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"...a socially just leader is critical of the inequities that society has placed on marginalized students. In response, such a leader strives to create an inclusive, culturally responsive curriculum" (Kelsey, Campuzano & Lopéz, 2015, p. 86)

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"...a socially just leader is critical of the inequities that society has placed on marginalized students. In response, such a leader strives to create an inclusive, culturally responsive curriculum" (Kelsey, Campuzano & Lopéz, 2015, p. 86)

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As educators, we must seek to look past any stereotypical discourse placed upon our students.  We must provide a level playing field for all of our students, and provide equal opportunities for each student we encounter.  Only then will we help our students to realize their full potential while in our classrooms.

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As an educator, I believe of the importance of narrative in the telling of lived-experiences. From my point of view, I carry my life story as a female, coming from mixed ethnicities, middle-class amid other identities.  I believe that these are only small facets of part of who I am, and as an educator, I believe in the importance of narrative to define aspects of one's identity.  By understanding who our students are, we are breaking down societal narratives and stereotypes surrounding different races and ethnicities, and getting to know our students on an individual level.

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After Trump became elected and announced his plans for a border wall, JR began thinking about the idea of a wall and what this idea would mean to a child.  After meeting with several families on the Mexico side of the border, he asked a family if he could photograph their young son for the project.  The mother agreed, hoping that in doing so, people would see many others that Trump had labeled so negatively within her son.

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FACE 2 FACE TRAILER project by JR AND MARCO

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In this large-scale monumental piece, JR and Marco traveled to Israel and Palestine, interviewing individuals from both sides of the wall, and ultimately pasting images of individuals from the same careers side by side, or FACE2FACE. The ultimate idea behind this work of art is that these individuals are essentially the same people--they have the same hopes, the same dreams, and same fears, but have learned to hate one another through the media.

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In art, we use imagery to incite change.  As an art educator, I use art as my tool to show my students how artists have employed art to incite social change.  Art can be used as a catalyst for leading into conversations, narrative, and important discourse surrounding social justice topics.  Art is a form of communication and a method that many people (including myself) use to express feelings about the world.  When used correctly, art can even be a powerful weapon.
Below are a few of my favorite projects by an artist named JR, a person who has really inspired me through the way he uses his artistic platform to incite change.

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Every student deserves an equal opportunity to learn. As educators, we must be the ones to guide our students and advocate for our youth through this process.

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Every student deserves an equal opportunity to learn. As educators, we must be the ones to guide our students and advocate for our youth through this process.

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"Socially just schooling is evident when educational opportunities abound for all students, when ambitious academic goals are held and met by all students, when all students and families are made to feel welcome in the school community, when all students are proportionately distributed across all groupings in the school, and when one dimension of identity does not directly correlate with undesirable aspects of schooling" (Scanlan & Theoharis, 2009, p. 3).

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Highlights from Distinctions of Social Justice Leadership

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Highlights from Distinctions of Social Justice Leadership

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• "Vision foregrounds a critical analysis of educational inequities and the intersectionality of these across multiple dimensions of diversity.

• Ethical commitment places emphasis on eliminating education inequities and eliminating structural 'isms' " (Scanlan & Theoharis, 2009, p. 2).

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"Diversity and inclusiveness are critical aspects of social justice" (Riehl, 2000; Dantley & Tillman, 2010, p. 21).

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"Diversity and inclusiveness are critical aspects of social justice" (Riehl, 2000; Dantley & Tillman, 2010, p. 21).

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As educators, we must embrace the diversity of our students. By implementing curriculum into the classroom that celebrates our students' diversity, we are allowing our students to see their value in our schools. We want all children to feel welcome and accepted while in the classroom.

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The Power of Privilege: Tiffany Jana @ TEDxRVAWomen

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The Power of Privilege: Tiffany Jana @ TEDxRVAWomen

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In this TEDtalk, Tiffany Jana discusses privilege and diversity in America. In her video she discusses different types of privilege (and to acknowledge that we all have privilege of some kind) and how to use them to better the world, rather than to dwell on the privileges that we do not have.

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The power of privilege: Tiffany Jana at TEDxRVAWomen

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Dantley, M, E. & Tillman, L, C. (2010). Social justice and moral transformative leadership. In C. Marshall & M. Oliva (Eds.), Leadership for Social Justice: Making Revolution in Education (2nd ed.) (pp. 19-34). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Kelsey, I. Campuzano, C., & Lopez, F. (2015). Inclusive leadership and English learners. In G. Theoharis & M. Scanlan (Eds.), Leadership for increasingly diverse Schools (pp.59-81). New York, NY: Routledge. (Chp. 5 in required text)

Theoharis, G. (2009). The school leaders our children deserve: Seven keys to equity, social justice, and school reform (pp. 1-17). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.