Racial Equity Leadership Training/Research

Educators should consider how race and racism, as well as racial and ethnic identity formation, impact their lives as educational professionals, as parents, and as policymakers. In this section you will find a variety of resources for administrators. To get us started, please review the seven ways to create an equitable program environment for children, teachers, administrators, and parents.

1. Reflect on your own beliefs.
2. Reduce race and gender barriers to learning.
3. Diversify your curriculum.
4. Be dynamic with classroom and space in your environment.
5. Accommodate learning styles and disabilities. 
6. Be aware of religious holidays.
7. Be mindful of how you use technology. Enjoy!

Racial Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity by Julie Nelson, Director, Government Alliance on Race and Equity Lisa Brooks, University of Washington School of Social Work Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Template by Bloomerang Improving Our Cultural Competence by Chris Lehmann Cultural Competence in Education by Shemmicca Moore Zero to Three: Promoting Racial Equity in Early Childhood https://www.racialequityleadership.com/  https://www.harvardbusiness.org/diversity-inclusion-and-belonging/  Implications for Racial Equity Leadership Development: Lessons from the Equity Leaders Action Network REPORT By: Sherri Killins Stewart, Ed.D., Aisha Ray, Ph.D., Michelle Stover Wright, M.S. Equity Action Framework PLANNING TOOL By: Sherri Killins Stewart, EdD, Michelle Stover-Wright, MS, Aisha Ray, PhD, BUILD Initiative https://teambuilding.com/blog/diversity-inclusion-books Arkansas Ethnicity and Culture Ten Principles for Talking about Race in Schools-National Education Association https://nhsa.org/resource/dei-resources-black-lives-matter/ https://wkkf.issuelab.org/resource/one-journey-racial-equity-diversity-inclusion-at-the-w-k-kellogg-foundation.html