Thread by @mochamomma

Since the focus is on #WOCAffirmation I'm going to share some things for new followers/friends about my work and my life. (a short #thread)

First, a piece on the supposed inconvenience of Black Lives Matter. @usblm kellywickham.com/mochamomma/201…

Second, some things schools can do with a few addendum items to my earlier piece. 1. Decolonize your school curriculum.

Decolonization of textbooks isn't a large field of study because higher ed would have to research something they believe in as true.

2. School boards, curric councils, & leaders all need to be diverse & NOT JUST 12 WHITE BLUE-EYED ME IN THE ROOM. Looking at you, @apple.

3. Define and defend your pedagogy. What you believe in schools, about schools, and about educating children matters. Not just pre-service.

I worked at a school where, when polled, only 70% of us believed all children can learn. That is abysmal. It's embarrassing. It's dead wrong

4. Assess the diversity of leaders and make changes. All skinfolk ain't kinfolk. @chrisemdin wrote a book on that. amzn.to/2wSTsIE

5. Build Transformation Teams to do this work. It doesn't happen just because you have a Diversity Team. It happens WITH INTENTION.

6. Check your bias. Regularly. As whole staff teams. In small groups. Check it, because it starts in pre-school. bit.ly/2kKhUdC

I'm going to end here for now. I'm available for speaking purposes. This month, I'm at churches and a college in Colorado. HOLLA AT YA GIRL.