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Designing for Equity

Identity Safe Classroms, Grades 6-12: Pathways to Belonging and Learning

Co-authored by Amy Epstein of Assessment for Learning Project grantee Leadership Public Schools, this book offers design principles, research-evidence, and pragmatic strategies to create identity safe classrooms. In identity safe classrooms, students facing negative stereotypes or viewed as different are “seen,” accepted, and valued for who and what they are. Online resources are available for download from the publisher.

Becki Cohn-Vargas, Alexandrea Creer Kahn, and Amy Epstein, 2020
Enabling Change

Transforming Learning for Equity: Navigating the Change with Transformation Design

The Transformation Design framework of core practices reflects a dynamic process of managing and leading an equitable, district-wide learning transformation. The Transformation Design framework emerged from the studying (a) contemporary change practices used in business, social movements, public organizations, and education, and (b) the change practices used in leading districts that have successfully transformed the learning experience in their schools with positive outcomes for their students. This publication synthesizes the findings and summarizes the literature on organizational change that influenced the development of the Transformation Design framework.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, September 2020
Enabling Change

Transformation Design District Self-Assessment: A Guide

The Transformation Design District Self-Assessment is for school districts that are reimagining learning to prepare each student—and, in particular, those who have been marginalized by racism and other forms of inequity—for success in school and beyond. With this tool, you can examine your district’s use of a set of core practices to bring about enduring and fundamental changes, a true transformation of learning for students. Transforming learning requires us to reimagine not just what we change but also how we change, and completing the district self-assessment will help you better serve your students, families, and community.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, September 2020
Enabling Change

Distribute Leadership: Transformation Design Deep Dive Guide

The Transformation Design Deep Dive Guides help district teams develop a strategy to strengthen their district's use of an action in the Transformation Design Framework of Core Practices. An extension of the Transformation Design District Self-Assessment, the tools shift teams from reflection to bold, deliberate action that accelerates progress in their districtwide learning transformation. Distribute Leadership is one action district communities can take to build an inclusive environment supportive of change.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, November 2020
Enabling Change

Confront Existing Inequities: Transformation Design Deep Dive Guide

The Transformation Design Deep Dive Guides help district teams develop a strategy to strengthen their district's use of an action in the Transformation Design Framework of Core Practices. An extension of the Transformation Design District Self-Assessment, the tools shift teams from reflection to bold, deliberate action that accelerates progress in their districtwide learning transformation. Confront Existing Inequities is one action district communities can take to build an inclusive environment supportive of change.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, November 2020
Enabling Change

Foster Interpersonal Connections: Transformation Design Deep Dive Guide

The Transformation Design Deep Dive Guides help district teams develop a strategy to strengthen their district's use of an action in the Transformation Design Framework of Core Practices. An extension of the Transformation Design District Self-Assessment, the tools shift teams from reflection to bold, deliberate action that accelerates progress in their districtwide learning transformation. Foster Interpersonal Connections is one action district communities can take to build an inclusive environment supportive of change.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, November 2020
Enabling Change

Listen. Then Communicate: Transformation Design Deep Dive Guide

The Transformation Design Deep Dive Guides help district teams develop a strategy to strengthen their district's use of an action in the Transformation Design Framework of Core Practices. An extension of the Transformation Design District Self-Assessment, the tools shift teams from reflection to bold, deliberate action that accelerates progress in their districtwide learning transformation. Listen. Then Communicate. is one action district communities can take to build an inclusive environment supportive of change.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, November 2020
Enabling Change

Engage Every Stakeholder: Transformation Design Deep Dive Guide

The Transformation Design Deep Dive Guides help district teams develop a strategy to strengthen their district's use of an action in the Transformation Design Framework of Core Practices. An extension of the Transformation Design District Self-Assessment, the tools shift teams from reflection to bold, deliberate action that accelerates progress in their districtwide learning transformation. Engage Every Stakeholder is one action district communities can take to activate a shared purpose for transforming learning.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, November 2020
Enabling Change

Define the Problem: Transformation Design Deep Dive Guide

The Transformation Design Deep Dive Guides help district teams develop a strategy to strengthen their district's use of an action in the Transformation Design Framework of Core Practices. An extension of the Transformation Design District Self-Assessment, the tools shift teams from reflection to bold, deliberate action that accelerates progress in their districtwide learning transformation. Define the Problem is one action district communities can take to activate a shared purpose for transforming learning.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, November 2020
Enabling Change

Collaboratively Re-envision Student Success: Transformation Design Deep Dive Guide

The Transformation Design Deep Dive Guides help district teams develop a strategy to strengthen their district's use of an action in the Transformation Design Framework of Core Practices. An extension of the Transformation Design District Self-Assessment, the tools shift teams from reflection to bold, deliberate action that accelerates progress in their districtwide learning transformation. Collaboratively Re-envision Student Success is one action district communities can take to activate a shared purpose for transforming learning.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, November 2020