Equity

Building a Community of Educators of Colour

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Growing up in a community where I could count the number of people of colour at my high school, I didn’t celebrate my racial background but kept it as a separate part of me. I always felt awkward inviting friends over to my house because my home was different from theirs. Different smells? Probably dinner […]

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Our Voice Academy- The Entire Story

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” -Maya Angelou This quote, by Maya Angelou, is what set the tone for a life-changing weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Jennie Magiera brought together 20 different, but like-minded minority educational technology leaders from across the country (and Canada) to engage in an intense 2 […]

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AT and UDL: Acronyms for Equity

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When I first began my job as an Assistive Technology Coordinator in my district back in 2008, the lines between educational tech and assistive tech were pretty crisp. I worked exclusively with students in special education classrooms who needed a way to access the curriculum or a way to communicate effectively in the classroom. I […]

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