Wondering how to navigate equity in your classroom? Our own Dr. Alana Butler joins us to answer questions like: How do you support diverse students in your classroom without putting the spotlight on them? How do you navigate and address offensive comments in the classroom – and how do you bring it up with the entire class? Alana and Chris talk about representation, focusing on individual strengths (versus deficit), belonging, culturally relevant pedagogy, and so much more!

Resources:

• Anti-Racism and Diversity in Teaching Resources from Queen’s Faculty of Education
• Disability Resources from Queen’s Faculty of Education
• Gender Diversity Teaching Resources from Queen’s Faculty of Education
• Social Justice resources and information from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
• Educator’s Equity Toolkit from the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association
• Equity from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation
• Useful Links for Equity and Inclusive Education from Ontario Teachers’ Federation

Dr. Alana Butler joined the Faculty of Education in 2017 and currently teaches both Bachelor of Education students and graduate students. Her research interests include the academic achievement of low-socio economic students, equity, diversity, and inclusion policies and practices from k-12 to higher education, at-risk children/youth and their educational attainment, and multicultural education. Find out more about her on the FookNConversaton Podcast.