Strength in Numbers (M2 Collaborative Document) by Rachel Elan https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb Read Building School Culture on pp. 9–12 in Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures: Putting the Promise into Practice (IdeasIntoAction) and scan the remainder of the document. Investigate PLCs in your educational community that focus on equity, inclusion, and diversity. They may be departmental, school-wide, or board initiatives, or provincial conferences. Extend your investigation to include online resources such as Facebook groups, Twitter pages, professional association forums and websites, and online conferences. Post two or three PLCs that promote a collaborative learning culture through an inquiry-based model to explore strategies related to equity, inclusion, and diversity, to the collaborative document set up by your instructor. en-us 2023-04-20 14:05:43 UTC 2025-12-09 15:50:43 UTC hello@padlet.com A Group I am personally involved with - Westlane Inclusion and Diversity Club (Brianna Bosgraaf) https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2563522425 Westlane Diversity Club (@wln_diversity_club) • Instagram photos and videos]]> 2023-04-21 17:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2563522425 A community run organization that I have volunteered with, which support newcomers, refugees and celebrates diversity and multiculturalism (Brianna Bosgraaf) https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2563523700 2023-04-21 17:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2563523700 City of St. Catharines run advisory board that promotes diversity and equity (Brianna Bosgraaf) https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2563524846 2023-04-21 17:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2563524846 This is an organization that I have been working with all year and finally managed to get approval for them to come provide a whole school workshop about terminology, recognizing harm, and how to be advocates as educators. This workshop was finally held on April 17th! Twitter @ColoursCayman (Nadine) https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2566173441 2023-04-24 19:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2566173441 This is another win for our DEIJ initiatives this year! We are now a proud member school of AIELOC and have added their logo to our school website. Twitter @GlobalKdsl (Nadine) https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2566176417 2023-04-24 19:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2566176417 My current school is part of a larger umbrella organization called ISS (International School Services). The Director of DEIJ is Joel Llaban and he is a fountain of knowledge that helps me improve my practice. I added him to my PLC this last year and wake up wondering what great resources he has Tweeted about while I was sleeping (he is based in Malaysia). I highly recommend the add for your own account @JoelJrLLABAN (Nadine) https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2566183420 2023-04-24 19:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2566183420 Learning for Justice Website: This is a must visit site for all educators who are are passionate about DEIJ. Subscribe to their newsletter and email campaign. You will not regret it! Insta: learningforjustice and Twitter: @learningforjustice (Nadine) https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2567401597 2023-04-25 15:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2567401597 ARC https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2574577626 ARC is a community partnership between the directorship and staff of the board and members of the community. They sponsor speakers, support student initiatives and help our board meet it`s goal of improving the feeling of safety and belonging for all students. (Pat)]]> 2023-05-02 03:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2574577626 https://padlet.com/msrachelelan/yd1dy6uvud2dcamb/wish/2574609851 Thrive Learning Program for Youth and Educators that fuses restorative justice and the foundations of inclusive wellness practices and approaches. They are currently facilitating this program within schools in the Ottawa/Gatineau area.
This is a local team of wellness educators, including a parent of a student at our school, and they have been coaching our staff on equality and wellness.
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