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some are marginalized based on their identity

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some are marginalized based on their identity

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Equity and justice for ALL students!!

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schools have never been equitable places

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schools have never been equitable places

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There has never been true equity in our history

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There has never been true equity in our history

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Bias is unconscious, we all have it whether we know it or not

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Most of our biases are unconcscious…

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We assume that school is a neutral place

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We assume that school is a neutral place

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for our curriculum to help me understand myself

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curriculum should reflect students identity

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Students that are suffering through poverty don’t have to endure the cost of expensive field trips and can focus on basic needs

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Talking about ongoing social issues versus ignoring them

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You should not have to say "dream big", because dreams should already be big. Perpetuating barriers and systematic oppression.

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talking about how oppression happens in very big noticeable ways, but also happens in smaller ways we might not notice

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when the speaker spoke about poverty and how schools add all these fees like field trips, hot lunches, projects that you have to provide for.

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We are in an inequitable society, so we have to act with equity - it's not about a lack in the people, it's a lack in society.

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We've been educated not to know some things

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Experiences matter more than outcomes?

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intent does not equal impact

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Teachers need to build critical consciousness

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our schools in Canada have never been equitable places

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The importance of stories requires critical consciousness to be effective — Dangers of a single analysis (Beyond dangers of a single story).

When people share their stories, does the audience analyze the stories that keep them comfortable?

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need to consider experiences and outcomes for our students

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Teachers make more minute by minute decisions than brain surgeons

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Teachers make more minute by minute decisions than brain surgeons

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microaggressions can have a major impact and not acknowledging that impact can prevent proper growth

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We make more minute-to-minute decisions than brain surgeons—What ideologies are we using to make those decisions?

I.e. In a classroom, when you teach static electricity with a balloon and hair…

Do we consider Hijabs, students with braided hair, etc.

They can harm and be left out — Felt like they cannot do and participate in science.

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When teachers use projects that can exclude a student, it can cause more harm than most think, and many times it is done unconsciously, so teachers must be very attuned to their students.  West-Burns uses the example of rubbing a balloon on the students' hair in science, and static electricity will raise it with the balloon, but this only works on straight hair.  “Intent does not equal impact.”

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"Intent does not equal Impact" I loved this because it is so true and so many people think they are doing good or can do good but don't implement their plans which doesnt change any results

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I love the idea of equity being supportive in what students need instead of a one size fits all class that is not helping anyone. I like how she talked about how all histories are valuable and worht talking about.

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Equity work is limitless — There is no check off to reaching equity, it's a continuous battle that requires time and commitment.

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the policies practices and procedures of our schools perpetuate systems of oppression

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How we are in a society that has a lack of equity, she discussed how most of our biases are unconscious which is so true when you can tell people are understanding what their actions are actually doing (primarily in a negative sense).

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While Dr Nicole was discussing how students are pushed back against based on bias and also how she talked about pushing back against those prejudice's made me instantly think about a book called "Ryan Lion" by a father and son based in the Toronto area as well another author Jael Richardson who is from the Brampton area who focuses on spreading awareness and has wrote novels and childrens books like "Because You Are"