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: Equity in the classroom means making sure every student has the resources and support they need to be successful . In an equitable classroom, individual factors don’t hold back students from reaching their full learning potential — factors like: Race
Culture
Gender
Religion
Ethnicity
Sexual orientation
Immigration status
Individual experiences
Socio-economic status
Equity versus equality
Equity and equality in the classroom aren’t the same thing. Equality means every student gets the same resources and support, which sounds good in theory but doesn’t always work in practice. Imagine handing out a math assignment to students. Every student has their assignment, plus a calculator, pencil and paper. Equal, right? But it’s not equitable. To make the assignment equitable, teachers have to understand their students and provide targeted support. This could include helping ESL students understand instructions in an unfamiliar language, providing text-to-speech technology for visually impaired students or giving students with ADHD a quiet space to complete the assignment.