Arron Gregory
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The official Twitter account for the Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at Arlington Public Schools.
Arlington, VA
Joined May 2020
"Equity is not solely something that you do. Equity is who you are. Equity is a reflection of the educators' humanity toward the students they serve." -@PrincipalKafele Make it a great day...or not. The choice is yours. #BeGREAT
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#APSHighlights Looking forward to #TeamDEI retreat in a few weeks to develop our “collective why” and brand with @APS_OEE and Federal Programs.
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Congratulations! A great accomplishment!
Torri Huske WON silver in the 4x100 meter medley last night at #TokyoOlympics swimming fly brilliantly! This former @GlebeAPS, @WMS_WolfPack and @YorktownHS grad makes @ArlingtonVA proud! Congratulations! 🥈👏🏊♀️🇺🇸
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Too often, volunteer-based DEI teams recreate the inequities they are designed to address and place disproportionate pressure on educators of color. Here are better and more sustainable approaches. https://t.co/AMrrXleHC5
learningforjustice.org
Volunteer-based DEI teams often recreate the inequities they are designed to address. Here is how to do better.
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Tokenizing equity is one of those equity traps we must always be cognizant of as it leads to a lack of system-wide accountability thus stunting real change.
Too often, volunteer-based DEI teams recreate the inequities they are designed to address and place disproportionate pressure on educators of color. Here are better and more sustainable approaches. https://t.co/AMrrXleHC5
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VDOE (Virtual) Family Literacy Night: Join the Virginia Department of Education on August 31 from 6-9 p.m. to kick off the 2021-2022 school year as we engage families and communities in fostering a love for literacy! Register today! https://t.co/w27K2DJk43
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"Having a diverse, welcoming, and well-trained interview panel is one of the first steps school districts can take to improve teacher diversity." @shawnita_tyus
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“The axe forgets but the tree remembers.” -African Proverb Make it a great day...or not. The choice is yours. #BeGREAT
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Educators who take a culturally sustaining and affirming approach can make a difference in the lives of young people if we center their needs. @RUBYBRIDGES1960 book Warriors Don’t Cry tells the true history of what she overcame. #TrueHero
“Racism is a grown-up disease & we have to stop using our kids to spread it," @RUBYBRIDGES1960 said at the #ASCDAnnualConference this morning. It is important, in this respect, for educators to “teach the truth” & to “teach history the way it happened.”
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Today’s must read. “these laws and the likely further silencing (of teachers) they will produce is especially dangerous...Today, shutting down speech on “divisive concepts” means shutting down discussion of our democracy” https://t.co/WvGahUQUlc
nbcnews.com
Evidence abounds that educators tend to avoid rather than dive into politically hot topics. And such hesitancy has consequences.
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Today, I toured the new home for the mascot McKinley! @APSMcKCardinals What a wonderful state of the art new learning facility.
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Kids are trying to understand racial inequity. What better way to facilitate conversations with kids than with books. Always great to talk to @NPRinskeep and recommend books by Nic Stone, @JackieWoodson, @acevedowrites, @ErikaLSanchez and @FredTJoseph. https://t.co/6DH1RJk1jh
npr.org
Ibram X. Kendi has been reading a lot of books about "the human rainbow" to his daughter — so we asked him to recommend some books kids can read to gain a better understanding of race in America.
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#Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the date when enslaved communities in the state of Texas learned the Civil War had ended, and that they were free from slavery—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
nmaahc.si.edu
In this curatorial discussion, museum scholars examine the historical significance of the holiday and how it came to be.
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Today, history has been made as #Juneteenth, becomes a federal holiday in the US. Here are 7 books Facing History staff are reading to honor the legacy of Juneteenth & deepen our learning on the many meanings of Black liberation, progress & resistance.
facinghistory.org
As we commemorate Juneteenth, we’re revisiting books that helped Facing History staff deepen their learning on the history and many meanings of Black freedom.
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Coming in August: 6-hour virtual series for educational leaders. Topics include working through resistance, cultivating institutional antiracism, and more. Led by @Due_East_Equity (Marceline DuBose) and @EquityLiteracy (Paul Gorski). More info: https://t.co/KXCSMu8Hhc.
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"Collective teacher efficacy refers to a faculty's shared belief that through their collective action they can positively influence student outcomes." @Jenni_Donohoo Five ways teacher teams can work together to confront inequities: https://t.co/6CAWkFLkEB
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Teaching about black resistance is necessary @ProfJeffries is on 🔥🔥sharing whats important for understanding American history and putting it in the proper perspective so we can understand it 👏🏽👏🏽#edequityva #TBHconference
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"If your clients aren't actively telling their friends about you, maybe your work isn't as great as you think it is." -David Maister Make it a great day...or not. The choice is yours. #BeGREAT
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