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Gather, Analyze, and Respond to Feedback and Data on Student Learning
Effects of Oppression on the Learner’s Brain
Negative experiences have a powerful impact on the human brain, which is wired to recognize threats more readily than rewards. Research in neuroscience has revealed that the brain responds to perceived social threats in the same manner as threats to survival. For marginalized students who are highly attuned to potential dangers, survival mechanisms can kick…
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Design Systems and Structures that Promote Positive Relationships, Collaboration, and Student-Centered Learning
Learning Partnerships
Each school has a “sphere of success,” a set of students for whom current practices are working to get on the path to college and career-readiness. Regardless of how successful a school is, not every child is within its sphere of success. In order to bring increasing numbers of young people into that sphere, educators…
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Design Systems and Structures that Promote Positive Relationships, Collaboration, and Student-Centered Learning
Liberatory Design Framework
Liberatory Design is an approach to addressing equity challenges and change efforts in complex systems. It is a process and practice to: Create designs that help interrupt inequity and increase opportunity for those most impacted by oppression Transform power by shifting the relationships between those who hold power to design and those impacted by these…
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Design Systems and Structures that Promote Positive Relationships, Collaboration, and Student-Centered Learning
Partner with BIPOC Youth to Make School Better for Everyone
When we listen to young people who are not experiencing belonging and success in the current system of school, and co-design both micro- and macro-innovations in partnership with them, trust is built, healing occurs, and the changes implemented benefit all young people.
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Create Positive Learning Conditions to Transform Students' Daily Experience
Who Gets to Thrive: The Science of Learning and Development as a Tool for Anti-Racism
This resource and webinar series introduces field leaders that can help guide the choices that we make. particularly in this school year, leaders can either ignore or further exacerbate inequity, or can be leveraged to create more equitable, identity-affirming, safe environments where all young people, especially BIPOC youth, can learn and thrive.
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Ensure that All Educators Feel Supported, Valued, and Prepared
Elevate Teacher Reflection Protocol Part II
This resource supports the teacher reflection process and guides teacher through a process of reviewing Elevate data aligned with transformative SEL. It strengthens adult SEL during the teachers individual reflection opportunity and serves as a preparation for the upcoming Elevate group reflection.
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Ensure that All Educators Feel Supported, Valued, and Prepared
Elevate Teacher Reflection Protocol Part I
This resource positions educators to be reflective practitioners as they begin to review recent Elevate data as it pulls in opportunities and reminders to delve into the process of Adult SEL. The protocol serves as a mindset prep prior to reviewing Elevate data.