Interpretation: The way I understand this principle is that including people should extend outside the classroom and that including others is one of the best ways to benefit as many people as we can.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to learning about others' culture so that I may acknowledge it and include them

• I commit to leaving no one out in group settings. This is something I can start with doing by being apart of the Leadership Safari with the application I sent in a little bit ago.

• I commit to recognizing people's differences and acknowledging them.

Interpretation: I understand this principle as, in order to be as equitable as we can, we should be able to look further into assumptions about people with marginalized differences. Analyzing these assumptions is how we can make sure we can be inclusive and make sure that everyone gets what they need to succeed.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to practicing equity and making sure everyone gets what they need to succeed

• I commit to learning more about assumptions we may make from article like this one that talks about what the impacts of assumptions are and how we can push back against them.

  https://www.watchthisspace.uk/do-you-make-assumptions-yes-of-course-you-do-we-all-do/#:~:text=When%20we%20first%20meet%20people,lives%20which%20form%20our%20ideas.

• I commit to learning a new language so that when I encounter those who speak a different language than me I can communicate with them.

Interpretation: The way I see this principle is that there are different ways to see, understand, and respond to the many differences that we all belong to. Our differences make us who we are but we are also responsible for how we react to others' differences. Marginalized or not.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to making sure that I respond to others' differences in the most positive way I can

• I commit to doing my best to understand the differences that make us who we are by reading articles like this one about how we can respond to differences.

  https://www.ananiasfoundation.org/accepting-differences/

Interpretation: The way I understand this principle is that marginalization isn't real and is just made up by whatever society says. It comes from way back when there was discrimination everywhere and then as time went on these concepts of racism, gender discrimination, homophobia, etc. just stuck around.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to deconstructing these made up marginalization's by acknowledging things like someone's race or gender identity but not giving or taking unfair advantages based upon these kind of things.

• I commit to learning more about how these things are socially constructed by reading articles like this one from the NYT

  https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/06/16/how-fluid-is-racial-identity/race-and-racial-identity-are-social-constructs

Interpretation: My interpretation of this principle is that civil rights movements often hold parallels because there is often crossovers among the basis of characteristics that these movements are based around.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to being able to recognize how the different characteristics overlap and in what ways through articles like this one from .

  https://www.ywcaworks.org/blogs/ywca/wed-01162019-0900/intersectionality-womens-rights-civil-rights

• I commit to learning more about different movements by reading articles that showcase the history of different movements like this one from History.com.

  https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

Interpretation: The way I understand this principle is that education in the U.S. was started with the idea that in order to educate our diverse students there needs to be a separate program for them and that we still haven't proven that it is an effective method.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to learning about how and why these programs started by reading articles like this one from The University of Kentucky.

  https://educationonline.ku.edu/community/history-of-multicultural-education-in-the-usa

• I commit to learning about how diverse environments can actually help students' learning so that I can share that with others.

  https://tcf.org/content/report/how-racially-diverse-schools-and-classrooms-can-benefit-all-students/

  
  

Interpretation: The way I understand this principle is that the more diverse the school, the better. However, the more diverse the school is then it will receive more controversy and conflict. This can be good though because having more inclusive schools is what we ultimately want.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to learning about ways schools make it harder for certain students to do things by reading articles like this one from onegoal.org about how it's more difficult to obtain college degrees if you have a lower income background.

  https://www.onegoal.org/about/blog/the-degree-divide-and-equity-in-education/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7Py4BhCbARIsAMMx-_ICZq2ApSVnbDptStJ2babQjfljKFZAcOHae18H38uRcWlOQi8iu0MaAjTNEALw_wcB

  
  

• I commit to learning about what schools can do to accommodate more students by reading articles like the one here from inclusiveschools.org. It's about how accommodations in the classroom can be applied for many students in many ways.

  https://inclusiveschools.org/resource/accommodations-in-the-classroom-a-guide-to-making-them-real/

  
  

Interpretation: I understand this to mean that good education involves knowing how to promote change or better in a school while also understanding what can affect the efforts.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to learning more about promoting school change by reading articles like this.

  https://www.newleaders.org/blog/five-insights-for-leading-and-managing-change-in-your-school

• I commit to expanding my knowledge of what teachers can do to promote change in schools by reading articles like this one

  https://www.educationadvanced.com/blog/14-tips-to-improve-schools-and-overall-student-performance

Interpretation: The way I understand this principle is that it's basically just stating the should-be-obvious. Students all learn differently and as teachers, we need to be aware of that and also apply different teaching methods so that all students may learn.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to learning about different learning styles so that I can better understand how students learn and then have that knowledge for the future. This article talks about many different learning styles and how you can apply them in the classroom.

  https://ckfamilyservices.org/understanding-the-different-kinds-of-smart-supporting-your-childs-unique-learning-style/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0MG5BhD1ARIsAEcZtwTRup6sCGuTmXD1K4KiFDXmq1f5MxQpMG-KGXOk2Hnwtdb-_vDLcP8aAqMBEALw_wcB

  
  

• I commit to learning about what schools can do to accommodate different learning styles. This article talks about 3 easy things teachers can do to help accommodate all learners.

  https://www.wgu.edu/blog/accommodating-different-learning-styles-3-tips-guide-you1712.html

In a way that is helpful to others

So that people can trust police

Interpretation: I understand this as it's saying that there is more than one way to communicate. Behavior is one of those ways. Understanding behavior can make teachers better at what they do.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to understanding how behavior is communication through the video provided.

  https://youtu.be/hhNFY5yTSvU

• I commit to learning how to deal with kids that act out by watching the video provided.

  https://youtu.be/rUcG2-EFkNI

Interpretation: I understand this to say that testing methods and scores can be affected by the expectations we hold students to as well as how much we respect them. If our expectations and respect are unbiased, then students might perform better.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to being aware of how assessments and tests can be made to be equitable by reading articles like this one.

  https://www.educationadvanced.com/blog/equitable-assessment-in-k-12-education-a-balanced-approach

• I commit to learning more about what makes a classroom inequitable and discriminating by reading articles like this one.

  https://ncsi.wested.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/24-Examples-of-Systemic-Inequities-Skelton.pdf

Interpretation: I understand this as saying self-determination is how we live our lives and teachers are the people who can help us find what drives our self-determination.

COMMITMENTS

• I commit to learning about ways teachers can help students in this aspect by reading articles like this one.

  https://site.nyit.edu/ctl/blog/self_determination_theory_motivation_and_your_classroom#:~:text=Support%20Autonomy.&text=Give%20students%20choices%3A%20provide%20students,preferred%20method%20of%20doing%20so.

• I commit to learning what self-determination looks like so that as a teacher I can better promote it.

  https://www.calstatela.edu/coe/cats/self-determination#:~:text=Self%2Dawareness%2C%20problem%20solving%20and,that%20follow%20their%20choice%20making.