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Kent ISD Consultants Help Lay the Groundwork for Change in Mathematics Education
If you have ever met the Math Consultants Team at Kent ISD, you understand their passion and love for mathematics and student engagement. Rusty Anderson and Marcus Deja are focused on partnering with our districts to provide equitable opportunities for all learners in mathematics, and they are helping to lay the groundwork for change in…
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Create Buy-In for a Culturally Competent Education
Written by: Sommer Jabbar, Kent ISD Project Coordinator of Equity and Student Success Happy New Year! New year, new you- right? Or maybe, new year, better you. Let’s go with new year, better informed, and more knowledgeable you! In education it often seems that every school year we are asked to be a new you.…
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Reignite the Joy in Teaching and Student Learning
Kent ISD is proud to welcome Ellin Oliver Keene and Dr. Gholdy Muhammad to our 2021-2022 Professional Development line up! As this unprecedented school year comes to an end, you may be feeling a sense of relief that it’s over, a sense of pride for all you’ve accomplished under the incredibly difficult circumstances of teaching…
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Keep Calm and Relax On…On Demand
written by Sarah Wood, Education Technology Consultant for Kent ISD In the 2020-2021 school year for high school students, each day has been relatively the same. The distance between friends and classmates, masks covering faces that would otherwise be exchanging nonverbal messages, and a device set up in the corner of the room so that…
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What Does a Culturally Responsive Classroom Look, Sound, and Feel like?
Written by: Sommer Jabbar, Office of Diversity, Belonging, Equity, & Inclusion at Kent ISD When you think of the goals you have for students in your classroom, does Culturally Responsive Teaching come to mind? Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) relates to how your classroom environment and practices look, sound, and feel in order to best meet…
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Now is the Time to Recommit to Being Culturally Responsive
Written By Dr. Brandy Lovelady Mitchell, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Human Resources, Kent ISD I hope each of you had an opportunity over break to enjoy some well-deserved rest, to experience concentrated joy with your loved ones, and to simply be still. One of the elements that I love about this time of the…
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Top Ten Posts of 2019
As we begin a new year it is a great time to reflect on what we shared last year and catch up on what you may have missed. We shared topics on literacy, diversity, mental health, personalized learning, leadership, and so much more! Here are the ten most visited blog posts of 2019: Dr. Kilpatrick…
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Move Beyond Diversity and All Students Thrive
Structural & Systemic Justice Entry # 2 in the Guiding Principles Series on Diversity, Belonging, Equity & Inclusion (DBEI) written by Dr. Brandy Lovelady Mitchell Gratitude rushed over me when a local school district contacted me about partnering to bring Beyond Diversity to our region. Beyond Diversity is a two day seminar that is scheduled…
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Diversity, Belonging, Equity & Inclusion: 2019-20 Grounding Principles
As the 2019-20 school year launches, I can’t help but think of four major principles that I believe all educators are called to wrestle with: diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion. Educators engage these principles personally (e.g. through awareness, identity, and growth) and professionally (e.g. through mindset, practices, processes, and responsibility). These four concepts are the…
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The Fierce Urgency of Now: Follow the Light
Written by Dr. Brandy Lovelady Mitchell The account of Mercy Health’s incredible journey of strengthening and diversifying their workforce has graced multiple platforms over the last several years. It is a story of triumph rooted in visioning, reflection, intentionality and alignment. Recently, I had an opportunity to hear several of Mercy Health’s employees reflect on…