DEIJ Resources

DEIJ RESOURCES

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RESOURCES

FOR YOU AND YOUR SCHOOL

PARTNER RESOURCES

GLOBAL EQUALITY COLLECTIVE

The Global Equality Collective is taking diversity and inclusion a step further and making it easy for you to put equality first. Equality benefits everyone. ECIS together with GEC have launched an app that simplifies the process of working towards equality, diversity, and inclusion. Member schools will be able to download an app, which includes 2 simple checkbox assessments: one for the leadership team, and one for the employees. This will be offered for an introductory price of £250. The app is available on all devices, giving you immediate access to your equality and inclusion status, easily identifying gaps and providing an action plan.

PLUS: For Encouraging Initial Conversations among staff, have a look at their video wall.

AIELOC: ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS AND LEADERS OF COLOR

See what’s coming up in 2022 via their webinars and events directory.

PODCASTS

THE GLOBAL CHATTER

THE BLACK EXPAT
A conversational podcast on international mobility, identity, race, career and more.

BE A BETTER ALLY PODCAST

ALLEYED.ORG
Engaging educators everywhere with thinking that builds more LGBTQ+ inclusive schools.

CODE SWITCH

NPR.ORG
Hosted by journalists of colour, their podcast tackles the subject of race head-on.

WISE EDUCATION PODCAST

WISEDUCATION
This podcast discusses and explores topical issues facing international schools.

ARTICLES

CULTURAL CONNECTIONS

RESOURCE GUIDE
Incl. National American Heritage Month

A LEADER’S JOURNEY

SEEDING CULTURE IN AN ORG
K Sethi, D Avashia, N Jajoo

INCLUSION IN DESIGN – A WAY OF LIFE AT RIVERSIDE

PARUL PATEL
Teacher Magazine

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY

DOLINE NDORIMANA
ISL Luxembourg

ECIS DEIJ YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

Watch our latest upload below. Click on the playlist icon to reveal all videos in our playlist.

TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES

CLASSROOM RESOURCES

PRIMARY ELEMENTARY

Talking To Younger Children About Race and AntiRacism – Reading Resources from Arapahoe Libraries

Diversity and Inclusion Read-Alouds and Resources – Selspace

Anita & The Dragons – Lantana Publishing

Chicken in the Kitchen – Lantana Publishing

SECONDARY

The Anne Frank Foundation: Stories that move

The Project Implicit Bias /Association Test by Harvard University

9th Grade and Up: Diverse Reading Lists by New Visions for Public Schools

“A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction” – Various Collaborators, for grades 6-8

Pride in Education Secondary Resources – educateandcelebrate.org

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ALL AGES

The Black Curriculum – free and paid resources for all levels of learning

Resources & Printables from the Due East Educational Equity Collaborative

Resources for School Communities in Times of Crisis (google doc) – Japneet Kaur & Ed Elements

“A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction” – Various Collaborators

26 mini films for exploring race, bias and identity with students – NY Times

Collaborative Conversation Suggestions and Sentence Stems Activity – ISBE Speaking and Listening Kit (need to check permission)

Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension – Sara K. Ahmed

https://allyed.org/towards-a-more-inclusive-classroom/ – AllyEd/Tricia Freeman

https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources – Lessons for Justice

Teaching About Anti-Asian Racism & Xenophobia – Educators 4 Social Change

The 1619 Project Curriculum (various ages) – Pulitzer Center

Teaching and Learning for Intercultural Understanding: Engaging Young Hearts and Minds by Debra Rader

RECOMMENDED READING FOR EDUCATORS

These come from a list helpfully compiled at www.edgilityconsuting.com as well as from recommendations from peer educators.

SHORTER READS/VIDEOS

Creating a Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Classroom by Roisleen Todd (Edutopia)

Roots ConnectED Anti-Bias Education video

An Antiracist Roadmap for Discussing Tough Topics in Class by Rann Miller (Edutopia)

A Concierto is a Conversation by Ben Proudfood & Kris Bowers (NY Times)

How to Talk to Your Kids About Disability – Huffpost

7 Steps Towards Building an Equitable School Culture by Jessica Huang, Edutopia
See also https://www.edgilityconsulting.com/11-books-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-that-are-actually-worth-reading/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/jun/03/do-the-work-an-anti-racist-reading-list-layla-f-saad

*Inspiration from Diversity Collaborative’s Padlet: https://padlet.com/lbenson3/antiracist

LONGER READS

Diverse Educators: A Manifesto by Hannah Wilson and Bennie Kara

Belonging: The Ancient Art of Togtherness by Owen Eastwood

Courageous Conversations about Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools by Glenn E. Singleton

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram Kendi

We Can’t Talk about That at Work! How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics by Mary-Frances Winters

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum PhD

This Book is Anti-Racist – 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action and do the work by Tiffany Jewell

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Black Teacher by Beryl Gilroy

Growing Up in Transit by Danau Tanu

The Anti-Racist Teacher by Lorena Germán

Gender and Our Brains – How New Neuroscience Explodes the Myth of the Male and Female Minds by Gina Rippon

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

Resources to ensure continued development and learning for our staff communities, to establish and sustain equitable, diverse and inclusive environments for all members of the learning commons

ECIS DEIJ TRAINING FOR YOUR SCHOOL

Learning For Justice Staff Training & Workshops

TWICE (Teaching With Inclusion and Culture Embedded) Professional Development Workshops

The Riverside Learning Center’s The HumanE Framework Diverse Educators : Blog & Shared Resources

NAIS People of Color Conference

AIELOC conferences

EMBEDDING DEI ROLES INTO YOUR SCHOOL: A HOW-TO GUIDE

By now, many (we are hopeful that a majority!) of us will have realised the need to extend DEIJ activity into our schools at multiple levels, whether through work on our curriculum, our staff training, our use of language or our choices about which voices and traditions are amplified in our communities. One massive part of the work is centered around hiring and retention practices, not just at teacher and administrator level but across multiple roles in any given context.

Kevin Glass, Head of Atlanta International School, has shared his team’s focus and job descriptions with us, showing how to stage a multi-level and multi-pronged approach that encourages DEI synergies across a larger school with both primary and secondary sections. Kevin’s approach is a useful guide for how a Head of E&I role on the AIS senior leadership team ensures that the DEI umbrella of work is embedded just as a role in Teaching and Learning, or Finance, might be. Our sincere thanks to Kevin for this intentional and important work.

At AIS, they have three full-time Equity and Inclusion professionals working with students, teachers, administrators, board, alumni association and families.

1 FTE = Head of Equity and Inclusion–a member of our Senior Leadership Team reporting directly to the Head of School. Our Head of E & I co-chairs our Board E & I Committee and also serves on the school’s Education Council (academic leaders) as well as liaison with our Parent Organisation Executive Board.

2 FTEs = Equity and Inclusion Coordinators (one based in Primary School and one in Secondary school). They are direct reports for our Head of Equity and Inclusion and have a dotted reported line to our Heads of Primary and Secondary Schools and their respective leadership teams.

The following two job descriptions are attached:

If you need support, more information, or help in bidding for roles like this in your own setting, you are welcome to contact our DEIJ team for more information and supporting materials. We can help you to make a case, pitch for budget and give you tangible examples of outcomes within our school communities. Contact us in confidence at deij@ecis.org.

POLICY TEMPLATE FOR SCHOOLS

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Policy Template For Schools

The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) commitment of ECIS is wholly aligned and is integral to our work. ECIS aims to highlight best practices, signpost to excellent teaching and learning resources, offer mentorship for everyone wishing to lead and engage with this work and promote and effect changes within international schools to conduct a self-study, and work towards equal and just practices. We know it is imperative that as educators we embody the desire to learn and to combine reflective practice with a kind, curious and caring approach to creating change in inequitable structures. + Authored by Kyra Kellawan, Jim Ellis and Kam Chohan, inspired by the DEIJ school statement by Nicole Roady and Kelly Barlow @ The Pegasus School, California.

This version is intended to be available to member and non member schools alike, for free, to bring DEIJ work to the fore or support existing intentions.

About you

You may be a school leader or senior leadership team member with a similar vision to ours. Or, you may have been tasked with leading this work at your school without a full understanding of how to begin. Either way, we are here to help. Below you can find a template policy that can be adapted to the particular needs of your own educational setting.

Aims and Objectives of this Policy

To create terms of reference and definitions for a community to understand the necessary process of self-study, reflection and commitment to action
To ensure the protection from harm, safeguarding and psychological safety of each member of the school community, including staff
To understand and acknowledge the power, privilege and responsibility that comes from being members of any dominant group in a given society
To enable the fulfilment of the school’s mission in a space of tolerance, open-mindedness, understanding and curiosity about different perspectives and experiences
To light a path for others and lead by example

DOWNLOAD THE TEMPLATE HERE

DEIJ TOOLS

Beyond Inclusion and Support: Racial Equity in Learning Services, CATDC

Centering Equity in College Counseling, CATDC

Cultivating Safe School Conditions and Climate for LGBTQ Youth, Learning for Justice

SEL: SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Envisioning school-wide SEL (Walkthrough protocol)

In this abbreviated tool, look for signs of high-quality schoolwide SEL implementation by observing for the indicators of schoolwide SEL. (Credit: Kelli Holm, CASEL)

SEL in the Classroom Self-Assessment

This tool can be used to assess strengths and areas to develop for promoting SEL through explicit instruction, integration into academic instruction, and a supportive classroom climate.
(Credit: Kelli Holm, CASEL)

Develop a Shared Vision for Schoolwide SEL

This tool provides a model for structuring a conversation about developing a shared vision for SEL or integrating SEL into your school’s existing shared vision.
(Credit: Kelli Holm, CASEL)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: CAN WE SUPPORT YOUR WORK?

We are looking for articles, blogs, teaching and learning resources, multimedia and stories of your experiences to help us communicate our shared mission and inspire ongoing work in our member institutions. If you have experiences you would like to communicate with us, can contribute learnings of your own or have classroom teachings you would like to share with our community, please get in touch with us at deij@ecis.org.