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@Caitlin88168470 Diverse books are important because our world is diverse. We can’t teach our students just one narrative when it just isn’t true. Also, a lot of children try to relate themselves to a story so if there aren’t any characters that look like them or are like them, they can’t relate.

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@KayeArnold10 You have to get to know your student. In order to really understand them deeply enough to know fully understand them, you have to build the trust with them so they are comfortable enough to share details about themselves.

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“Institutional change will not happen without an intense investment on the part of school and district leaders. We have the accountability power, and our first responsibility is to hold ourselves accountable for taking the lead on equity”(Gorski 176). #AUCTEE3100

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How can you as a future educator “take the lead on equity?” In your classroom? For your school? District?

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@Caitlin88168470 This is a perfect scenario where teachers can be creative. You could make a game, activity, etc. You’d be able to look at their work and assess it without giving a test. Test anxiety is a real thing so finding a way to test without paper, pencil, silence is a great way around it!

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@KellyHauch Support. Support. Support. This child needs to know that you CARE. Build that TRUST. They won’t trust you if you ignore it or just sweep it under the rug. Also, believe them! Get them help beyond just you. Tell the school counselor, talk to a peer, don’t keep that to yourself.

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https://t.co/dOtALGNdv8 This article highlights the benefits of positive reinforcement in the classroom and why you should use it.

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“students experiencing poverty are less likely than their wealthier peers to experience positive reinforcement from teachers” (Gorski 111). What can you do as a future educator to stop this trend? Why do you think this is a trend to begin with? #AUCTEE3100

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@MollyMc26743375 I think that it’s important for us to understand and accept our own identities because we are supposed to be role models. If we show that we accept ourselves and it’s safe and accepted to do so, then hopefully the students will recognize that and follow your lead.

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@KayeArnold10 I think that it’s important to make sure to highlight everyone’s differences. It’s important to focus on self love because you can’t love someone else if you don’t even love yourself. Everyone is unique in their own ways and it’s crucial to accept that!

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https://t.co/yZrWmBpLpz This is a great article that reflects students experiencing poverty during the pandemic and their lack of resources to be able to participate in virtual classes.

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“I asked how many [students] had been assigned homework requiring the use of computers and Internet… All of them raised their hands” (Gorski 86). #AUCTEE3100

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What about the students who don’t have access to computers or the internet? How do we make sure that every student is successful in completing assignments given their socioeconomic status?

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https://t.co/mENH85yK9G this is a great article that focuses on students experiencing poverty during the pandemic in the classroom!

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Many “families [in] poverty speak languages other than English at home, so parents might not have the literacy skills to read to their children in English. They are also less likely to be able to afford literacy-boosting computer games or home libraries” (Gorski 16). #AUCTEE3100

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@KayeArnold10 Also, admire everyone’s differences! Make sure they understand that the more individuality, the better!

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@KayeArnold10 I think this starts with a conversation: which words are accepted when talking to our friends or teachers vs. which words are not okay to say. It’s important that the students lead the conversation and they also need to understand the consequences if this is not followed.

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@mj_stephens6 I think there are many small efforts that could be made when attempting to include diversity throughout education such as making sure that books read in class have different people of races, religions, sexualities, etc. and understand that this is accepted!

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How can we, as future educators, help these children experiencing poverty with better access in or outside of the classroom? What could we provide? #AUCTEE3100