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We're live! Talking about learning how to be comfortable BEING uncomfortable. #Equity work is a marathon! Some leaders have been running longer than others 💜 Important conversation happening today. Let's get going! ⤵️ (thread) #BringPeopleTogether #TeVE

Our host, @EquitySupt1 is introducing our speakers now! Welcome to all and thank you so much for joining us! #BringPeopleTogether #EquityinEducation

Yes, we are beginning with an exchange to #crowdsource thoughts from our attendees. All voices can be heard and connections can be seen. This is "Presenter Mode" that Andy Krenz is using to facilitate this conversation.Easy to manage along with @zoom_us 💥#LOUDtocrowd 🤩

🤩 This gives everyone a right to their voice AND interact with others' thoughts to help the group prioritize thoughts and themes. ⤵️

Lean into others perspectives other than our own. Do we make time/opportunity for inter-racial conversations? We are working our way through the top thoughts with @EquitySupt1 #BringPeopleTogether

Action behind our words -@EquitySupt1 says there are defining moments - There have been several in the past few months. We pause to honour #BreonnaTaylor.
These moments propel us to move into action. We need to check ourselves to make sure the action is not a one time thing 💜

Education during social unrest - How do we go about raising our children? Be intentional about collective humanity and LOVE. Are we really in touch with our humanity if we’re allowing children to go without? #Equity @EquitySupt1 Focus on the barriers that we can control.

Dr. Shelly Reggiani is speaking now (from the heart 💜). She shares with us her background of her race , language and culture to show us that the work starts with ourselves. It starts with looking within. #BringPeopleTogether #FindYourVoice #TeVirtualEvents

INACTION is no longer an option.
#EquityGAP - The impact on students is massive. #Equity leadership requires us to challenge the status quo. Now is the time! #BringPeopleTogether Live our equity values to encourage the ripple effect! Lean in when it's hard. Sharpen our skills.

What legacy do you want to leave behind? How to you create a ripple effect? Thank you, Dr. Shelly Reggiani, for your passion! 💜

Now hearing from @draslewis. Building muscle requires the proper diet! The right blend of nutritional foods or the right kind of team and mindset. Explore power and privilege. Dismantle old ways of thinking! 💪 #TeVirtualEvents #BringPeopleTogether

@draslewis shares some of his experiences as a black leader in a predominantly white community. Privilege & unconscious bias need to be called out. TRUE #equity work is hard and uncomfortable - you will not be liked. It’s about the 3 P's ▶️ Policy, People and Practices.

We must all work together to eliminate the practices & structures that create disadvantages. All curriculum resources go through 5 questions to represent all backgrounds consistently. Creating a system to ensure that outcomes can't be predicted by socioeconomic factors. #Equity

Fantastic #5MinutesofFame from @draslewis! Thank you for your encouraging and energetic words! Stay tuned for the replay to dig into the 3 P's!

Next up - #SocialJustice with Dr. Sarena Shivers. Starting with a personal photo of her early education experience to help create a connection between her personal journey and her professional journey. 💜 #Leadership #BringPeopleTogether #TeVirtualEvents

Let's focus on dismantling the systems that causes inequity to begin with! Implicit BIAS. Do we want equity? Or do we want social justice? What has caused the inequity to begin with? #BringPeopleTogether

Creating #SocialJustice ambassadors - Taking on the heavy lifting in Michigan! The needs there are very different. Great disparities across the state. The work is all of our work and these ambassadors work regionally to focus the action in your community. #TeVirtualEvents

We can not be effective leaders if we don’t have the proper tools/training. Make sure leaders are adaptive & have the skill they need to handle these challenges. 90% of superintendents know this work is important very few are prepared to actually do the work. #BringPeopleTogether

Greatest impact - Shift the focus from WHAT students are learning to them as a LEARNER. Shift the conversation from technology to investing in the individual learner. Make sure they have what they need to be learners FIRST. Thank you, Dr. Sarena Shivers!

So many attendees staying on past the hour to continue this with the momentum of this powerful conversation, thank you! We are running another exchange now (less than 4 minutes)& engagement is high 🤩. Let's dig in for another 15 minutes with our top thoughts! #TeVirtualEvents

How to encourage educators to do the work? Leading by example is a good start (Dr. Shelly Reggiani). Use common terminology to avoid assumptions. Provide the training to get everyone on the same page. #Equity

Dr. Sarena Shivers - Policy does not change practice but it says something about the intention & will of the people running & creating policy. School boards need to be a place where this work begins. #BringPeopleTogether #EquityinEducation #TeVirtualEvents

That's a wrap! Thank you to the great group of thoughtful & engaged attendees & speakers who participated wholeheartedly today to inspire us all to build our #equity muscle 💜💪 Stay tuned for the replay ⏯️ to dig deeper in to these tweets ⤴️ #TeVirtualEvents #BringPeopleTogether

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