If you don't get the axe for ruffling feathers or questioning pay hierarchies, you'll be lucky to get invited to speak about how you view pay the pay structure to be inequitable.
When you bring up your credentials and what you bring to the team, then YOU get questioned.
2/
Some places do not believe in merit based pay. And you know what? I can get down with that. Because in so many merit based structures, the person who actually DOES the work does not get compensated and the person who merely oversees the work does. And that's messed up.
3/
But you know what I cannot get behind? Pay inequities based on literally ANYTHING. It can be the time you entered the company. It can be your gender. It can be your identity. It can be your race.
To state you've achieved pay equity means you have actually not achieved it.
4/
Show me with your salary scales.
This was from a quick search but these are the salary averages per department.
If it were truly equitable, there should be no "average." It should literally just be the listed amount for the job title.
Of course things will vary based on longevity and whatnot, but again...pay equity, if it is TRULY equitable, means that every person would get the SAME cost-of-living increase/bonus/stock/etc across the board, and--again--not based on other things.
6/
It's unnerving seeing some get 50K bonuses and some walking away with a 2K cost-of-living increase. How is that equitable? At all?
And you can miss me with the "they worked hard!" nonsense. We all do. That's a 48K discrepancy in a pay increase.
Where's the equity, again?
7/7
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
I saw a tweet yesterday inquiring as to why more tech coaches and “eduinfluencers” aren’t pushing for remote instruction in their districts.
As someone who proudly embraces the first and begrudgingly acknowledges that I am one of the second, let’s chat.
1/
Really, this all boils down to folks severely misunderstanding the role of the tech coach/instructional coach.
First, my job is not to influence district administration. My job is to work with teachers so they get better at their craft, and inform school administration to…
2/
…see how we can advance tech initiatives and STEM integration at our school, alongside equity.
Most folks at my school don’t know I have an internet presence. In fact, when a school-wide email was sent out about something I did globally, I got questioned: “ARE YOU FAMOUS?!”
3/
Y’all wanted corporate secrets that can be put into the classroom, so now I’m here to give you those secrets.
None of these contain classified information.
And I know I was supposed to do this a little while ago but, you know, life.
Let’s start with collaboration briefs.
1/
Not too long ago I mentioned collaboration briefs (see below). Usually curated by the marketing or business strategy department, they essentially catch key components of someone’s personality or work style so that you can form a connection with them.
During my #ISTELive session today on Being Anti-Racist in Tech, there was someone that mentioned they do not think that Katherine Johnson (from Hidden Figures and literally helped to put us on the moon) and Isaac Newton are on the same level.
I've got time, so let's discuss.
1/
I'd like to begin by asking you *how* many of you knew about Katherine Johnson before Hidden Figures came out.
Being a Black woman myself and having parents who are *very* pro-Black, I didn't even know until I saw the movie, and I'd wager many of you are in the same place.
2/
There's a reason why: it's because, traditionally, people of color and marginalized communities have seldom been celebrated alongside their white or white-passing counterparts aside for special months (i.e. Black History Month).
I've got a free minute and I got several questions regarding my implementation of @iste standards at my school. This has literally been MONTHS of progress and since I've received inquiries, I want to share!
Leadership wanted to implement ISTE wasn't exactly sure where to begin, so I created this plan.
First, you'll notice that not all standards are being implemented at once. Because, honestly, that's a LOT to take on. We are focusing on three standards per three cohorts.
2/
I specifically chose standards we're already DOING, but could also do BETTER. I don't want this to be an additional burden on educators/students/staff after an already wild year given the pandemic and hybrid learning.
Speaking of, we'll be starting implementation NEXT year.
3/