Most of the feedback literature is dominated by white scholars & they're struggling to understand why there is a lack of "uptake"... yet many seem unwilling to unpack & address white supremacy... Receiving academic feedback requires a lot of decoding & interpreting, plus responding! but psychological & semantic 'noise' (both from sender & receiver e.g., jargon & abstraction & 'histories'/prior microagressions) can inhibit this 'dialogic cycle'...

Demands for equality has been, increasingly, met with calls for 'law and order' & @cityofurbana & @Urbana116 leaders continue to argue that “positive” interactions between police & youth of color are essential to better community relations. That is the narrative that @cityofurbana public officials & @Urbana116 Board of Education used to form a partnership between the school district & the Urbana police in 1994 which has now become fully-funded with education dollars in December 2019.

The more I read, the more I am informed & aware of revolutionary struggles, cycles, waves, thrusts and perils, & have recognized well before today that we have entered a global revolutionary cycle... This one, coinciding with a massive consciousness/ awakening, will be more cataclysmic than any this planet has yet undergone.

I recently finished up interviews with @WCIA3 & @wandtvnews regarding the @cityofurbana juvenile arrest data for 2019/2020 & I wanted to post additional thoughts that may not be captured in the released interviews due to time constraints... Please don't center me (be it for praise or otherwise). When this is done, it shifts the focus.

Are we okay with this?

@ISBEnews @PaignToPeace @ACLUofIL @il_fps @geo_uiuc @4EdJustice @iasa

Hinger, S. (2017). Racial Disparities in Student Arrests Is An Epidemic Affecting Children Nationwide. Retrieved from
aclu.org/blog/racial-ju… I've confirmed (via FOIA) that @Urbana116 SROs have completed *no training* specific to students nor these demographics. @cityofurbana

@DisabledScholar @ISBEnews @PaignToPeace @ACLUofIL @il_fps @geo_uiuc @4EdJustice @iasa
#PoliceFreeSchools #RestorativeJustice #EdEquityOrElse

Let's discuss the importance of restorative justice through a critical race lens,@cityofurbana. In 2015, there were 667 total suspensions (in-school and out-of school) at @Urbana116. Of those, 66% were Black students (1)

#RestorativeJustice #RestorativePractice #EdEquityOrElse The question of safety in schools is not just about preventing extreme forms of violence, fights, or bullying. It is also about shrinking the achievement gap since the way @Urbana116 disciplines its students will either help or hurt academic achievement (2)

#RestorativePractice

Only 55% of commencing students in Australian #highered reported positively to whether "teachers commented on your work in ways that help you learn"

Implementing innovative feedback methods (e.g audio-visual feedback) may improve this metric.

#HigherEducation #feedback Data source: QILT 2019 SES National Report Table

(1) At yesterday's @cityofurbana special City Council meeting, I had the opportunity to discuss the SRO program contract w/ the Council & Chief of Police, Bryant Seraphin (2) We discussed the SRO program associated costs, & how this money should be re-invested into school outreach & programs that work for vulnerable youth(e.g. trauma-informed teaching practices, mental health & well-being support)

#PoliceFreeSchools @il_fps #ProudofU

The Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education became one of the first few school boards in the country to UNANIMOUSLY pass a resolution declaring racism as a public health crisis tonight!
#AcademicChatter @AcademicChatter @academicvoices #AcademicTwitter @ILRaiseYourHand This resolution is intended to honor the decades of the tireless fight for racial & education justice led by Black leaders & activists in the community. Today is a celebration. Tomorrow, the hard work begins.

We must remove police/SROs from our schools!
@dwmarlin @UrbanaHS @UrbanaMiddle116 @cityofurbana @Urbana116
@VOYCEProject @Unit4Schools @VoicesofAcademia

#PoliceFreeSchools
#CounselorsNotCops
#BlackMentalHealthMatters
#PoliceFreeSchools

1/ As an @UrbanaHS graduate, I am saddened that @Urban116 has opted to spend $103,813 (start up cost) + $321,300/yr to fund police presence (whom openly carry loaded hand guns) at @UrbanaMiddle116 & @UrbanaHS
@dwmarlin @cityofurbana

#PoliceFreeSchools

2/

To be an effective (& empathetic) educator, it's vital to set goals and reflect. Some of my goals for this teaching period were regarding learner engagement/participation, retention rates & a demonstrated increase in student learning from one assessment to the next. Student feedback (student perceptions) andincidental feedback are some of the most important methods and artefacts I utilizewhen reflecting on how well I achieved my goals in a teaching period.

To those who usually work in 'traditional' Unis & now working fully in online spaces, pls ensure your learning materials/content are accessible to all. Have you considered this? What accessibility design guidelines will you implement? #LLNNeeds #accessibiltyforall #onlinelearning Online classes need to be accessible as well. For example, page navigation should be consistently clear & uncluttered.
#onlinelearning #learningdesign #highereducation #LTHEchat #academictwitter

The aim of feedback is to promote critical-thinking and problem-solving mechanisms that enable learners to assess their own progress and apply a critically reflective approach to academic work.
#feedback #feedforward #teachingpedagogy #selfregulatedlearning #highereducation However, text-based feedback has limitations, and, on it's own, is not inclusive.
#feedback #inclusivity #highereducation