunity to share and explore the classroom diversity

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ensuring diversity in the Library Learning Commons through physical and digital media to address this

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Having students choose scientists (insert your area of study here) to share with the class/highlighting someone who they admire for any reason

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Having students choose scientists (insert your area of study here) to share with the class/highlighting someone who they admire for any reason

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choosing materials that are not eurocentric

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Representation of strong black business leaders in the community, the country, the world.

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Representation of strong black business leaders in the community, the country, the world.

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Also in Art, looking at the Harlem renaissance and the influences of black artists in music and art

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Examining our own biases and attitudes that are directed towards BIPOC students. Instead, try to learn, build relationships with students so that we are not just making assumptions about them.

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Examining our own biases and attitudes that are directed towards BIPOC students. Instead, try to learn, build relationships with students so that we are not just making assumptions about them.

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encouraging students to pursue interests, not making assumptions about their interests

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In History class, discuss the valuable contributions of First Nations, Black Canadians, South and East Asians, and women during World War One and the Second World War

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In History class, discuss the valuable contributions of First Nations, Black Canadians, South and East Asians, and women during World War One and the Second World War

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differentiating assessment to open student voice and choice to non-white narratives/ individuals

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In the past, but now there is understanding of the inappropriate nature of that behavior.Teachers as hall monitors; treat everyone equitably. Speak to students in a manner that is respectful. Be mindful. At the end 

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In the past, but now there is understanding of the inappropriate nature of that behavior.Teachers as hall monitors; treat everyone equitably. Speak to students in a manner that is respectful. Be mindful. At the end 

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In Art, going past technique and basics with artists like Basquiat and the influence Picasso got from African art and African masks

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celebrating student excellence within the class. Recognizing skills and abilities

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De-emphasize the white, euro-centric viewpoints that's been the focus of our curriculum while amplifying other viewpoints.

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De-emphasize the white, euro-centric viewpoints that's been the focus of our curriculum while amplifying other viewpoints.

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English using other texts like hip hop videos, black athlete's speeches and combat fighter trash talk, sports documentaries in explorations of literary devices and concepts

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students recognized for merit and skills

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Choosing texts written by black authors, and with complex black characters.

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Choosing texts written by black authors, and with complex black characters.

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Review resources and texts that we use in classes regularly to diversify. Using the students in our classrooms and their interests to shape what we use and what we recommend.

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diversity in Guest Artists - raising awareness of career opportunities in the Arts which are underrepresented

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Encouraging students to pursue academics over sports

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Encouraging students to pursue academics over sports

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Destreaming of Grades 9 and 10 courses.Course selection time, encourage choices and options in your courses. What’s available? These are the options and avenues that are available. Teachers can promote, promote, promate. What can you do with those courses.

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Destreaming of Grades 9 and 10 courses.Course selection time, encourage choices and options in your courses. What’s available? These are the options and avenues that are available. Teachers can promote, promote, promate. What can you do with those courses.

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Allow students to research individuals from all backgrounds and ethnicity (with a special emphasis on BIPOC) who made significant  contributions to the topic of study.

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Allow students to research individuals from all backgrounds and ethnicity (with a special emphasis on BIPOC) who made significant  contributions to the topic of study.

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Making leadership opportunities available to black students in these clubs and in the classroom

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Making leadership opportunities available to black students in these clubs and in the classroom

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Deliberately reviewing all referrals to special education supports.

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choosing texts and images in everyday practices/lessons that are more diverse

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Highlighting the achievements of black scientists and their accomplishements

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Making sure that many pathway opportunities are available for black students. Eg in extracurriuclar - HOSA, DECA, Model UN, STEMpire, etc

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Making sure that many pathway opportunities are available for black students. Eg in extracurriuclar - HOSA, DECA, Model UN, STEMpire, etc

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meeting students earlier to have conversations about course selection and pathways