WCUUSD educators are participating in equity book groups during the 2022-2023 school year. Across the district we are reading the following books:
Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure by Eli Clare
Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Gholdy Muhammad
Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
Not Light but Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversation is the Classroom by Matthew Kay
So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Social Studies for a Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators by Noreen Naseem Rodriguez and Katy Swalwell
Start Here Start Now: A Guide to Anti Bias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community by Liz Kleinrock
Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions by Michael Baran and Tiffany Jana
To Raise a Boy: Classrooms, Locker Rooms, Bedrooms, and the Hidden Struggles of American Boyhood by Emma Brown
Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby
Book group assignments can be found here.
Materials for each session can be found below. Note: Google Meet links for virtual meetings can be found in the agenda for each session.
Session 1: How am I deepening relationships with all students? (October 7, 2022)
Session 2: How am I helping student process challenging content? (October 19, 2022)
Session 3: How are my biases influencing my behavior and thinking? (December 14, 2022)
Session 4: How am I centering multiple perspectives and avoiding marginalizing others? (January 17, 2023)
Session 5: How am I disrupting systems of oppression? (March 15, 2023)
Session 6: Celebration and Next Steps (Elementary schools on May 17, 2023 and U-32 on May 24, 2023)
We will celebrate our learning together in our schools. Participants can choose to engage in book alike discussions, swap books with their colleagues, and/or engage in a reflective art activity. Please bring your book. Snacks and good tunes provided.