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"Help kids make sense of what's happening and not stay quiet. We have to talk about racial realities." (paraphrased I guess)

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A student called out events and people he learned about previously and questioned the events taught, such as the Boston Tea Party and Martin Luther King Jr. but not events taught previous to that or include culturally relevant or multi-cultural instruction

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Wonder how this approach to teaching the content translates to more standardized assessments.

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Sense of being seen! Esp students who see Tibet as their COUNTRY. That identity is represented in their classroom.

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What are the schools like in the video we saw? We see two classrooms. Is there support and encouragement for projects like that?

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Not all approaches work with all children.

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What does Administrative support actually look like in these schools? It seems more clear in the Oakland example.

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Teachers believing that STUDENTS do the learning. Not a "banking" model (a la bell hooks and Friere!).

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the teacher was assessing the students evaluation of the question and topic she was teaching about (wall street vs. black wall street and what it means)

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Is this limited to these specific classrooms or is it a part of the school culture?

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Project based learning

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We saw student voice being prioritized in the evaluation process.

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Students unpack their own sense of identity skills - they can relate and not isolate

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Students unpack their own sense of identity skills - they can relate and not isolate

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The question what history hasn’t been taught.

Standards and curriculum were project based and not like work given to the kids.

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The videos shown reflect the creativity of teachers and their flexibility in engaging students while also impacting the community and engaging their interest. Leadership has to be on board and supportive of this work.

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Project allowed students to demonstrate their mastery of the content in various ways ie: building a house as opposed to taking a test

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The quote from the student when learning about Black Wall Street, "Did we resist?" - in Elementary School Boston Tea Party is taught - why aren't we taught about Black resistance? - Teaching a full history of this country (black history IS history of this country)  including all voices will also impact Social Emotional Core Area 7 & School Environment and Climate Area 4

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The quote from the student when learning about Black Wall Street, "Did we resist?" - in Elementary School Boston Tea Party is taught - why aren't we taught about Black resistance? - Teaching a full history of this country (black history IS history of this country)  including all voices will also impact Social Emotional Core Area 7 & School Environment and Climate Area 4

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Teacher provided background knowledge really concisely on Wall Street then Black Wall Street then kids got busy.

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Principal is the "talking head" for the project. Clearly loving the project.

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Students were able to choose two resources for their research and could choose how they represented their learnings.

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relevant to other core areas because someone would have had to approve, think about, and organize initiatives and culturally relevant topics

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Creating a culture of honesty and open communication

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A more comprehensive approach to successful learning with project-based learning. And the house needs to stand up.

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The course engaged students in a topic students didn't know about. The student said, "Did Black people fight for independence?" We learn about white people fighting for independence but we need to learn about Black people fighting for independence.

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Students were critical consumers of content and interrogated the reasons of why they had not been exposed to this knowledge sooner in their educational journeys

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The teacher used phrasing that allowed students to admit if they did not yet know something. They stated that it was okay if they didn't know yet, and allowed students to engage in risk-taking and productive struggle while learning something new.

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Leadership was flexible teacher was comfortable listening to the students. Students are also leaders in the small house project

Was able to see how their worked helped out the community.

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building a home was going to be hard work, but the student in the video thought about how many people would be able to benefit from his work after

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Relevant decisionmaking processes -- a project that holds meaning and had first hand in solving

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students taking a leadership role by learning the standards and facing challenges together in the community

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Collaboration, systemic change, community engagement

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The tiny house project showed strong community engagement and partnership, while allowing students to continue learning the standards. They felt ownership and success by contributing to the community.

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Saw a problem in the community, educated themselves about it, and offered up a practical and physical solution.

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The project was building tiny homes.

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Cultural heritage and funds of knowledge affirmed and centered in learning experiences

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Students' awareness of their impact on solving a societal problem builds ownership and empowerment.

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Will become a community resource, recognizing the needs in a community.

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SEL-Student leadership helped with the leadership  and collaboration of the little house project 

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SEL-Student leadership helped with the leadership  and collaboration of the little house project 

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Kids had ownership over their learning and the teacher felt empowered to address it (could speak to school climate and leadership)

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Explicit connection to the narrative of resistance

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Developing hands-on experiences created conditions for students to more deeply grapple with and engage in their learning

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The curriculum and instruction were relevant to the real world issues students were interested in.

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Tiny House as a way to learn physics is a real world action to solve a need in the community and learning business concepts while making the connection while learning skills

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Tiny House as a way to learn physics is a real world action to solve a need in the community and learning business concepts while making the connection while learning skills

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The leadership was supportive of teachers connecting the curriculum with real world events, sharing the vision that the teachers and students were passionate about.

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Explicit connections to their lived experiences that shows cultural responsiveness: finding their identity that motives their work.

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Using news footage, songs, and articles so that kids could choose how to learn and what their entry point was.

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Students had agency in their learning as demonstrated by choices in how they engaged with the material.

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How do we support leaders (ourselves!) in having courageous conversations? 

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How do we support leaders (ourselves!) in having courageous conversations? 

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Curriculum like the Amistad curriculum or peaceful protest demands that leaders step up and say - "No, this is important for all of us, not just for BIPOC people."

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Curriculum like the Amistad curriculum or peaceful protest demands that leaders step up and say - "No, this is important for all of us, not just for BIPOC people."

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Project-based learning demands a different form of assessment - and scholars then have different ways to show what they know and can do.

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Project-based learning demands a different form of assessment - and scholars then have different ways to show what they know and can do.

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What are we doing across all elementary schools? What's our common language? Common values? Common curriculum?

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What are we doing across all elementary schools? What's our common language? Common values? Common curriculum?

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How many of our teachers know how to teach in this way - ask probing questions of students, etc. They may be tenured, but are they prepared? How do we ensure that white teachers know Black history, about a range of books, etc,

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How many of our teachers know how to teach in this way - ask probing questions of students, etc. They may be tenured, but are they prepared? How do we ensure that white teachers know Black history, about a range of books, etc,

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Why is a course like African American History an elective? The curriculum is white washed - our evidence -- we have to make room for "supplemental" curriculum!

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Why is a course like African American History an elective? The curriculum is white washed - our evidence -- we have to make room for "supplemental" curriculum!

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What's happening across the district? Are we sharing it? What's the impact of the race of the teacher on the curriculum/instruction? Who is in these classes (African Am History, etc.).

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What's happening across the district? Are we sharing it? What's the impact of the race of the teacher on the curriculum/instruction? Who is in these classes (African Am History, etc.).

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Powerful for students to do real work that impacts the community snd brings about change.

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Powerful for students to do real work that impacts the community snd brings about change.

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What do the walls say? Who is seen on the walls? Do I see myself in the classroom and school?

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What do the walls say? Who is seen on the walls? Do I see myself in the classroom and school?

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The tiny home was a performance based assessment.

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The tiny home was a performance based assessment.

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Student intrinsic motivation (Do I want to do this? Do I think I can?) often comes from experiential  learning.

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Student intrinsic motivation (Do I want to do this? Do I think I can?) often comes from experiential  learning.

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This curriculum is THE curriculum - not an add on. And it connects to my identity (and the teacher helps to make that connection). 

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This curriculum is THE curriculum - not an add on. And it connects to my identity (and the teacher helps to make that connection). 

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Also means district organization - not just school organization.  Our values need to be in alignment - and we need to have courageous conversations about this, including with families/parents. 

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Also means district organization - not just school organization.  Our values need to be in alignment - and we need to have courageous conversations about this, including with families/parents. 

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What are the values this district holds? How can these be communicated effectively? What will our responses be when we get push back to this work? 

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What are the values this district holds? How can these be communicated effectively? What will our responses be when we get push back to this work? 

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Parent: Show me where in the curriculum that is! Role of white fragility on the part of parents.

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Parent: Show me where in the curriculum that is! Role of white fragility on the part of parents.

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Shared norms and values across the school community are key - whose stories, whose songs, whose narratives, etc.?

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Shared norms and values across the school community are key - whose stories, whose songs, whose narratives, etc.?

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How do we get to the place where a lesson like Black Wall Street is NOT just in secondary schools and NOT just in February!

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How do we get to the place where a lesson like Black Wall Street is NOT just in secondary schools and NOT just in February!

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All staff need to be teaching like this - not some students get it and some don't!

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All staff need to be teaching like this - not some students get it and some don't!

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Teachers have to be able to incorporate content like Black Wall Street into the curriculum

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Teachers have to be able to incorporate content like Black Wall Street into the curriculum

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What are young children ready for - more than we thinki! 

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What are young children ready for - more than we thinki! 

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Staffing for this kind of teaching is key - teachers need to know the history - teachers have to be able to link their standards to the culturally relevant curriculum - and this curriculum is important for students of all races.

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Staffing for this kind of teaching is key - teachers need to know the history - teachers have to be able to link their standards to the culturally relevant curriculum - and this curriculum is important for students of all races.

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Connection students to their emotions and to others - builds compassion

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Connection students to their emotions and to others - builds compassion

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Common shared experiences are important - what are our students' common shared experiences? Could it be a shared emotion? How do we find out? How do we connect to this by design?

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Common shared experiences are important - what are our students' common shared experiences? Could it be a shared emotion? How do we find out? How do we connect to this by design?

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when the learning connects to who the students re - they are avaiable and engaged

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when the learning connects to who the students re - they are avaiable and engaged

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school was organized to support the tiny homes project - connection to community - curriculum - assessment

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school was organized to support the tiny homes project - connection to community - curriculum - assessment

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Community engagement via the physics course tiny homes project -was authentic

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Community engagement via the physics course tiny homes project -was authentic

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The principal made the tiny home project possible - in many ways

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The principal made the tiny home project possible - in many ways