Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D. is the founder of the Leading Equity Center and host of the Leading Equity Podcast. With over 11 years in education, he has served as a teacher, principal, and Director of Special Education. Dr. Eakins has a passion for helping educators accomplish equitable practices in their schools. You can follow him on Twitter at @sheldoneakins.
Topics include:
- What is equity and how we make sure it maintains that urgency and doesn’t become another buzzword or checklist
- What elements of equity have been most endangered under COVID-19
- How to examine distance learning practices from the standpoint of equity
- How COVID-19 may have removed certain barriers to equity
- How grades undermine efforts toward more equitable, culturally sustaining practices
- How educators should respond to ongoing racial injustice and violence
