Greetings friends, family, and neighbors,
I hope you and your loved ones are well spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically. It’s a jungle out there! As summer camps head into final days and return-to-school guidance arrives in our inboxes, I hope you take in deep breaths of fresh and enjoy the sunshine while you can. Check out the updates & easy opportunities below.
¡Sí Se Puede!
At the close of SY ‘20-’21, Chavez third graders presented their activism website to an audience of 100 community members. If you missed the live webinar you can watch it HERE and you can read/share their activism website HERE.
Dangerous Distractions: Critical Race Theory
Keeping up with how pundits have chosen to weaponize Critical Race Theory and the subsequent legislation threatening educator practice? Here are some educator perspectives:
[Read] When It Comes to Critical Race Theory, Teachers ‘Should Go on Offense With Inquiry’
[Read] We Don’t Just Teach Our Students History; We Teach Them How To Make History
Illinois for Educational Equity (ILEE)
Multicultural Education & Diversity Policy (Now known as the Culturally Responsive Education & Diversity Policy)
The Board of Education vote on the policy will take place during the August board meeting. Here is the original policy and here is the updated policy with feedback from the greater ILEE+ community.
Chicago Public Schools Renaming Policy
Participate in the redesign of the CPS Renaming or Renaming of Schools Policy. The policy is tentatively set for a Board of Education vote on October 27th
5 MIN ACTION: Share your opinion about the school renaming process
15 MIN ACTION: Listening Campaign Report: This PPT summarizes what ILEE heard through focus groups. You can use this feedback form to share thoughts on the policy update and focus group summary by 8/6 @5pm
Closing the Urban Digital Divide
What can I do?
1 MIN ACTION: Tell me what’s on your mind! I want to use this blog space to elevate your voices and concerns. Take this short survey to help me know what you want to read/watch/discuss. Thank you in advance.
What can I read & watch?
I am humbled to be one of three keynotes for Digital Pedagogy Lab (DPL) 2021. DPL remained virtual again this year so I wrote and recorded my keynote in advance of this Wednesday’s live Q&A. You can read and watch at the link below:
With love and in solidarity,
Ashley