The current goals of the WUTA Equity Team are to increase awareness of Anti-Bias training opportunities, to support best practices for equitable instruction for all students, and work towards policies that focus on access and inclusion for minority populations. Any current member who has concerns regarding discriminatory mistreatment for themselves or their students may bring attention to these matters in a safe space.
Great news! Equity Team is able to provide each campus with 8 additional titles to be added to your site’s 2022 Diversity Bag! Equity Team will coordinate with Site Reps and/Social Justice Allies at your site to deliver these additional resources. Please help us communicate with colleagues about where your bag is being stored on your campus, so that members can sign out some materials if interested!
Please save the date for Thursday, March 2nd at 3:00 PM for our Q3 Meet and Greet. This meeting will be held VIRTUALLY via Google Meets. A Calendar invite will be sent in the coming weeks. We will discuss suggested uses for all the books you have received from Equity Team in the past two years.
Please save the date for Thursday, March 2nd at 3:00 PM for our Q3 Meet and Greet. This meeting will be held VIRTUALLY via Google Meets. A Calendar invite will be sent in the coming weeks. We will discuss suggested uses for all the books you have received from Equity Team in the past two years.
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Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities:
Registration will open soon for the 2023 Equity and Human Rights Conference which is scheduled for March 17th-19th 2023. When registration becomes live, this is the link to register! https://www.cta.org/event/equity-human-rights-conference-2023 Ongoing, Anytime- NEA's Professional Learning Resources and Micro-Credentials https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/professional-learning https://nea.certificationbank.com/NEA/CandidatePortal/CategoryDetail_DECC.aspx?Stack=DECC |
Friday, January 27th is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
In your Diversity bag, you will find the title “What was the Holocaust?” by Gail Herman. Another title provided to you that acknowledges the accomplishments of Jewish Americans is “I Dissent” by Debbie Levy. February is Black History Month. In your Diversity Bag, you have the title A Song for the Unsung by Carole Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders and the title Very Important People:Dr. Mae Jemison by Heather Alexander. These are two lesser known African Americans who can be highlighted along with Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Junior, Harriet Tubman and others. February 15th is Nirvana Day in Buddhist religion. Here is the link to an Elementary grade video of the origin story of this celebration. https://youtu.be/IJbLlkaYXwY February 18th is Maha Shivaratri Day in the Hindu religion. Here is the link to an Elementary grade video of the origin story of this celebration. https://youtu.be/uAekRdg7LkE Here is a link to receive FREE books if you are interested in diversifying your classroom library. https://www.hopeinabox.org/what |
Equity Team:
Erica Nuss =Committee Chair/LGBTQ+ Representative
Michael Lewis =Human Rights Representative/Person of Color
Rose Lopez = Indigenous and Latinx Representative
Susan Hurlburt = Women's Rights Representative
Erica Nuss =Committee Chair/LGBTQ+ Representative
Michael Lewis =Human Rights Representative/Person of Color
Rose Lopez = Indigenous and Latinx Representative
Susan Hurlburt = Women's Rights Representative
