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Equity Leadership Now!9. Changemaker: UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons on Leadership and InnovationEpisode 9 Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3hbr4bwc“You can’t be what you can’t see,” Chancellor Richard K. Lyons notes in episode 9 of ELN! He describes how he was the only person in his family who pursued a PhD and how UC Berkeley opened that possibility to him. He is also the first UC Berkeley alum to hold the chancellor position, and embodies the leadership qualities that this institution stands for. Both Chancellor Lyons and our host, Dr. Jabari Mahiri, share a similar story of being the first in their families to pursue a PhD. Mahiri notes, “...2024-10-3027 minEquity Leadership Now!5. Sidelining Bias in Education with Jason OkonofuaThis episode of Equity Leadership Now! is adapted from a 21CSLA Research-Practice Webinar, an online professional learning event that is live and open to the public.In conversation with our host, Professor Jabari Mahiri, Dr. Jason Okonofua discusses a 2021 meta-analysis by Dr. Elizabeth Paluck, which showed that the most common approaches to reducing implicit bias, such as implicit bias training and raising awareness, are not always effective at reducing anti-Black bias in the long term. We’ll hear from Dr. Okonofua as he suggests turning our energy towards a strategy he calls “sidelining bias” in schools to achiev...2024-05-2226 minEquity Leadership Now!2. Orchestrating a Community of Diverse Educational Equity Leaders with Rebecca CheungEpisode 2 Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/5n9988ce In Episode 2, Rebecca Cheung, director of the 21CSLA State Center, delves into her leadership journey and discusses the crucial intersection of equity, leadership, and public education with Professor and 21CSLA Chair Jabari Mahiri.Cheung shares her accidental path to leadership shaped by her experiences as a first-generation immigrant and Asian American. Her realization in college that giving back to the system was essential motivated her leadership journey. Drawing from her musical background, Cheung highlights how her skills in orchestration and collaboration have...2023-09-2946 min
Budgeting for Educational EquityImplementing Major New Initiatives Like Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK): Resource Equity and Other Key Considerations (Part One -- A Statewide Perspective)Two years ago, California’s state budget agreement included an ambitious new initiative to fund and implement Universal Transitional Kindergarten (or UTK), so that all 4-year-olds in the state have access to it by 2025-26. It’s part of a larger long-term goal the state and school districts have been working towards to expand early education and also provide access to Universal Pre-Kindergarten, or UPK, for all students. In this first of a two-part episode, Sarah Neville Morgan, Deputy Superintendent at the California Department of Education and longtime early education policy leader, describes this historic moment we're in wh...2023-09-1233 min
SEEing to Lead045 - Opportunity Gaps and CoachingSantos Gonzalez has spent the last 25 years working as a teacher and administrator at several schools in South San Diego. For Santos, education was a pathway out of poverty. She grew up understanding that education held the promise of opportunity and choices. She has spent her entire career making sure that her work delivers on that promise for every child she serves. She is now serving as a Leadership Coach with the L.A.E.P organization providing, coaching and professional learning opportunities to district, site, and teacher leaders at no cost to participants. Her work focuses on equity an...2022-02-1443 min