Because you can't improve schools without talking.
A workshop for educators, designed to help build confidence and competency around equity-forward professional practices, and to encourage racially aware personal exploration and accountability.
Slides available here.
In October 2020, I spoke with colleagues at the Berkeley Graduate School of Education about three “onramps” to K12 antiracism I have designed and helped design: Everyday Antiracism (edited, 2008), Schooltalk (2017), and #USvsHate (2017+). Check it out!
Presentation slides here.
In March 2021, I spoke with principal Candace Hunstad, school instructional coach Brigid Dux, ESOL teacher/school equity lead Samantha Gauta (all of Fairhill Elementary), and district coordinator of professional learning/cultural responsiveness Junena Thomas — all educators from Fairfax County, Virginia — about their use of Schooltalk for sustained antiracist equity work at the school level. It was a really exciting discussion about how to go beyond initial use of books to long-term use of texts for change. Sharing here to support others in similarly sustained efforts!
Session guide here.
An article I wrote featured in ASCD’s November 2020 newsletter, Education Update (Volume 62, Number 11).
Read here.
Read the whole issue here.
An excerpt from Everday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School.
Link here.
A podcast done with Ethical Schools where I speak about USvsHate and Schooltalk.
Episode description: “We speak with Mica Pollock about US vs Hate and Schooltalk. Student anti-racism messaging in any medium can catalyze youth activism. Comments embedded in teachers’ everyday communication can impact students’ lifetime trajectories.”
Link here.
A conversation starter based on research I did to explore what made young activists commit to participate in solving problems oppressing others.
A conversation starter I wrote with my daughter, on gun control and our schools.
These conversation starters on the CREATE STEM Success Initiative at UC San Diego share our Center’s efforts to leverage an entire university to create local opportunities to learn. This is essential antiracist equity work. Rather than just describe unequal opportunities as education researchers, we actually work to create more opportunities to go around.
“The CREATE STEM Success Initiative: Year 6 Report.” The Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), UC San Diego, July 2019.
“The CREATE STEM Success Initiative: Year 5 Report.” The Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), UC San Diego, July 2018.
“The CREATE STEM Success Initiative: Year 4 Report.” The Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), UC San Diego, July 2017.
“The CREATE STEM Success Initiative: Year 3 Report.” The Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), UC San Diego, July 2016.
“The CREATE STEM Success Initiative: Year 2 Report.” The Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), UC San Diego, July 2015.
“The CREATE STEM Success Initiative: Year 1 Report.” The Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), UC San Diego, July 2014.
Mica Pollock, Susan Yonezawa and Barbara Edwards. “Solving the Math Problem in San Diego Together.” San Diego Union Tribune, May 23, 2014. (This conversation starter talks about the key role of math in K12 opportunity.)
“From Denial to Creation: Meeting the Opportunity Goals of Title VI Today.” Anthropology News, June 2014. (This conversation starter talks about the key role of universities in local opportunity creation.)
A conversation starter encouraging young people to critically analyze the words of adults.
