Reagan Leitner

ISU future educator

[Reagan Leitner @LeitnerReagan]

We have a responsibility as teachers to effectively communicate with our students’ parents. Getting advice from other teachers is one thing, but teachers should not be handing off their duties to other teachers because they aren’t “comfortable”. #TCH26410

[Reagan Leitner @LeitnerReagan]

Educators have a responsibility to create inclusive classroom environments that not only welcome diversity, but also educate students on power, privilege, and race in order to encourage anti-racist student thinking. #TCH26410

[Reagan Leitner @LeitnerReagan]

Acknowledging the issue is simply not enough. Black girls are experiencing much more bias and harsher consequences within the school system as compared to white girls. This unfair treatment deserves justice and black female students deserve change #TCH26410

[Nataley Grimmer @NataleyGrimmer]

Letting our students explore their own textbooks and see the things that are omitted, could lead to discussion about racism and the injustices hidden from our students. #TCH26410

[Aly Nezgoda @NezgodaAly]

Teaching for Black lives does not have to be and should not be limited to one subject alone. Peterson set a great example for us educators on how we can incorporate the topic of racism across multiple content areas, and really showed the power of teaching the truth. #TCH26410

[Reagan Leitner @LeitnerReagan]

Teaching for Black lives means using the power we have as educators to utilize our resources and provide our students with an education that represents truth and applicable knowledge. Teaching for Black lives means walking away from our white washed system of education. #TCH26410

[Reagan Leitner @LeitnerReagan]

"We need to expand the slogan (BLM) to include: stop closing schools in black neighborhoods, fund schools equitably, support African American studies programs and substantive multicultural curriculum." - Black Students' Lives Matter #TCH26410

[Reagan Leitner @LeitnerReagan]

"Racism looks like teaching children that race doesn't matter when in fact race does matter" - Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul #TCH26410

[Reagan Leitner @LeitnerReagan]

I love teaching because I have a passion for helping students learn and apply their knowledge to their personal lives and experiences. I also love the relational side of teaching and getting to know my students. #TCH26410