DEIB

Suggested Reflection Questions

1. Your role at Burke's

2. When did this opportunity take place?

3. Summary of workshop/ opportunity

4. Goals & Collaborations:

   - What were your big takeaways from your workshop or project?

1. Your role at Burke's - 1st grade teacher

   
   

2. When did this opportunity take place? - April 22-25

   
   

3. Summary of workshop/ opportunity - The WPC provided was a collaborative experience that focused on examining inequality and understanding how white privilege and oppression shape coversations, curriculum and aspects of school life.

   
   

4. Goals & Collaborations:

   - What were your big takeaways from your workshop or project?

   
   

I appreciated being at the conference with Seneca so we had opportunities to discuss curriulum with a DEIB and white privilege lens. It was helpful to have conversations that were uncomfortable for some so that I could have a deeper understanding of other perspectives.

The Tree Team and I were greatly fortunate to learn from Rosetta Lee at the virtual workshop entitled: Developmentally Appropriate Equity and Inclusion Practices for Young Children.

Our learning is helping to more meaningfully sculpt our instruction with young children that is often thematic and inspired by heritage months.

After taking notes on our team's takeaways, we were assisted by AI with this summary of our gleanings:

Team Takeaways: Developmentally Appropriate Equity & Inclusion Practices for Young Children (with Rosetta Lee)

Our team left the training with a shared understanding that equity and inclusion work with young children should be grounded in curiosity, responsiveness, and age-appropriate honesty—while also recognizing tensions in how this looks in practice.

A central takeaway was the importance of welcoming children’s curiosity rather than shutting it down. When children notice differences or ask questions, the goal is not to correct immediately or make the moment “go…

Role: Assistant for Library Operations & Professional Development Program

The theme of this year’s POCIS 2026 Conference was “Roots to Resilience.” POCIS is a foundation committed to helping schools develop programming that supports faculty, staff, students and families of color.

I attended Elena Aguilar’s Keynote Presentation, “How to Cultivate Resilience in Yourself and Your Communities,” and two additional workshops. After Aguilar’s Keynote, I walked away inspired and equipped with concrete strategies on how to build resilience in myself and others that I plan to incorporate into my personal and professional spheres: 1) Recognize, accept, and feel emotions; 2) Take care of yourself; 3) Be kind to yourself; 4) Connect to people; 5) Look for the (little) bright spots; and 6) Focus on your sphere of control. 

My biggest takeaway from Workshop 1, “Community Cultural Wealth: Toward Belonging & Transformation” with Ester Sihit and Omar Brown, is that POC individuals tend to be…