Why Belonging Matters: The Science Behind Inclusion in Education
Schoolutions Coaching & Teaching Strategies
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My'}, {'start': '10.719', 'end': '14.799', 'text': 'conversation with Erikica Meltzer of'}, {'start': '12.320', 'end': '16.560', 'text': 'Chalkbeat, focused on how Title One of'}, {'start': '14.799', 'end': '18.560', 'text': 'the Civil Rights Act has become a'}, {'start': '16.560', 'end': '20.560', 'text': 'political battleground as the Trump'}, {'start': '18.560', 'end': '22.800', 'text': 'administration attempts to reinterpret'}, {'start': '20.560', 'end': '24.720', 'text': 'its meaning to eliminate diversity,'}, {'start': '22.800', 'end': '27.519', 'text': 'equity, inclusion initiatives in'}, {'start': '24.720', 'end': '29.840', 'text': 'schools. In this bonus episode, I'}, {'start': '27.519', 'end': '32.079', 'text': 'highlight why creating environments of'}, {'start': '29.840', 'end': '34.640', 'text': 'genuine belonging in educational'}, {'start': '32.079', 'end': '37.680', 'text': 'settings is essential for both students'}, {'start': '34.640', 'end': '39.640', 'text': 'and educators to thrive emotionally,'}, {'start': '37.680', 'end': '42.160', 'text': 'behaviorally, and'}, {'start': '39.640', 'end': '45.200', 'text': 'cognitively. And that this does require'}, {'start': '42.160', 'end': '47.520', 'text': 'intentional practices that recognize,'}, {'start': '45.200', 'end': '48.360', 'text': 'value, and include diverse identities'}, {'start': '47.520', 'end': '50.879', 'text': 'and'}, {'start': '48.360', 'end': '52.800', 'text': "experiences. You'll learn why belonging"}, {'start': '50.879', 'end': '55.079', 'text': 'significantly impacts academic'}, {'start': '52.800', 'end': '57.360', 'text': 'performance, mental health, and overall'}, {'start': '55.079', 'end': '59.440', 'text': 'well-being. Why nurturing belonging'}, {'start': '57.360', 'end': '61.520', 'text': 'requires a holistic approach that'}, {'start': '59.440', 'end': '64.159', 'text': 'addresses social, emotional, academic,'}, {'start': '61.520', 'end': '67.200', 'text': 'and cultural needs. And why'}, {'start': '64.159', 'end': '69.119', 'text': 'representation matters for belonging.'}, {'start': '67.200', 'end': '72.000', 'text': "Stay with me. I'm so happy to have you"}, {'start': '69.119', 'end': '74.240', 'text': 'as a listener today.'}, {'start': '72.000', 'end': '76.880', 'text': 'This is Solutions Coaching and Teaching'}, {'start': '74.240', 'end': '79.920', 'text': 'Strategies, the podcast that extends'}, {'start': '76.880', 'end': '82.080', 'text': 'education beyond the classroom. A show'}, {'start': '79.920', 'end': '84.640', 'text': 'that offers educators and caregivers'}, {'start': '82.080', 'end': '86.880', 'text': 'strategies to try right away and ensure'}, {'start': '84.640', 'end': '89.320', 'text': 'every student receives the inspiration'}, {'start': '86.880', 'end': '92.240', 'text': 'and support they need to'}, {'start': '89.320', 'end': '94.799', 'text': 'thrive. I am Olivia Wall and this is a'}, {'start': '92.240', 'end': '97.640', 'text': 'bonus episode. It is an accompaniment to'}, {'start': '94.799', 'end': '101.920', 'text': 'my conversation with Erica Meltzer of'}, {'start': '97.640', 'end': '103.119', 'text': 'Chalkbeat, season 4, episode 34. And if'}, {'start': '101.920', 'end': '105.439', 'text': 'you have not listened to that'}, {'start': '103.119', 'end': '108.799', 'text': 'conversation, I strongly suggest you go'}, {'start': '105.439', 'end': '110.640', 'text': 'back, you listen. Erica highlights why'}, {'start': '108.799', 'end': '113.759', 'text': 'Title Six of the Civil Rights Act has'}, {'start': '110.640', 'end': '115.520', 'text': 'become a political battleground and how'}, {'start': '113.759', 'end': '117.439', 'text': 'the Trump administration is attempting'}, {'start': '115.520', 'end': '118.960', 'text': 'to reinterpret its meaning to eliminate'}, {'start': '117.439', 'end': '121.920', 'text': 'diversity, equity, and inclusion'}, {'start': '118.960', 'end': '124.640', 'text': 'initiatives in schools. She speaks to'}, {'start': '121.920', 'end': '126.479', 'text': 'recent legal injunctions and she also'}, {'start': '124.640', 'end': '128.479', 'text': 'uplifts some research that shows that'}, {'start': '126.479', 'end': '130.479', 'text': 'diversity initiatives like having black'}, {'start': '128.479', 'end': '133.280', 'text': 'teachers in classrooms significantly'}, {'start': '130.479', 'end': '135.120', 'text': 'improves outcomes for black students.'}, {'start': '133.280', 'end': '137.000', 'text': 'For this episode, I really wanted to'}, {'start': '135.120', 'end': '139.360', 'text': 'focus on what it means to'}, {'start': '137.000', 'end': '142.160', 'text': 'belong. I want to focus on the word'}, {'start': '139.360', 'end': '145.680', 'text': 'inclusion and think of what it means to'}, {'start': '142.160', 'end': '148.120', 'text': 'include versus exclude. And in my time'}, {'start': '145.680', 'end': '151.120', 'text': 'in classrooms, in my time with school'}, {'start': '148.120', 'end': '153.599', 'text': 'buildings, school districts, and just'}, {'start': '151.120', 'end': '156.760', 'text': "with any organization I've ever been"}, {'start': '153.599', 'end': '159.519', 'text': 'employed by or served, thriving'}, {'start': '156.760', 'end': '161.400', 'text': 'organizations do so because there is a'}, {'start': '159.519', 'end': '163.680', 'text': 'sense of safety and a sense of'}, {'start': '161.400', 'end': '166.319', 'text': "belonging. And there's so much research"}, {'start': '163.680', 'end': '169.120', 'text': 'to support the idea of belonging,'}, {'start': '166.319', 'end': '170.440', 'text': 'feeling valued, trusted to make choices'}, {'start': '169.120', 'end': '172.560', 'text': 'based on your'}, {'start': '170.440', 'end': '174.720', 'text': "knowledge. And I thought it'd be"}, {'start': '172.560', 'end': '177.440', 'text': 'helpful. I am going to be sharing a'}, {'start': '174.720', 'end': '180.400', 'text': 'one-pager that I co-created with a coach'}, {'start': '177.440', 'end': '183.519', 'text': 'a few months back and we were having a'}, {'start': '180.400', 'end': '187.280', 'text': 'conversation around how among her school'}, {'start': '183.519', 'end': '189.280', 'text': 'staff it felt fractured a bit and it'}, {'start': '187.280', 'end': '191.920', 'text': 'seemed like some teachers felt like they'}, {'start': '189.280', 'end': '193.760', 'text': "didn't belong and how that may be also"}, {'start': '191.920', 'end': '196.400', 'text': 'having a ripple effect on students'}, {'start': '193.760', 'end': '198.560', 'text': "feeling like they didn't belong. And so"}, {'start': '196.400', 'end': '201.000', 'text': 'we thought, what better way than to use'}, {'start': '198.560', 'end': '204.800', 'text': 'our coaching cycle time to create a'}, {'start': '201.000', 'end': '207.040', 'text': 'one-pager. And a one-pager is based on'}, {'start': '204.800', 'end': '209.040', 'text': "Jim Knight's work with the instructional"}, {'start': '207.040', 'end': '210.640', 'text': 'playbook. And with this school district,'}, {'start': '209.040', 'end': '212.560', 'text': "we've been building an instructional"}, {'start': '210.640', 'end': '214.400', 'text': 'playbook together and sharing it with'}, {'start': '212.560', 'end': '216.879', 'text': 'other school districts and other'}, {'start': '214.400', 'end': '219.920', 'text': "buildings, other coaches. And it's just"}, {'start': '216.879', 'end': '222.000', 'text': 'slowly, beautifully evolving. And so I'}, {'start': '219.920', 'end': '225.120', 'text': "thought it'd be helpful to share this"}, {'start': '222.000', 'end': '227.519', 'text': 'one pager. The topic again is belonging.'}, {'start': '225.120', 'end': '230.640', 'text': 'And the way this coach and I defined'}, {'start': '227.519', 'end': '232.680', 'text': 'belonging in one sentence is the extent'}, {'start': '230.640', 'end': '236.239', 'text': 'to which students and teachers feel'}, {'start': '232.680', 'end': '238.239', 'text': 'respected, included, accepted, and'}, {'start': '236.239', 'end': '241.599', 'text': 'encouraged by others in the social'}, {'start': '238.239', 'end': '243.680', 'text': 'environment of school. So a one pager,'}, {'start': '241.599', 'end': '246.080', 'text': 'you need to break down that topic in one'}, {'start': '243.680', 'end': '248.319', 'text': 'sentence, what it means to be true. We'}, {'start': '246.080', 'end': '250.640', 'text': "also dipped into John Hadtie's research"}, {'start': '248.319', 'end': '252.720', 'text': "and did a Hattie check. Hadtie's"}, {'start': '250.640', 'end': '255.519', 'text': 'influences of teacher student'}, {'start': '252.720', 'end': '258.320', 'text': 'relationships along with belonging have'}, {'start': '255.519', 'end': '260.320', 'text': 'high impacts on student learning. And we'}, {'start': '258.320', 'end': '262.040', 'text': "did some extended research that we've"}, {'start': '260.320', 'end': '265.040', 'text': 'added to our one'}, {'start': '262.040', 'end': '267.040', 'text': 'pagers. We looked at agents of change by'}, {'start': '265.040', 'end': '271.000', 'text': 'Lucy West and Tony Cameron around'}, {'start': '267.040', 'end': '274.000', 'text': "setting intentions. It's pages 167 to"}, {'start': '271.000', 'end': '276.880', 'text': '168. We dipped back into coaching a Toz'}, {'start': '274.000', 'end': '280.440', 'text': 'by Dr. Hasten Moon and we focused on'}, {'start': '276.880', 'end': '283.440', 'text': 'letter V for value and W for'}, {'start': '280.440', 'end': '285.360', 'text': 'wonder. We included chapter 1 from'}, {'start': '283.440', 'end': '288.720', 'text': "Charles Felman's book, The Thin Book of"}, {'start': '285.360', 'end': '291.199', 'text': 'Trust around Trust Language. We found an'}, {'start': '288.720', 'end': '293.600', 'text': 'oldie but goodie in our files by Dan'}, {'start': '291.199', 'end': '296.479', 'text': 'Newbie, the different layers of trust in'}, {'start': '293.600', 'end': '298.320', 'text': 'his piece, Intro to Trust. And we truly'}, {'start': '296.479', 'end': '301.360', 'text': "can't talk about belonging if we don't"}, {'start': '298.320', 'end': '303.840', 'text': 'include some piece from Bnee Brown. And'}, {'start': '301.360', 'end': '306.240', 'text': "so we included a YouTube short. It's 37"}, {'start': '303.840', 'end': '309.280', 'text': "seconds and it's Bnee Brown about"}, {'start': '306.240', 'end': '311.520', 'text': 'fitting in and true belonging. Another'}, {'start': '309.280', 'end': '313.919', 'text': "section on our onepager is called What's"}, {'start': '311.520', 'end': '316.320', 'text': 'the Point? We have a quote from Bnee'}, {'start': '313.919', 'end': '319.680', 'text': 'Brown and then another couple of bullets'}, {'start': '316.320', 'end': '321.680', 'text': 'that I\'ll share. The quote reads, "By'}, {'start': '319.680', 'end': '324.000', 'text': 'fostering these principles of belonging,'}, {'start': '321.680', 'end': '326.880', 'text': 'we can create spaces that are not only'}, {'start': '324.000', 'end': '328.800', 'text': 'inclusive but also empowering where'}, {'start': '326.880', 'end': '330.320', 'text': 'everyone can thrive as their authentic'}, {'start': '328.800', 'end': '332.160', 'text': 'selves."'}, {'start': '330.320', 'end': '334.240', 'text': "And a second bullet that we've also"}, {'start': '332.160', 'end': '336.120', 'text': "included under what's the point is that"}, {'start': '334.240', 'end': '338.320', 'text': 'belonging could also be called school'}, {'start': '336.120', 'end': '340.400', 'text': 'connectedness and that this effective'}, {'start': '338.320', 'end': '342.000', 'text': 'relationship to the culture of school'}, {'start': '340.400', 'end': '344.560', 'text': 'has been shown to shape students'}, {'start': '342.000', 'end': '347.280', 'text': 'emotional, behavioral and cognitive'}, {'start': '344.560', 'end': '349.120', 'text': 'engagement with schooling. Those three'}, {'start': '347.280', 'end': '351.520', 'text': 'layers of engagement are based on'}, {'start': '349.120', 'end': '353.680', 'text': "Samantha Bennett's work. And what I've"}, {'start': '351.520', 'end': '355.759', 'text': 'learned from Sam over the years is that'}, {'start': '353.680', 'end': '358.000', 'text': "if we're only relying on behavioral"}, {'start': '355.759', 'end': '360.639', 'text': 'engagement, that can also be disguised'}, {'start': '358.000', 'end': '362.160', 'text': 'as compliance. And these days, we really'}, {'start': '360.639', 'end': '363.919', 'text': "don't want students that are just"}, {'start': '362.160', 'end': '364.680', 'text': "complying with what we're asking them to"}, {'start': '363.919', 'end': '366.880', 'text': 'do'}, {'start': '364.680', 'end': '369.520', 'text': "necessarily. That's why emotional"}, {'start': '366.880', 'end': '372.240', 'text': 'engagement includes how is the student'}, {'start': '369.520', 'end': '373.960', 'text': 'connected to themselves as a learner?'}, {'start': '372.240', 'end': '376.319', 'text': 'How is the student connected to their'}, {'start': '373.960', 'end': '378.400', 'text': 'teacher? How is the student connected to'}, {'start': '376.319', 'end': '381.039', 'text': 'other students? and how is the student'}, {'start': '378.400', 'end': '383.120', 'text': 'connected to the curriculum emotionally?'}, {'start': '381.039', 'end': '385.199', 'text': 'These are emotional factors that either'}, {'start': '383.120', 'end': '387.520', 'text': 'enhance student engagement or get in the'}, {'start': '385.199', 'end': '390.479', 'text': 'way of it. And then cognitive'}, {'start': '387.520', 'end': '392.160', 'text': 'engagement, I now believe, is one of the'}, {'start': '390.479', 'end': '395.360', 'text': 'most important ways we know how to move'}, {'start': '392.160', 'end': '397.520', 'text': "forward with our instruction. In Sam's"}, {'start': '395.360', 'end': '399.120', 'text': 'words, what are students saying? What'}, {'start': '397.520', 'end': '401.840', 'text': 'are they doing? What are they writing'}, {'start': '399.120', 'end': '404.400', 'text': 'down so that we understand how to offer'}, {'start': '401.840', 'end': '407.680', 'text': 'them feedback? and how we tailor our'}, {'start': '404.400', 'end': '409.840', 'text': 'instruction for most, for some, and'}, {'start': '407.680', 'end': '412.240', 'text': "one-on-one based on what they're showing"}, {'start': '409.840', 'end': '415.039', 'text': 'us that they know. A third bullet under'}, {'start': '412.240', 'end': '417.280', 'text': "what's the point? Well, when it comes to"}, {'start': '415.039', 'end': '419.520', 'text': 'belonging, when students feel valued,'}, {'start': '417.280', 'end': '421.680', 'text': 'supported, and connected, their academic'}, {'start': '419.520', 'end': '423.919', 'text': 'performance is enhanced along with their'}, {'start': '421.680', 'end': '426.160', 'text': 'mental health, social development, and'}, {'start': '423.919', 'end': '429.280', 'text': "overall well-being. And here's the"}, {'start': '426.160', 'end': '432.000', 'text': "thing, all of these under what's the"}, {'start': '429.280', 'end': '432.919', 'text': 'point go back and forth with grown-ups'}, {'start': '432.000', 'end': '435.280', 'text': 'and'}, {'start': '432.919', 'end': '437.280', 'text': 'students. So, wherever you heard the'}, {'start': '435.280', 'end': '439.599', 'text': 'word students, you could replace it with'}, {'start': '437.280', 'end': '441.599', 'text': 'teachers because we should all feel'}, {'start': '439.599', 'end': '444.319', 'text': 'valued, supported, and connected in'}, {'start': '441.599', 'end': '446.960', 'text': "order to thrive, whether we're in a"}, {'start': '444.319', 'end': '449.199', 'text': 'school environment or not. And another'}, {'start': '446.960', 'end': '451.759', 'text': 'facet of our one-pager is how will'}, {'start': '449.199', 'end': '453.440', 'text': 'schools nurture belonging. But again, I'}, {'start': '451.759', 'end': '456.240', 'text': 'think you could replace the word schools'}, {'start': '453.440', 'end': '458.080', 'text': 'for organizations, for families. And'}, {'start': '456.240', 'end': '460.319', 'text': "here's what this coach and I came up"}, {'start': '458.080', 'end': '462.800', 'text': 'with. That nurturing belonging in'}, {'start': '460.319', 'end': '464.720', 'text': 'schools is an ongoing holistic process'}, {'start': '462.800', 'end': '466.880', 'text': 'that involves creating an inclusive,'}, {'start': '464.720', 'end': '469.440', 'text': 'supportive, and safe environment where'}, {'start': '466.880', 'end': '472.319', 'text': 'students and teachers feel recognized,'}, {'start': '469.440', 'end': '474.080', 'text': 'valued, and connected. We also believe'}, {'start': '472.319', 'end': '475.759', 'text': 'that schools can build a community where'}, {'start': '474.080', 'end': '477.759', 'text': 'all students regardless of their'}, {'start': '475.759', 'end': '480.479', 'text': 'background have the opportunity to'}, {'start': '477.759', 'end': '483.520', 'text': 'thrive by addressing social, emotional,'}, {'start': '480.479', 'end': '485.919', 'text': 'academic and cultural needs. So that was'}, {'start': '483.520', 'end': '489.280', 'text': 'how schools can nurture belonging that'}, {'start': '485.919', 'end': '491.440', 'text': 'bigger organizational aspect. And then'}, {'start': '489.280', 'end': '493.400', 'text': 'we go on to consider how teachers can'}, {'start': '491.440', 'end': '496.160', 'text': 'nurture and benefit from'}, {'start': '493.400', 'end': '498.199', 'text': "belonging. And here's what we wrote."}, {'start': '496.160', 'end': '500.800', 'text': 'Teachers will gather data from student'}, {'start': '498.199', 'end': '503.520', 'text': 'interactions, engagement, emotional'}, {'start': '500.800', 'end': '506.360', 'text': 'well-being, and academic performance to'}, {'start': '503.520', 'end': '508.560', 'text': 'reflect on and adjust their teaching'}, {'start': '506.360', 'end': '510.800', 'text': 'practices. Teachers will try new'}, {'start': '508.560', 'end': '513.599', 'text': 'practices publicly and be willing to'}, {'start': '510.800', 'end': '516.080', 'text': 'take risks with their colleagues. This'}, {'start': '513.599', 'end': '518.159', 'text': 'could be in the form of learning labs.'}, {'start': '516.080', 'end': '520.159', 'text': 'This could be through coaching cycles.'}, {'start': '518.159', 'end': '521.839', 'text': 'This could be from teachers going into'}, {'start': '520.159', 'end': '524.399', 'text': "each other's rooms and watching each"}, {'start': '521.839', 'end': '527.279', 'text': 'other teach and having students see'}, {'start': '524.399', 'end': '529.760', 'text': 'grown-ups as learners alongside them as'}, {'start': '527.279', 'end': '531.880', 'text': 'learners. And then we go on, how will'}, {'start': '529.760', 'end': '534.480', 'text': 'students benefit from'}, {'start': '531.880', 'end': '537.120', 'text': 'belonging? Hopefully by districts and'}, {'start': '534.480', 'end': '539.680', 'text': 'schools and classrooms creating this'}, {'start': '537.120', 'end': '541.440', 'text': 'environment of belonging, we would see'}, {'start': '539.680', 'end': '542.680', 'text': 'behavioral, emotional, and cognitive'}, {'start': '541.440', 'end': '544.640', 'text': 'engagement'}, {'start': '542.680', 'end': '547.120', 'text': 'increasing. We could measure that'}, {'start': '544.640', 'end': '548.800', 'text': 'through our coaching cycles. We would'}, {'start': '547.120', 'end': '550.800', 'text': 'see students developing empathy for'}, {'start': '548.800', 'end': '552.240', 'text': 'others and that they feel seen when'}, {'start': '550.800', 'end': '555.200', 'text': "their famil family's cultures are"}, {'start': '552.240', 'end': '557.600', 'text': 'recognized and celebrated as well. And'}, {'start': '555.200', 'end': '559.839', 'text': 'then we also build a checklist for'}, {'start': '557.600', 'end': '562.320', 'text': 'belonging of what we would want to see'}, {'start': '559.839', 'end': '564.959', 'text': "and hear in classrooms. I think it's"}, {'start': '562.320', 'end': '568.000', 'text': 'really important to highlight that this'}, {'start': '564.959', 'end': '569.600', 'text': "checklist isn't a gotcha. It's not"}, {'start': '568.000', 'end': '572.000', 'text': 'something that we would walk through'}, {'start': '569.600', 'end': '574.839', 'text': 'classrooms and say yes this is here. No,'}, {'start': '572.000', 'end': '577.200', 'text': "it's not. It's really a guide and it's"}, {'start': '574.839', 'end': '579.839', 'text': 'co-created not just with coaches but'}, {'start': '577.200', 'end': '582.560', 'text': 'with teachers, with the people that have'}, {'start': '579.839', 'end': '584.480', 'text': 'children in their care. Here are some of'}, {'start': '582.560', 'end': '586.880', 'text': 'the aspects that we included on our'}, {'start': '584.480', 'end': '589.160', 'text': 'checklist. And we wanted to make sure to'}, {'start': '586.880', 'end': '591.920', 'text': 'include what we would see in here within'}, {'start': '589.160', 'end': '593.600', 'text': 'schools, what we would see in here with'}, {'start': '591.920', 'end': '596.800', 'text': 'teachers, and what we would see in here'}, {'start': '593.600', 'end': '598.880', 'text': 'with students. So we said schools would'}, {'start': '596.800', 'end': '602.080', 'text': 'celebrate the diversity within their'}, {'start': '598.880', 'end': '603.839', 'text': 'caregivers or families cultures.'}, {'start': '602.080', 'end': '605.519', 'text': 'Schools would offer opportunities for'}, {'start': '603.839', 'end': '608.120', 'text': 'learning and connection around their'}, {'start': '605.519', 'end': '610.880', 'text': "caregiver or famil family's cultural"}, {'start': '608.120', 'end': '613.440', 'text': 'backgrounds. Teachers would create an'}, {'start': '610.880', 'end': '616.240', 'text': 'inclusive, welcoming environment within'}, {'start': '613.440', 'end': '618.160', 'text': 'their classrooms. Teachers would ensure'}, {'start': '616.240', 'end': '619.480', 'text': 'that the learning environments feel safe'}, {'start': '618.160', 'end': '621.760', 'text': 'and'}, {'start': '619.480', 'end': '624.560', 'text': 'respectful. Teachers would acknowledge'}, {'start': '621.760', 'end': '626.959', 'text': 'all students assets, contributions, and'}, {'start': '624.560', 'end': '628.800', 'text': 'achievements. And then this is what we'}, {'start': '626.959', 'end': '629.800', 'text': 'would hopefully be able to see and hear'}, {'start': '628.800', 'end': '632.240', 'text': 'with our'}, {'start': '629.800', 'end': '634.519', 'text': 'students. That students are engaged'}, {'start': '632.240', 'end': '636.959', 'text': 'behaviorally, emotionally, and'}, {'start': '634.519', 'end': '639.480', 'text': 'cognitively. That students attend school'}, {'start': '636.959', 'end': '641.600', 'text': 'regularly because they feel'}, {'start': '639.480', 'end': '643.680', 'text': 'connected. That students express'}, {'start': '641.600', 'end': '646.959', 'text': 'feelings of happiness and contentment'}, {'start': '643.680', 'end': '649.760', 'text': 'when talking about school. So again,'}, {'start': '646.959', 'end': '652.320', 'text': 'this is a one-pager that I co-created'}, {'start': '649.760', 'end': '654.959', 'text': 'with a coach during her coaching cycle,'}, {'start': '652.320', 'end': '657.920', 'text': 'and I will tuck that into the show notes'}, {'start': '654.959', 'end': '661.519', 'text': 'as well as the research that we chose.'}, {'start': '657.920', 'end': '664.959', 'text': 'But you create your own one pager. Think'}, {'start': '661.519', 'end': '667.040', 'text': "of what's the point of belonging. And at"}, {'start': '664.959', 'end': '671.279', 'text': 'the heart of what I believe belonging to'}, {'start': '667.040', 'end': '673.959', 'text': 'be about is when we feel included, we'}, {'start': '671.279', 'end': '676.680', 'text': 'care about our community.'}, {'start': '673.959', 'end': '680.240', 'text': 'Divisiveness looks for'}, {'start': '676.680', 'end': '683.839', 'text': 'exclusion. It seeks out anger. It seeks'}, {'start': '680.240', 'end': '686.399', 'text': 'out loneliness. It seeks out sadness and'}, {'start': '683.839', 'end': '688.920', 'text': 'feeds upon it. And so the idea of'}, {'start': '686.399', 'end': '692.079', 'text': 'belonging is a'}, {'start': '688.920', 'end': '693.079', 'text': "counteract. It's loving. It's caring."}, {'start': '692.079', 'end': '695.600', 'text': "It's"}, {'start': '693.079', 'end': '697.839', 'text': "tending. And that's what I want to focus"}, {'start': '695.600', 'end': '700.399', 'text': 'on, not just in the world of education,'}, {'start': '697.839', 'end': '703.600', 'text': 'but as a community member, as a'}, {'start': '700.399', 'end': '706.320', 'text': "caregiver moving forward. And it's also"}, {'start': '703.600', 'end': '708.760', 'text': 'critical to make sure that our students'}, {'start': '706.320', 'end': '711.040', 'text': "have representation in today's"}, {'start': '708.760', 'end': '714.399', 'text': "classroom. There's a piece by Diana"}, {'start': '711.040', 'end': '716.959', 'text': 'Brandon that I read in January of 2024.'}, {'start': '714.399', 'end': '719.360', 'text': 'It feels like a lifetime ago, and I'}, {'start': '716.959', 'end': '722.800', 'text': 'think a lot of the points she makes'}, {'start': '719.360', 'end': '724.320', 'text': 'still resonate so strongly. She says, "A'}, {'start': '722.800', 'end': '726.079', 'text': 'majority of children in the United'}, {'start': '724.320', 'end': '728.160', 'text': 'States spend their formative years in a'}, {'start': '726.079', 'end': '730.160', 'text': 'classroom. This is where many children'}, {'start': '728.160', 'end': '732.079', 'text': 'are exposed for the first time to'}, {'start': '730.160', 'end': '734.000', 'text': 'diversity of the world around them.'}, {'start': '732.079', 'end': '736.000', 'text': 'Through their interactions with others'}, {'start': '734.000', 'end': '737.920', 'text': 'and the curriculum, children develop a'}, {'start': '736.000', 'end': '740.720', 'text': 'greater understanding of both themselves'}, {'start': '737.920', 'end': '742.920', 'text': 'and others and hopefully learning the'}, {'start': '740.720', 'end': '745.680', 'text': 'importance of representing'}, {'start': '742.920', 'end': '747.519', 'text': 'everyone. And she goes on to say,'}, {'start': '745.680', 'end': '749.120', 'text': '"Therefore, the classroom is an'}, {'start': '747.519', 'end': '751.040', 'text': 'important place for helping children'}, {'start': '749.120', 'end': '754.279', 'text': 'understand and value diversity such as'}, {'start': '751.040', 'end': '757.120', 'text': 'race, religion, sexual orientation, and'}, {'start': '754.279', 'end': '758.880', 'text': 'socioeconomic status. These discussions'}, {'start': '757.120', 'end': '760.639', 'text': 'need to begin with young children,'}, {'start': '758.880', 'end': '763.120', 'text': 'considering that researchers have found'}, {'start': '760.639', 'end': '766.480', 'text': 'that 3 to 5year-olds not only categorize'}, {'start': '763.120', 'end': '768.560', 'text': 'race, but express racial bias. Children'}, {'start': '766.480', 'end': '770.720', 'text': 'of color as young as preschool show'}, {'start': '768.560', 'end': '773.680', 'text': 'evidence of being negatively impacted by'}, {'start': '770.720', 'end': '776.720', 'text': 'stereotypes about their race. And here'}, {'start': '773.680', 'end': '778.399', 'text': 'is a reality check. Today, many children'}, {'start': '776.720', 'end': '781.040', 'text': 'are living in single parent households'}, {'start': '778.399', 'end': '783.600', 'text': 'as divorce, remarage, and cohabitation'}, {'start': '781.040', 'end': '786.079', 'text': 'are all on the rise. Four out of every'}, {'start': '783.600', 'end': '788.800', 'text': '10 babies born are to single women or'}, {'start': '786.079', 'end': '790.720', 'text': 'women living with non-marital partners.'}, {'start': '788.800', 'end': '792.639', 'text': 'The number of children living in poverty'}, {'start': '790.720', 'end': '795.040', 'text': 'continues to rise and the number of'}, {'start': '792.639', 'end': '796.959', 'text': 'children growing up in LGBTQ plus'}, {'start': '795.040', 'end': '799.920', 'text': 'families has increased dramatically over'}, {'start': '796.959', 'end': '802.079', 'text': 'the past few years. Diana highlights'}, {'start': '799.920', 'end': '803.920', 'text': 'that furthermore over half of public'}, {'start': '802.079', 'end': '806.160', 'text': 'school students come from families of'}, {'start': '803.920', 'end': '808.399', 'text': 'color, many of whom do not speak English'}, {'start': '806.160', 'end': '810.160', 'text': 'in the home. These are just a few of the'}, {'start': '808.399', 'end': '812.560', 'text': "realities about the lives of America's"}, {'start': '810.160', 'end': '814.639', 'text': 'children that need to be reflected not'}, {'start': '812.560', 'end': '817.120', 'text': "just in children's literature, but in"}, {'start': '814.639', 'end': '819.200', 'text': 'the teachers that are teaching them. And'}, {'start': '817.120', 'end': '821.040', 'text': "that it's such a good reminder that our"}, {'start': '819.200', 'end': '822.959', 'text': 'children need literature in their'}, {'start': '821.040', 'end': '825.600', 'text': 'classrooms to provide mirrors, windows,'}, {'start': '822.959', 'end': '827.440', 'text': "and sliding glass doors. And so, I'll"}, {'start': '825.600', 'end': '829.760', 'text': 'end this bonus episode with a beautiful'}, {'start': '827.440', 'end': '830.839', 'text': 'quote from Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop that'}, {'start': '829.760', 'end': '833.760', 'text': 'Diana'}, {'start': '830.839', 'end': '835.920', 'text': 'uplifts. We need diverse books because'}, {'start': '833.760', 'end': '838.000', 'text': 'all our children deserve to know that'}, {'start': '835.920', 'end': '840.880', 'text': 'they have a voice in the choir that'}, {'start': '838.000', 'end': '843.600', 'text': 'sings the song of America. Dr. Bishop'}, {'start': '840.880', 'end': '845.440', 'text': 'wrote this more than 25 years after her'}, {'start': '843.600', 'end': '846.680', 'text': 'groundbreaking essay mirrors windows and'}, {'start': '845.440', 'end': '849.440', 'text': 'sliding glass'}, {'start': '846.680', 'end': '852.000', 'text': 'doors. And this quote from Dr. Bishop'}, {'start': '849.440', 'end': '853.519', 'text': 'continues, "When diversity is absent'}, {'start': '852.000', 'end': '855.920', 'text': 'from the literature we share with'}, {'start': '853.519', 'end': '858.399', 'text': 'children, those who are left out in fur'}, {'start': '855.920', 'end': '860.240', 'text': 'that they are undervalued in our society'}, {'start': '858.399', 'end': '862.320', 'text': 'and those whose lives are constantly'}, {'start': '860.240', 'end': '864.399', 'text': 'reflected gain a false sense of their'}, {'start': '862.320', 'end': '866.560', 'text': 'own importance.'}, {'start': '864.399', 'end': '869.320', 'text': "Let's work together to make sure that"}, {'start': '866.560', 'end': '871.440', 'text': 'everyone in our lives, everyone in our'}, {'start': '869.320', 'end': '873.680', 'text': 'classrooms, everyone in our school'}, {'start': '871.440', 'end': '875.920', 'text': 'buildings and our organizations feel'}, {'start': '873.680', 'end': '878.240', 'text': 'like they belong, that they feel loved'}, {'start': '875.920', 'end': '880.560', 'text': 'and seen and heard, and that we continue'}, {'start': '878.240', 'end': '881.399', 'text': 'to nurture that sense of safety amongst'}, {'start': '880.560', 'end': '883.760', 'text': 'our'}, {'start': '881.399', 'end': '885.920', 'text': 'communities. Thanks for listening, and I'}, {'start': '883.760', 'end': '888.639', 'text': "can't wait to see you next week. Take"}, {'start': '885.920', 'end': '890.320', 'text': 'care.'}, {'start': '888.639', 'end': '892.320', 'text': "Scalusian's coaching and teaching"}, {'start': '890.320', 'end': '895.040', 'text': 'strategies is created, produced, and'}, {'start': '892.320', 'end': '896.880', 'text': 'edited by me, Olivia Wall. Thank you to'}, {'start': '895.040', 'end': '899.360', 'text': 'my older son, Benjamin, who created the'}, {'start': '896.880', 'end': '901.279', 'text': 'music playing in the background. You can'}, {'start': '899.360', 'end': '903.680', 'text': 'follow and listen to Solutions wherever'}, {'start': '901.279', 'end': '905.880', 'text': 'you get your podcasts or subscribe to'}, {'start': '903.680', 'end': '908.959', 'text': 'never miss an episode and watch on'}, {'start': '905.880', 'end': '910.079', 'text': "YouTube. 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