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Conversations on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At 2Revolutions, we work to build more equitable learning environments for all learners through learner-centered pedagogies and leadership. To that end, we model and support mindsets that value all learners' identities, including their academic, developmental, cultural, and social-emotional contexts and motivations.
Equity-Centered Leadership Development Across Jefferson County Public Schools in Partnership with Spalding University and 2Revolutions
A transcript for conversation between Dr.Glenn Baete and Dr. Shamara Graham.
A Delicate Balance: The Choreography of Equity in the Classroom
How do we balance the demands of DEI in education with the perennial demands for education to prepare our students for a world that they can only begin to imagine? Our moral imperative as education practitioners is to provide students with an education that allows them to envision and create the society that should be, not what was.
Say the Thing.
As an organization of former and current educators and leaders, we at 2Revolutions are consistently engaging in the difficult conversations and training for a constant cycle of improvement. When you are in the education world, you know there is never a point in time when you do everything exactly the right way, and when you have learned everything possible. There is always room for growth and things that need to be learned, unlearned, enhanced and changed. We all are human first and we all have flaws. A diamond with a flaw is more valuable than a brick without a flaw. What are you allowing to weigh you down? Throughout the last couple of months, a trend has emerged in our conversations, in our partner meetings, in planning for our internal development sessions, and amongst our coaching staff: that trend is where the title comes from for this piece. “Say the thing.”
We’re in a Race? Like It or Not, Yes. The State of Education in Arkansas
In 2023–whether you want to admit it or not–race still matters. Unlike gender, religion, socioeconomic status, or any other demographic identifier, the only one that can be truly "seen" (or easily assumed) is your race. It impacts what people say in conversations, how they view situations, where people choose to send their students for school, and even where they choose to worship on Sunday mornings.
Do Educator Evaluations Even Matter?
Educators need to feel valued in order to be a positive role model and have a positive impact on the children they serve daily. The question then becomes: once they have the goal setting opportunity and the professional development plan determined, what are the next steps to facilitate growth and development in these categories?
Getting to Day-One-Ready: Conversations on Transforming Teacher Preparation in Arkansas
In 2015, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and Walton Family Foundation established Forward Arkansas, a nonprofit committed to improving outcomes for Arkansas students. Over the years since its founding, Forward Arkansas has developed a three part agenda to improve public education in the state by- 1) Transforming Student Learning; 2) Building Educator Capacity; and 3) Creating Equitable Systems and Policies. In a quest to directly impact the quantity, quality, and diversity of Arkansas’ teacher workforce, Forward Arkanasas established the Educator Preparation Program Design Collaborative, a competitive grant program and community of practice to identify and support universities committed to addressing issues surrounding educator preparation and retention. Of the sixteen EPPs that applied for the Design Collaborative, eight were chosen to participate, receiving resources and guidance from 2Revolutions and US Prep to develop Phase II plans for transformation.
The Most Important Word of the 2020s (and Maybe, the Millennium)
You will just have to read on to find out what it is.
Too Long Have Others Spoken for Us: Literacy as Liberation
I knew that these were the students, and in turn the communities, who would always be left behind by a system that–due to its one-size-fits-all approach to literacy–was never designed for the success of all. So what was the alternative? I continued to grow in my knowledge and understanding of the content, began to study the Future of Learning, and was ultimately given the opportunity to dive headlong into this question when I became a member of the KIPP Wheatley National Equity Audit team.
Back to School, Huh?
Each fall, American schools open their doors to kids and adults anticipating the next chapter in their lives. For students, it’s a time of wonder and hope–wondering what the new grade or school will offer and hoping for success and for familiar faces in class.