P R E S E N T A T I O N O F L E A R N I N G

HTH 200: Core Values & Foundations

Equity

I have spread my dreams under your feet…

Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.

-W.B. Yeats

What is possible for some is possible for all

Three-fourths of Black and Latina/o students attend schools that are predominantly

non-White

Ladson-Billings

Segregation

Engaging. Motivating. Collaborative. Authentic.

When we simply create situations in which student activity integrates the hands with the head and heart, the outcomes for student learning become amazingly complex in ways that are beyond what a teacher could possibly plan for.

-Jeff Robin

100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch have been

accepted to college

Observation

Safe

Vulnerable

Take Risks

� Radical Welcome � Groupings � Roles & Protocols � Norms � Personal stories � Responsive listening

Change

The Cost of Change

�  Loss �  Uncertainty �  Disloyalty

�  Acknowledge perspectives and feelings

�  Think politically �  Elephant, Rider, Path �  Shining eyes

It’s all about the Benjamins

For now…Relationships and Trust

� Bright spots � Unconditional positive regard

Positionality