Title: 8 Powerful Ways to Promote Equity in the Classroom | Prodigy Education
Headings: 8 Powerful Ways to Promote Equity in the Classroom
8 Powerful Ways to Promote Equity in the Classroom
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What does equity in the classroom mean?
Equity versus equality
But it’s not equitable.
Why equity in the classroom is important
8 meaningful equity in the classroom strategies
1. Start with yourself
2. Model equity for your students
Modeling equity in the classroom can help students see and understand appropriate words and actions to use.
Other techniques to help model equity in the classroom:
3. Be flexible with online learning
4. Address inappropriate remarks
5. Create an equitable classroom environment
6. Accommodate different learning styles
7. Examine your teaching materials
8. Give students a voice
Conclusion: Equity in the classroom
Prodigy Math Game engages students

Content: When equity in the classroom is a priority, all students benefit: “A positive transfer effect of the demand to accommodate students with learning differences may be to disrupt this structural bias and stretch our education systems to support and even foster diversity.” — Jutta Treviranus, Director of OCAD University’s Inclusive Design Research Centre
Teachers like you need to be aware of these issues, examine what they’re bringing to the classroom and find meaningful ways to foster equity in the classroom. The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 outlines three levels that can work to foster equity in education: Institutional — What the district and school administration value, and the policies they put in place. Personal — How teachers engage with the complicated emotional and cognitive processes needed to work towards equity. Instructional — Any books, lesson plans, assignments or teaching strategies you use in the classroom. Equity often depends on a school’s culture and leadership, but there are always ways to promote it at a classroom level. Let’s dive into eight ways you can start creating a more equitable classroom today, whether you teach remotely or in the classroom. 8 meaningful equity in the classroom strategies
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