Voices from the Field: Impact of the Aware Mindset
Channel: MIT Teaching Systems Lab
Date: 2021-01-25

In this video, you'll see how the Aware mindset impacts the work of two Boston Public School educators.

Colin Rose, the Assistant Superintendent in the Office of Opportunity Gaps at Boston Public Schools, explains how intentional conversations about racial equity are at the center of his approach to addressing opportunity gaps at the district and school levels. His innovative program, Excellence for All, provides rigorous, culturally relevant academics and enrichment opportunities to students. (Note: you'll hear Colin mention "CLSP" which stands for Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Practices.) Through the program, coaches also work with teachers to develop a strong racial equity lens or mindset. 

Neema Avashia, a middle school civics teacher in Dorchester, MA, talks about the obligation she feels to help students make sense of the world around them, including race and how race impacts their lives. 

This is an updated video from the 2021 rerun of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab's online edX course: Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices. Enroll now on edX: http://bit.ly/TSLEquity

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