Learning to be a Threat to Inequity Chapter 4 by Lilly Rosenberger https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1 DEBRIEF en-us 2021-04-22 21:09:42 UTC 2025-10-11 13:28:06 UTC hello@padlet.com lirosenberger https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1449463396 Reading: The Original Abilities of Equity Literacy
Video Lesson: 5 Abilities of Equity Literacy (28 min.)
Equity Exercise: Applying the Equity Literacy Abilities 2 Qs]]> 2021-04-22 21:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1449463396 lirosenberger https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1467464166 2021-04-28 04:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1467464166 The equity literacy framework is different from existing equity frameworks because it enables educators to be a threat to inequity and to actively cultivate equity in their systems. lirosenberger https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514752508 2021-05-11 18:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514752508 The Equity Literacy Framework outlines the skills and knowledge necessary for educators to not only promote equity but to also be a threat to inequity. These are skills that take time to develop especially for people who have never experienced inequities. It is important professional learning around these skills and knowledge meets people where they are, but also goes far enough to help people develop an equity lens which can be applied to every decision and policy that effects students. lirosenberger https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514767385 2021-05-11 18:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514767385 As we develop our recommendations for professional learning, we need to consider including content that will develop these skills and knowledge. lirosenberger https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514788017 2021-05-11 18:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514788017 I'll share a practice I witnessed at a school: lirosenberger https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514793784 An elementary school used their marquee to celebrate kids' birthdays. When I praised the district for this practice, they informed me that each family had to pay $5 to get their name on the marquee. This made me wonder how the students' families who couldn't spare $5 might feel or if some families would choose to go without something in order for their kids to be celebrated on the kiosk.  ]]> 2021-05-11 18:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514793784 lirosenberger https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514840824 I wish I would have asked the school leader some questions about this practice in order to help him see the inequities in this practice. At the time, I did not. ]]> 2021-05-11 18:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514840824 lirosenberger https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514848035 We need to be more aware of and sensitive to the circumstances of our students living in poverty. Maybe this can be done by helping school leaders "audit" their current practices through a lens of equity with students of poverty in mind. This could also be done with other marginalized student groups. ]]> 2021-05-11 18:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1514848035 https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518729362 It was helpful to see the examples of the knowledge and skills that equity literate educators should possess.]]> 2021-05-12 18:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518729362 https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518740629 The breakdown of each of the 5 abilities of Equity Literacy was a great overview on how to be a threat to inequity. I appreciate his comment that all the abilities "are useless if we can not Recognize inequity."]]> 2021-05-12 18:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518740629 https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518774597 I think we need to get better at recognizing inequity and having the courage to respond to and redress the concern.]]> 2021-05-12 18:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518774597 https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518787061 I acknowledge that I struggle with recognizing inequity and how do teach someone that skill especially when it's not obvious.]]> 2021-05-12 18:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518787061 https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518799225 When I was an elementary school principal, the district an alternate lunch policy for students who fell behind on their lunch accounts. Students were served peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in a brown paper bag. I had many students cry when they received the brown bag and received many angry phone calls from parents.]]> 2021-05-12 18:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518799225 https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518823003  After much pushback, the district pursued a grant where the entire district qualified for a free lunch.]]> 2021-05-12 18:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1518823003 esvictoria https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1519146001 Equity literacy prepares us to recognize even the subtlest ways access and opportunity are distributed unfairly across race, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, language, and other factors. ]]> 2021-05-12 20:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1519146001 esvictoria https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1519148226 The list of the abilities provided in this lesson are very helpful for personal growth as well as a tool when hiring/training educators.
 ]]> 2021-05-12 20:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1519148226 esvictoria https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1519156581 This lesson gives me an "equity lens" when creating programs, processes, and services to the community. I am better able to see how structures and policies may be crating unnecessary barriers for students and families. ]]> 2021-05-12 20:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lirosenberger/988j0j75ekjrzkh1/wish/1519156581