SDP Equitable Outcomes - Opening Circle by Monica Noa

mnoa5 — 2025-01-09 18:37:07 UTC

How are you explicitly helping school leaders gain a new/ deeper understanding of how to advance equitable outcomes for their most marginalized students, staff, and/or communities (e.g., African American students, students w/ IEPs, ELLs, etc.) through usage our curriculum?

Response

2025-01-09 21:42:52 UTC

I name for leaders why the high leverage practices are equitable and how it moves student learning forward. I center student learning in the conversations to emphasize what is needed for all students. We actively discuss scaffolds and extensions to support student learning.

2025-01-10 14:21:10 UTC

1) Utilizing sections of the YCC as a conversation starter for reaching all students (Scaffolds & Supports - Considering the Needs of English Language Learners)

2) Emphasizing the importance of high-leverage instructional practices (introducing leaders to this resource: “Dive Into” High-Leverage Instructional Practices - Overview)

3) Analyzing student work together and determining which scaffolds would be most beneficial

4) Reviewing lesson plans and the scaffolds that are built into the module lessons

How Will Equity Rise?

2025-01-21 17:46:35 UTC

I work with leaders and teachers to plan for how teachers will leverage more student discourse through protocols, total participation techniques, and checks for understanding to ensure that the person who is "talking" is the one who is "learning". By elevating student voice, students have an opportunity to become leaders of the their own learning (LOTOL) and engage in the rich texts and their fellow peers to connect their experience to make the world a better place.

Elevate Voice = Elevate Leadership

Elevate Leadership = Elevate Learning

By supporting leaders with a deep understanding of all 8 High Leverage Instructional Practices and the "why" behind each practice, we promote clarity of thinking that grows beyond compliance.