AVReading Newsletter October
The strength of lifelong teachers comes from their insatiable curiosity. They are perpetually dedicated to learning more, discovering more, questioning more. They are intentional in the way they devote their resources to finding new and better ways to engage students and empower them to learn on their own. In a similar fashion, we need to be intentional in our approach to cultural proficiency. It isn’t something that happens in one or two, professional development sessions but a constant dedication to seeing and discovering the world around us, a conscious decision to prioritize equity, to better understand the inequities that exist, and to honor and acknowledge the humanity of all people. For this month’s newsletter, I would like to offer some thoughts about how we can become more intentional with our choices, so that we can reduce some of our blind spots and foster a mindset that allows us to continue growing in our understanding. The...