ACTLA 47 Top Ideas for Student Equity by https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763 Please post your best ideas for student equity here. As tutors and tutoring center coordinators, we occupy a powerful position to make changes that will empower our students to achieve lasting change and justice in their lives. We are NOT going backwards but moving forward and taking off into a new era. Let's do this!ith an aura of mystery en-us 2022-04-22 19:03:42 UTC 2022-04-22 23:25:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Ask students what form of communication works best for them. Look at development through the student lens. tedblake https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154167105 2022-04-22 22:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154167105 Go to your students; don't rely on them coming to you. tedblake https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154167412 2022-04-22 22:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154167412 Greet every student with a welcoming smile! https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187680 2022-04-22 22:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187680 Look at our service from a student perspective. We need more feedback from our students so we can improve our centers. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187695 2022-04-22 22:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187695 Always ask "what else can we help you with?" https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187880 2022-04-22 22:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187880 Decorate the center for holidays from different cultures. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187890 2022-04-22 22:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187890 Connect students to other resources on campus - basic needs! https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187905 2022-04-22 22:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187905 Encourage self-reflections in tutors and students. We need to understand ourselves before we can even try to understand and then help others. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187915 2022-04-22 22:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187915 Show students the way. We need to bring them passed the door and into the space to see it with their own eyes to increase usage and awareness of our services. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187948 2022-04-22 22:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187948 Be open to change, and change again. We are never settled. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187950 2022-04-22 22:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187950 Reconsider punitive measures for missing tutoring appointments. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187973 2022-04-22 22:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154187973 When we ask students their thoughts, follow through with yes instead of no https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188028 2022-04-22 22:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188028 https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188067 Ask students what their goals are and how we can help them meet those goals]]> 2022-04-22 22:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188067 Consider what systems are in place where students can directly provide input to your program(s), institutions, etc. tlcsi https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188088 2022-04-22 22:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188088 Celebrating our differences! https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188181 2022-04-22 22:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188181 https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188208 Take responsibility in our roles to scrutinize what artifacts, policies, services, assumptions we have to make the spaces and services that open the way for students, ]]> 2022-04-22 22:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188208 See things through the student's perspective; what does it take to access tutoring services? What is welcoming? What is not? https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188249 2022-04-22 22:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188249 Be transparent and demystify processes/resources/experiences. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188260 2022-04-22 22:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188260 Offer lots of flexibility to accommodate different needs. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188282 2022-04-22 22:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188282 Be intrusive with all students. Not just the ones who look interested. maquino30 https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188318 2022-04-22 22:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188318 Advocate for competitive wages for our student tutors. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188320 2022-04-22 22:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188320 Treat every part of your program (hiring, training, observation, assessment) as an equity opportunity: learning about who is present, who is absent, what is happening, what needs to be happening https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188324 2022-04-22 22:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188324 Universal Design https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188326 Universal design helps all learners. Even learning centers can incorporate those approaches for students]]> 2022-04-22 22:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188326 Seek support so that we can do our best for students. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188346 2022-04-22 22:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188346 Do you recognize and celebrate who your peer educators are OUTSIDE of their role at the institution (e.g. outside of peer educator, student, etc.)? tlcsi https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188398 2022-04-22 22:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188398 Hold onto the progress made possible by this tragedy. And remember that the pandemic is not over. We are still in it and will be for years to come. Our students need us to remember that. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188519 2022-04-22 22:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188519 Offer your students more not less. Let them say no thank you. maquino30 https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188680 2022-04-22 22:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188680 Be aware of, and share, our own perspective, but also be able to put it aside to understand the students' perspectives. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188771 2022-04-22 22:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188771 Lean in an be curious. Sincerely try to learn about others. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188879 2022-04-22 22:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154188879 Training in resources outside of tutoring https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154189034 2022-04-22 22:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154189034 Welcoming center https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154189255 Decorate the center so that it is inviting to all student populations.]]> 2022-04-22 22:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154189255 https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154189390 let student experience/narratives/needs drive the way we think about data - ]]> 2022-04-22 22:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154189390 Make sure your space is accessible to everyone. No matter where they are in life, what they struggle with, what they are good at. Everyone. https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154191721 2022-04-22 22:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154191721 Go big by starting small https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154191871 Lasting change can (and does) come from those small adjustments in *how* we do things we're already doing. It's incremental change, asking "who else can I pick up by removing this obstacle? How can I make this easier/less stressful to access?" Equity doesn't exist in a silo any more than our services or our students do -- it's intersectional and dynamic and individual, and it can't wait on perfection. Just do, and keep doing, and keep asking, and eventually our small becomes big.]]> 2022-04-22 22:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tlcsi/zau3dwgfe1hxd763/wish/2154191871