Academic Streaming: Part 3 – Destreaming 101 mrjasonto.wordpress.com/2020/07/13/aca…

Here it is! My Medium article on K to 12 resources for math history! Mathigon Amplify Buzzmath MIND Research Institute PCTM AMTNYS Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association Equity_DDSB @profkeithdevlin medium.com/@sunilsingh_42…

We created our #AmplifyMath profile cards for grades 6-12 to humanize math and share the stories behind the subject. Each card includes discussion prompts for your class — whether it meets remotely or in person. Download them all for FREE: go.info.amplify.com/download-other…

Supt: I'm hoping your team can help us meet our racial equity goals. Where do we start? Me: By mapping out all the ways racism operates in your district. Supt: Well, we're not ready for that conversation. Me: I know you don't realize it, but you've just started the mapping.

A gentle reminder to educators, as the 2020 school year begins:

To successfully #destream Grade 9 in Ontario, we need an effective implementation plan and the right supports for students, parents & educators. On Oct. 1st join CASE for a community conversation about what we need for the path forward. Register: eventbrite.ca/e/where-do-we-…

Funding suggestions, only pay for one VP, don't make Chief Negotiator time release, and maybe, JUST MAYBE don't waste so much money at AMPA. You have money to contribute to the funding of these positions but no one wants to give up ANY of their comfort and power. Sad.

It's funny that OSSTF Peel Teachers's going to the membership to fund the positions when they could rearrange lines in the current budget. It's not up to membership to come up with the funding formula. That's leadership's job. #BudgetsRevealPriorities Did they consult Disrupting Anti-Black Racism Action Committee?

i have a secret. you don't have to enforce all of the "remote learning rules" your school/district created for students. sometimes #goodtrouble is necessary.

Ts: You never know the challenges virtual school students are experiencing; many are from families w/ limited resources. Printing? Video and visibility of private spaces? Dress codes? Consider the costs incurred both emotionally and financially before forming expectations. #onted

Mishaal Surti Let me be clear here. When it comes to portfolios I am following the lead of @MccSio Robin McAteer @lkpacarynuk These people have been down this road before-new territory for me.

Streaming as the practice of exclusion, of extraction, confinement & racial segregation in schools: Black children go to school in much the same way other babies do -with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. School (from what they can tell about it) is a place of learning 1/

#teachfortheculture

I have used this quote for a while now. Just updating the image. Alienation is the unchecked precursor of math anxiety. Alienation is the real problem. Not belonging is the problem. Having no identity/connection is the problem. Quietly checking out is the problem.

Instead of talking about how to spend 'privilege,' we need to start having candid discussions about how to redistribute power to correct imbalances. Reflecting on 'privilege' means nothing if we are unwilling to give up some of our power so others will no longer be oppressed and

Please watch this clip of amazing teachers talking about destreaming, how it supports students & its role in racial justice. Thanks to Aimee Lajeunesse Sean Henderson Tamara Irons @ms_defilippis @mslongpre Kulsoom Anwer & Ahmed Abdolell. Full 6-min video: youtu.be/ZYfEVjARRDk

Effective destreaming takes 2 steps: 1. Get rid of lower-streamed classes 2. Ramp up inclusive & culturally responsive pedagogy Schools must do BOTH to achieve success. Doing inclusion structurally but not pedagogically will actually make things worse. Don’t be like that.

Today MGB highlights Danté A. Tawfeeq, an Associate Professor of Mathematics at John Jay College at City University of New York. Read more about Danté A. Tawfeeq at mathematicallygiftedandblack.com

Big thanks to Faculty of Education Summer Institute @MisterRana Gillian Parekh Monday Gala, PhD @Alisongsv @Norah_Marsh Sayema Jack Nigro & CASE's Kaydeen Bankasingh for an incredible 90 minutes of mic drops, truth bombs & good trouble about destreaming. Catch it again: youtu.be/2OuJ8Z5ogy0