Leading Equity

About Naima Duncan, Ed.D.

Dr. Naima Duncan is an Assistant Principal in Camden City, New Jersey. For over 25 years, she has provided mentorship to new teachers and professional development training throughout the United States and abroad. Her philosophy is rooted in providing quality instruction, rigor and high expectations to all students, no matter the background or challenges they may face. Dr. Duncan’s research entitled, "Kindergarten Readiness Expectations and Challenging Behaviors in Preschool Children: Is There a Connection?" examined state and federal policies that require preschool programs to meet new academic expectations and how they affect the primacy of social-emotional skill development in preschool classrooms.

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• School readiness
• School readiness during the Pandemic
• The link between school readiness and behavior
• Barriers to school readiness
• Strategies to support students and families

Connect with Naima

LinkedIn: @naimaduncan

Twitter: @NaimaDuncan

Instagram: @NaimaLDuncan

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Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

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• Prevention is essential
• Prejudice Reduction

Connect with Sheldon

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @sheldonleakins

Instagram: @sheldoneakins

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Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

FREE AUDIO COURSE: Race, Advocacy, and Social Justice Studies

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• The academic expectations we have for our students
• Drinking from an empty cup
• Authenticity
• Comfort vs Discomfort

Connect with Sheldon

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @sheldonleakins

Instagram: @sheldoneakins

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Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

FREE AUDIO COURSE: Race, Advocacy, and Social Justice Studies

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• Learning about the interests of my school’s community
• The few the proud
• Has this been your experience?
• Cultural Taxation
• What does educating yourself look like?

Connect with Sheldon

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @sheldonleakins

Instagram: @sheldoneakins

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Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

FREE AUDIO COURSE: Race, Advocacy, and Social Justice Studies

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• What does language have to do with Equity?
• Language shapes our world and how we see things
• Should students be allowed to curse at school?
• Recognizing how culture plays a factor with language practices
• Setting norms for difficult conversations in class

Connect with Sheldon

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @sheldonleakins

Instagram: @sheldoneakins

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Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

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About Nyree Clark

Nyree Clark is a Curriculum Program Specialist in Technology PreK-6 for the Colton Joint Unified School District. Her journey in education began in 1998 and has been referred to as her “Dream Job” thereafter. She has been a Reading Recovery Teacher, Gifted and Talented Education Certified Teacher, Reading Specialist Teacher on Assignment, and has earned multiple certificates and ambassadorships in the field of Educational Technology. She has taught Kindergarten to fourth grade and currently works at the District Level to support teachers, students, and staff in the integration and implementation of technology and depth and complexity to increase student achievement and productivity. 

Professionally, Nyree, was awarded the Affiliate Leader of the Year 2021 through Inland Area CUE affiliate and is a TOSAChat moderator which supports Teachers on Special Assignment worldwide. She is a Co-Founding member of Equity In Action CA which is a group of educators researching and implementing ways to diversify Technology Conferences and Professional Learning settings. She has been appointed to the Instructional Coaches Advisory Board for Future Ready Schools Organization which seeks to lead through innovative professional practices. She excels in making connections with people across the globe and is very passionate about amplifying the voices of the unheard through culturally responsive teaching pedagogy.

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• Disproportionality in school discipline
• Colorism in Black girls
• Culturally Responsive Practices
• Content Autobiographies
• Engaging with parents
• Additional resources

Connect with Nyree

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @MsNyreeClark

Instagram: nyree_edu

Twitter Hashtags

#CRTedu

#MakeEquityAVerb

nyreeclark.com    

Equity In Action CA

bit.ly/AAPAC_CJUSD

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Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

FREE AUDIO COURSE: Race, Advocacy, and Social Justice Studies

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• The Story of Harry Washington
• When aggressions catch us off-guard
• Sometimes we miss opportunities
• Ways to disarm aggressions
• Ask for more clarification
• I know you didn’t mean anything by…
• Share your vulnerability
• Being confident in our approach

Connect with Sheldon

IG: @sheldoneakins

Twitter: @sheldonleakins

Email: [email protected]

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The Other Washington

Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

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About Aasimah Navlakhi

Having experienced firsthand the life-changing power of great schools, Aasimah Navlakhi (she/her/hers) is committed to ensuring that all students have equal opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Aasimah began her career as a speech and performance teacher in her hometown of Bangalore, India, and now serves as the Chief Executive Officer of BES (formerly Building Excellent Schools), a national nonprofit that identifies and prepares excellent leaders to transform education in their communities.

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• Taking on a new role as CEO and the importance of a listening tour
• Discovering the organization’s mission doesn’t align with the approach to school models
• Shifting away from “No Excuses”
• Identifying White Supremacy Culture
• Navigating any resistance to change
• Collecting other forms of data

Connect with BES

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

YouTube

Website

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Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

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About Chanel Johnson

Chanel Johnson is from Atlanta, Georgia, and currently lives in Atlanta as a  Science Specialist for the 5th largest district. She has served countless students and educators since 2009, focusing on the areas of math, science, instructional technology, and coaching. Whether teaching students or teaching adults, her passion is to teach and ignite all voices so that they are heard. She believes in developing digital age learners and digital age educators by stimulating a culture of empowered learners through applying 5 C’s (Creativity, Collaboration, Citizenship, Communication, and Critical Thinking).

Her passion is to show stakeholders how with current researched-based instructional strategies, empowering all learners’ voices, especially those often silenced, fostering a dedicated community. All learners can meet their highest potential.   Chanel usually develops and executes professional development around the implementation of content and instructional technology fluently. She believes instruction consists of Standards-Aligned Content, Appropriate Pedagogy, and Technology Integration. The most crucial factor is to remember we are teaching the child before the content. 

Chanel believes in the power of community and collaboration through being a part of countless professional learning networks often sparked from social media platforms such as Twitter. You can follow Chanel on Twitter as Dc_stemtastic.  She has conducted several professional developments in training coaches, educators, and instructional leaders towards using the most appropriate technology to empower all voices in science education. She has presented at countless national and local conferences, served as an ASCD’s Emerging 2019 Leader.  Chanel is also the newly appointed Vice President for GSTA ( Georgia Science Teacher Association),  ISTE Certified Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Google Certified Level 1, Flipgrid Ambassador, Nearpod Advanced Educator, and countless more accolades. 

On a personal level, Chanel is a proud wife to her husband, Martin.  Mother to three kids, Shaylyn, a set of Twins, Christian, and Chloe.

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• Utilizing cultural situations for STEM activities
• Ways to ask questions about culture
• Cultural Relevance beyond equations and formulas
• Teaching kids the how
• Using movies for cultural relevant lessons

Connect with Chanel

Twitter: @DC_STEMtastic

Email: [email protected]

Additional Resources

LE 116: How to be a STEMtastic Educator with Chanel Johnson

Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

FREE AUDIO COURSE: Race, Advocacy, and Social Justice Studies

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About Yvette Latunde, Ph.D.

Dr. Latunde is a Professor in the Organizational Leadership Program and Co-Director of the LaFetra College of Education Center for Educational Equity and Intercultural Research (CEEIR) at the University of La Verne. As she has navigated higher education and public schools, she found herself needing to engage in frequent self-care and purposeful interactions with diverse communities, in order to thrive. Thus she uses mindfulness, and applications of hospitality to lead, teach, mentor, consult, and coach.

Over the years she has published and presented locally and internationally on family, school, and community partnerships. Dr. Latunde is the author of Research in Parental Involvement: Methods and Strategies for Education and Psychology and numerous articles. She is a part of a team engaged in coaching school leaders on applications of mindfulness, and is the lead consultant for the African American Parent Advisory Academy, out of Riverside County Office of Education. Some of the work she is most proud of are the K-12 faith-based partnerships she has helped to develop and facilitate, to improve the ways in which schools engage with diverse families. She is also proud of the significant role she has played in the formation of African American Parent Councils throughout Southern and Central California.

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• Not assume that everyone knows each other
• Connect Black families to processes
• Connecting Black families to the curriculum
• Resources
• Hospitality
• Being relational and interactive

Connect with Latunde

Twitter: @doc_yvette

LinkedIn
Bridges Leadership and Education Service

Amazon Author Page

Faculty Page

Bruised, Yet Not Broken: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Students and Families 

LE 60: A Voice for African American Parents: Parent Council Groups with Dr. Yvette Latunde

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Annihilating Racial Injustice in School Course

FREE AUDIO COURSE: Race, Advocacy, and Social Justice Studies

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