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We took the time to explore the choice board option that focuses on culturally responsive books.  Our goal is to incorporate these books through school-wide reading activities next year.  For example, we liked the book "Teach Us Your Name" by Huda Essa for a beginning of the year read aloud.  This would allow us to start the year introducing our reading team to students and helping them to understand that they should take pride in their identity.  We also discussed having several scheduled 'drop everything and read' dates throughout the year that would highlight culturally responsive books.   -Wendy & Lauren

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We watched these videos which discussed race, racism, and identity from children's perspectives.

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These challenged our thinking about how much children recognize or understand race and racism. We would like to use these in our classrooms to prompt discussion around these topics. We can also relate these back to our Second Step lessons involving understanding perspectives, compassion, and empathy.

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This list confirms that we'd like to emphasize and strategically plan to incorporate culturally proficient read alouds at GS next year and in the future.
-Wendy & Lauren

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If we want to embrace more culturally proficient read alouds, we need the funds to purchase books.  We'd like to explore this idea with H&S to see if they could allocate money so that classroom teachers can increase the amount of culturally proficient read alouds they have in their classrooms.
-Wendy & Lauren

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How to Help Students Navigate through anti-Asia racism.

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How to Help Students Navigate through anti-Asia racism.

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I really enjoyed this article and feel like the lesson plans they provided can be used as a way to facilitate healthy conversation around this issue.

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4th-grade (all subjects)
We found a few good ideas from Box #6 on the choice board. "Happy Birthday" (found in the 3-5 category) seems like a fun, engaging "twist" on celebrating Black History Month.
"Gender Should Not Limit You" and "Girls Can be Plumbers?" are also fun lessons that are approachable for 4th grade.

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It confirmed my thinking because especially as an Asian American, it is a challenge for us to voice our opinions on matters. Using lessons plans like these can help foster awareness for all students..

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I think I would like to see more resources on how to navigate through conversations about racism for our primary grades.

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"Happy Birthday"- a new twist on Black History month (a change)
"Girls Can Be Plumbers?"- bias with linking professions to certain genders (challenge)
-the 4th grade team

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We watched Sam Drazin's presentation on Disability as a form of Diversity. There was a quote "Disability is being invited to the party; Inclusion is being asked to dance is being asked to dance. What a wonderful quote to possibly think about displaying in our school.

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We watched Sam Drazin's presentation on Disability as a form of Diversity. There was a quote "Disability is being invited to the party; Inclusion is being asked to dance is being asked to dance. What a wonderful quote to possibly think about displaying in our school.

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Instead of providing new, new, new things to look at and discover, we can look at the materials/resources we already have (Newsela, stories in  Journeys, etc.).
-the 4th grade team

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Watched Sam Drazin's Disability as Diversity. 

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Watched Sam Drazin's Disability as Diversity. 

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We could have a presentation on different types of disabilities to educate students including a sensory experience to give students a concrete way to experience what a student with a disability might experience. Then invite an adult or older student with a disability, perhaps Autism to speak with them to find commonalities.

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We explored the book lists from the side of fries section of the choice board. We also looked at the website save the conscious kid. We would like to add these books to our classroom library's so we can incorporate them into our lessons.

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We explored the book lists from the side of fries section of the choice board. We also looked at the website save the conscious kid. We would like to add these books to our classroom library's so we can incorporate them into our lessons.

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First Grade Team

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The choice board confirmed our thinking about continuing to add resources to our classroom libraries.  

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The choice board confirmed our thinking about continuing to add resources to our classroom libraries.  

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-First Grade Team

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I chose to read Raising Little Allies. This article shared many creative lessons I can use to build classroom community. This article goes into discuss skin colors and kid-friendly specifics. There were a few pages that stood out to me where students can trace sentences of positive affirmations. I plan to use this by the end of the year.
-Marissa (Kindergarten Teacher)

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This article confirmed my thinking in how important it is to build classroom community and relationships in a creative way.
-Marissa

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Building a foundation of awareness to both visible and invisible disabilities will make one open to discussion so we can learn together and build connections for our school community. Everyone should be made aware of not only visible disabilities but also those unseen disabilities  affecting others. There are many things affecting diversity.  

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Building a foundation of awareness to both visible and invisible disabilities will make one open to discussion so we can learn together and build connections for our school community. Everyone should be made aware of not only visible disabilities but also those unseen disabilities  affecting others. There are many things affecting diversity.  

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Not being afraid to talk about race and racism with the kids. In Kindergarten Social Studies, we talk about being "unique". We can have more meaningful conversations around this concept.

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There are many levels of diversity including disabilities. Awareness and understanding can lead to acceptance, making connections, and promote changes in attitudes and behaviors.

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Kids are ready to have conversations about the topic of race if it's age appropriate.

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It was incredibly inspiring to listen to these children discuss race, racism, and their identities. It is possible to have these types of honest, positive, and constructive conversations at any age. It was wonderful to hear the children celebrate themselves and others for their uniqueness.

-Krista k-6 music

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A future professional development suggestions would be a speaker coming to the high school for an all day seminar for the entire North Penn School District employees. Many years ago seminars were offered and I found them to be very informative.  

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A future professional development suggestions would be a speaker coming to the high school for an all day seminar for the entire North Penn School District employees. Many years ago seminars were offered and I found them to be very informative.  

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A suggestion for a future professional development would be a presentation on Education and Understanding people with Disabilities. 

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A suggestion for a future professional development would be a presentation on Education and Understanding people with Disabilities. 

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How inspiring to hear these kids/parents reflect on race. They have clearly talked about these things before but it is very refreshing to know that they are taking the time to discuss these issues with each other. Be open to discuss questions in the classroom as they arise.

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This video shows that children have a lot to offer regarding their own experiences and identities. It is important to provide an environment where these can be openly shared and celebrated.

Krista - k-6 music

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The questions/conversations confirm my thinking.  In the music classroom, racial prejudice can be in the form of "putting down" traditional music of other cultures.  We look for the elements that all music shares as well as the unique sounds and instruments that make every culture proud of their contributions to the music world.
Jill

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In the Kindergarten K standards for social studies we spend a lot of time talking about being unique and understanding and respecting everyones differences. This connected greatly with the message in the video.

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The information provided in the choice boards was great confirmation of research and looking for addition read alouds to use as conversation starters to discuss these topics at more length.
Kindergarten

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Its not to young to be discussing and talking about racism. The kids are seeing what is going on around them and it needs to be said  and heard aloud.

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Great way for younger kids to gain  an understanding and awareness of racism and what is happening in the present time

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This video was a helpful way to address questions and concerns that young children may ask.  I also found a PBS resource with guiding questions and conversation starters.  I modified them for younger children but I did find it a helpful resource!

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Encourage students to ask questions about current events.Be patient.Use socio-emotional well being check points in the lessons, for example- Peardeck socio-emotional slide and take a break slide.

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Encourage students to ask questions about current events.Be patient.Use socio-emotional well being check points in the lessons, for example- Peardeck socio-emotional slide and take a break slide.

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This is something I've tried in the past and it met with great success.  Students will learn about having a growth mindset using videos from Class Dojo.  They will then be asked to try to learn something "new" that they may have never done before.  They will be given two weeks to learn this new skill.  At the end of the two week period, they will be given a link to a Flipgrid where they can present their skill to their classmates.  Students will then be given time to watch their classmates videos on Fliipgrid.

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I took the time to explore the videos in the choice boards. The Sesame Street Video and PBS video had great information in them when talking to students about race and racism.

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I took the time to explore the videos in the choice boards. The Sesame Street Video and PBS video had great information in them when talking to students about race and racism.

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I found it to be a helpful resource because it opened my eyes to see that empathy and awareness are not the same thing and that we need to be able empower the students around the individuals with the use of inclusive practices.

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100 Repetitions reminded me need to take things one step at a time to see change in my student. The reading also confirmed the need to maintain a consistently positive relationship with my student to provide a stability for his academic and behavioral growth.

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100 Repetitions reminded me need to take things one step at a time to see change in my student. The reading also confirmed the need to maintain a consistently positive relationship with my student to provide a stability for his academic and behavioral growth.

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We had a great brainstorming session. Our discussion was based on a culminating project for end of our student's GS experience that highlights individual diversity and how how they reconcile their places in the GS community, and the world as a whole. And lastly, how they want to be the positive change they wish to see in the world

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We had a great brainstorming session. Our discussion was based on a culminating project for end of our student's GS experience that highlights individual diversity and how how they reconcile their places in the GS community, and the world as a whole. And lastly, how they want to be the positive change they wish to see in the world

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I watched the video this Race Video - What does this “spark” inside of you? I found it so amazing and I would like to learn more on how to help teach children of all diversities to learn to understand others challenges and how to help.

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I watched the video this Race Video - What does this “spark” inside of you? I found it so amazing and I would like to learn more on how to help teach children of all diversities to learn to understand others challenges and how to help.

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I often feel like children at my grade level are so young to be having these conversations; however, they experience and overhear far more than adults realize, and it's important guide them in the right direction.

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I often feel like children at my grade level are so young to be having these conversations; however, they experience and overhear far more than adults realize, and it's important guide them in the right direction.

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I would like to see resources about how choices shape our future.  

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I would like to see resources about how choices shape our future.  

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I enjoyed looking through the book titles.  I added some of these books to our list for books to order in the fall.  I also enjoyed listening to the videos about how to talk to children about race and racism.

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I enjoyed looking through the book titles.  I added some of these books to our list for books to order in the fall.  I also enjoyed listening to the videos about how to talk to children about race and racism.

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Library

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Book by Alexandra Penfold.  Wonderful book!  I have my own copy, but the school would benefit to have this book.
Jill

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I watched Sam's video on disability as diversity. I loved how he said awareness is the foundation empathy, I think when anything is talked about more and there is understanding then we can have more empathy foe anyone.

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I watched Sam's video on disability as diversity. I loved how he said awareness is the foundation empathy, I think when anything is talked about more and there is understanding then we can have more empathy foe anyone.

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Diversity in disability.  I really like the quite at the end of the video "Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance" by Verna Myers

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As a 6th grade team, we want our students to celebrate their individuality by creating and presenting their websites that include "All About Me" at the end of the year in preparation for MS and acceptance of each other. The students will decide what part of their slide they want to share with all 80 students. We will then have team building time following the presentations.

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As a 6th grade team, we want our students to celebrate their individuality by creating and presenting their websites that include "All About Me" at the end of the year in preparation for MS and acceptance of each other. The students will decide what part of their slide they want to share with all 80 students. We will then have team building time following the presentations.

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Correct ways to discuss racism with young children and the importance of not shutting the topic down when it arises,
- Look at the word as a crayon box
- People hurting tend to hurt other people
- You can't treat people the way they treat you, but the way you want to be treated
- Focus on facts, resistance, allies and the look for the good/the helpers in situations

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Changing our perspectives about what disability is and what it can mean to those who experience it.

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Multicultural literature - more book titles to reflect our student body

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Multicultural literature - more book titles to reflect our student body

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JACOB LAWRENCE | “Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, a Young Artist in Harlem”

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JACOB LAWRENCE | “Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, a Young Artist in Harlem”

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My 6th grade students are creating social stories using Pixton and some of them are including a variety of races without me even prompting them to do so.

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The opportunity of adversity | Aimee Mullins

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It confirmed my thoughts that diversity training does not only have to entail race or culture but it can also entail ability

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Students loved learning about the Growth Mindset and showing off their new skills

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Conversation and plans for cultural activities with the kids to end the year.

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Conversation and plans for cultural activities with the kids to end the year.

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Sixth-grade all subjects- We have developed a great plan to have our kids share their culture with classmates and spark conversation about the school year and our community in general in the times we live.

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an update to the choice board would be tools and activities that teachers can do to initaly start cultural practices in the classroom

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When people say diversity, disabilities are not usually that comes to mind. That has changed my way of thinking.

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When people say diversity, disabilities are not usually that comes to mind. That has changed my way of thinking.

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Knowledge acquisition leads to perception change which leads to behavior change. Don't try to change behavior without starting with knowledge.

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Maybe finding videos that are age appropriate to share with the children so they can be more aware of differences/disabilities with their friends.

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Maybe finding videos that are age appropriate to share with the children so they can be more aware of differences/disabilities with their friends.