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Module Four Review
Module four has challenged you to reflect critically upon how race, power, privilege, and oppression shape education and shared experiences of families in the school system. This module encouraged educators to take accountability for fostering equitable, inclusive environments and acknowledging discomfort as part of a greater learning process. Emphasizing CRT, the module encouraged a shift from intentional to meaningful action in your community. To support your ongoing action, we have included a Padlet discussion board where you can engage in questions about the modules with other educators, and "Readings for Continued Learning".
The assignment for this taking action is: Writing Vision Statements
The following exercise(s) and materials are provided with time estimates, set as a general benchmark for completing each portion of the 'Taking Action' extension. Time estimates reflect what you will be given clock hour credit towards in completion of non-optional assignments, but encourage you to take your pace to meaningfully engage with each interactive section of the page below. Work not submitted directly through TPS-reviewed forms will not go towards these hours (including Padlet discussion boards).
Writing Vision Statements
Writing Vision Statements
(est. 90 minutes for review and writing)
Assignment Prompt
Using the link below, take a look on the Tacoma Public Schools' website and find your school's site. Once you do, find the mission and vision statements for your school (as applicable) and begin rewriting/writing to reflect upon what a revised vision statement could look like.
District Webpage > Schools > Your School > About
This is a great exercise in assessing how your school supports their own imagining of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Once you've taken time to write a statement for your school in your own words, feel free to submit for credit below.
Things to consider as you do this exercise:
Reminder-- Remember to distinguish mission from vision: Mission statements tend to be 1-2 sentence statements that establish the general how and why of an organization/school. Vision statements ask you to think and elaborate upon those ideas, aspiring towards a shared goal or impact.
Identifying core values for yourself: How do you expect an institution to treat you? How do you intend to treat your learning community? Including student families, community partners, etc,.
Collaborating with others: Two minds are always better than one! This is a great exercise to consider doing with other educators within your school or general area, finding shared areas of growth or values to work upon in a vision statement of your own.
**File Name: First initial, Last name_VisionStatement_ModuleFour
Please submit files in .pdf format.
Note: You may need to sign into Microsoft/TPS accounts to submit work through the form.
Norms for Padlet Engagement
Respond directly to the question prompts provided.
Note: Some questions may be in the description of the Padlet due to their length.
Communicate with respect between yourself and others who have posted/will post onto the discussion board.
Remember Intent versus Impact: Review your writing ahead of creating a new post or responding to another-- Did you convey the message you were looking to emphasize ahead of publishing? Does it create room for engagement? How would someone outside of your view perceive what you contribute?
Review what has already been posted ahead of writing a new post -- This is a great opportunity to engage with another's response without creating repetition on the comments board.
This discussion board has been created for the sole intent of engaging thoughtfully with community utilizing the questions from the CCDEI Modules. Participation is highly encouraged but not required for clock hours. CCDEI Site Moderators include University of Puget Sound staff members and Module Co-developers. They have the discretion to remove comments that are irrelevant/inappropriate or might be harmful within the threads.
Confidentiality Note: We recognize how personal these responses could be, and we want to assure you that your comments and posts will only be used to fulfill module requirements for Tacoma Public Schools. Self-publishing onto Padlet grants permission for your response to be on the public-facing platform for other TPS educator responses and engagement.
Please contact Justina Johnson (contact information at end of the page) with any questions regarding privacy of completed CCDEI extension materials.
Reading for Continued Learning
Module Four_ Reading Reccommendations (1).pdfDiscussion Guide
Discussion Guide
After you finish the modules, please use this guide as a way to navigate conversation between yourself and others who have completed these modules. These questions were made to prompt further thinking and discourse surrounding the specific standards and how you or those around you fit into them.
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