Becki Cohn-Vargas
@Cohnvargas
My focus:educational equity
through identity safety- validating the backgrounds/cultures of students and fostering belonging and competence.
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http://beckicohnvargas.com 23-07-2011 14:06:58
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Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek2024 Order before May 12 and get 25% off on our book. Click here: bit.ly/Identitysafetcp
APRIL 23:
Join an intimate conversation with members of AFT Identity Affirming Classroom Team #IACT + Becki Cohn-Vargas & Dr. Debbie Zacarian about their book Identity Safe Spaces at Home & School: webinars.on24.com/aft/iact AFT TEACH Joe Young Prudence Carter (she/her) Not In Our Town
What is Identity Safety? Watch this: youtube.com/watch?v=ychnW_…
Corwin is offering 25% off your order with one of these titles if you use code IDENTITY at checkout: bit.ly/idsafetylandin… Jyoung1219@ Learning for Justice LGBTQ Nation National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals
Culturally responsive teaching is 'about engaging the brain’s memory systems so we’re creating lessons that lean into students’ cultural traditions and values.' Try implementing it in your classroom this #HispanicHeritageMonth .
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Identity Safe Spaces at Home and School: partnering to overcome inequity, co-authored with Becki Cohn-Vargas, is being released on 2/2024. Available for pre-order now! Becki Cohn-Vargas Teachers College Press Colorín Colorado AFT TEACH @nassp National Assoc. of Elementary School Principals
bit.ly/identitysafesp…
How can identity safe practices help your students?
youtube.com/watch?v=9SDPqk… #corwintalks
Why is identity safe teaching important in schools?
youtube.com/watch?v=nhBVbg… Learning Policy Institute Not In Our Town Human Rights Campaign
What is identity safety? Watch- youtube.com/watch?v=ychnW_… We can communicate to students that who they are, and what they feel and think matters! #corwintalks Douglas Fisher AFT Education Week Teacher edutopia
To my fellow educators and professors, Friday's a reminder that our work shapes the future.
My book delves into the intricacies of equity in education. Let's keep leading the way towards positive change!
Learn more about this here: goodenphd.com/research
#FridayMotivation
Identity safety for LGBTQ+ students includes paying attention to the messages we give. When teachers line up students “as boys and girls,” nonbinary students have nowhere to stand. We need to pay attention our words to create belonging. #corwintalks Human Rights Campaign GLSEN @GenderSpectrum
WEBINAR 9/27: Explore research-based policies & strategies to foster #SafeSchoolsThrivingStudents , feat.:
🔹Rep. Bobby Scott
🔹Tony Thurmond CA Department of Education
🔹Dr. Jacqueline Rodriguez NCLD
🔹Linda Darling-Hammond Jen DePaoli & Jennifer McCombs, Learning Policy Institute
🔹Ivory A. Toldson NAACP
learningpolicyinstitute.org/event/webinar-…
Stances of an identity safe leader: #equity consciousness, cultural humility, growth mindset, compassion. From:bit.ly/3oNeK6q.
#corwintalks Learning for Justice Social Justice Books White Privilege Conference self and social transfo NationalPTA
A foundation for belonging is creating identity safety where differences are valued/validated rather than ignored. We notice differences, so ignoring them creates othering. 'Belonging Design Principles' from the the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley bit.ly/3EQI590 #corwintalks Learning Policy Institute
Create belonging: Affirm student identities with positive relationships- involve families/caregivers. Start by building self-awareness. #corwintalks Leadership Programs at UC Berkeley Zaretta Hammond
corwin-connect.com/2023/09/corwin…
Please join the #CorwinTalks conversation about belonging. All voices are needed to create belonging with identity safety where their authentic selves affirmed and valued. the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley Not In Our Town Learning Policy Institute