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A new year and a new season of Circle Forum starts with our guest, Amina Abdulle , teacher consultant for equity and Co-Founder:Black Staff Equity Alliance with the Greater Essex County District School Board in Ontario. This season’s focus will be on structures that enhance or inhibit student engagement in our districts, schools and classrooms. Our discussion this week points out that rigid structures at any level inhibit student engagement. Transparency about values at every level is essential to students engaging.
Restorative practice suggestions:
- Give yourself some grace when dealing with the hurt that comes with thinking about things differently.
- Care for you own mental health as a teacher.
- A culturally responsive approach needs to start not be debated.
- Value the identity of the students who show up and engage at school.
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