Equity & Diversity Blog

Everyday Equity in the Classroom

Josh Parker worked with teachers and administrators throughout the country as the director of engagement and programs at UnboundEd. Parker, a Teaching Channel Laureate, was the 2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year and a 2017 Lowell Milken Unsung Hero. This blog is no longer being updated.

Education Opinion How Do You Create a Culture of Equity? Start With Ethics
Just as there were shifts in teaching that were brought on by the adoption of the Common Core, there are shifts that need to take place in our school communities in order to cultivate an environment of equity where the practices are not superficial—but deep and purposeful.
Josh Parker, February 9, 2018
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Education Opinion It's All About the Process: Three Ways to Build Academic Muscle Within Students
In that vein, teachers can best partner with students to build academic muscle by knowing their content well, preparing lessons with multiple opportunities for students to create and revise meaning as well as assessing, giving feedback and then re-assessing student work (within the lesson).
Josh Parker, January 25, 2018
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Education Opinion Motivate Students by Answering These Four Questions
We are not weak at asking questions of our black and brown students. We might need to be stronger at answering their questions before they do better on ours.
Josh Parker, January 11, 2018
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Education Opinion The Power of a Mentor
The equity move for the next couple of weeks (or longer) is to be a sponsor to a student (or educator) of color.
Josh Parker, December 28, 2017
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Education Opinion 'The Great U Give': Getting Their Best by Giving Our Best
Equity in the classroom is about holding the daily preparation and practice of teachers up to the light of student outcomes and increasing a teacher's capacity to fill in the gaps.
Josh Parker, December 14, 2017
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7 min read
Education Opinion Bars, Boxes, and Bridges: Reality for Black Boys
"...when some of our Black males leave the school building, they have to elude the bars, boxes and bullets of an environment where too many bridges have been utterly destroyed. Be the bridge to a boy of color today."
Josh Parker, November 30, 2017
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Education Opinion Everyday Equity in the Classroom: A Start
It is my hope that the words and strategies from this blog will help every single black and brown student experience a daily education that fits, that is profitable and that is worthy of their engagement.
Josh Parker, November 15, 2017
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