Title: 4 Practices to Promote Equity in the Classroom | Northeastern University
Headings: 4 Practices to Promote Equity in the Classroom
4 Practices to Promote Equity in the Classroom
Download Our Free Guide to Earning Your EdD
What is Equity in The Classroom?
The Relevance of Equity in the Classroom
4 Practices to Promote Equity in the Classroom
1. Promoting the Act of “Calling In”
2. Communicating Classroom Standards
Learning in Discomfort
Respecting Everyone’s Voice
Listening
Setting Personal Teaching Standards
3. Setting the Tone for Learning
4. Analyzing the Unique Makeup of Each Class
Beyond the Responsibility of Educators

Content: 4 Practices to Promote Equity in the Classroom | Northeastern University
4 Practices to Promote Equity in the Classroom
By Ashley DiFranza | June 24, 2019
Industry Advice Education
The United States is comprised of over 300 million individuals with unique cultures, identities, and backgrounds, and the population is only becoming more diverse over time. A recent Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, for example, determined that the “post-Millennial generation”—those born from 1997 to 2012—is “the most racially and ethnically diverse generation” in the country’s history. As this and other types of diversity have continued to increase in society today, the need for equity among people of different backgrounds has become equally relevant. Conversations about issues such as LGBTQ discrimination or the “Black Lives Matter” movement, among many others, are making their way into workplaces, schools, and communities more often than ever before. In educational institutions especially, there is a desire among students, teachers, and administration alike to embrace this diversity and create equity in the classroom. Read on to learn about what equity in the classroom is, why it’s relevant, and some of the best practices educators can use to promote it. Download Our Free Guide to Earning Your EdD
Learn how an EdD can give you the skills to enact organizational change in any industry. DOWNLOAD NOW
What is Equity in The Classroom? ‘Equity’ can have a lot of different definitions, depending on the context but, at its core, the concept involves giving everyone in a situation the specific tools that they need to be successful. In the classroom, promoting equity is about educators choosing to embrace rather than shy away from the unique backgrounds, identities, and experiences that their individual students bring to the table.