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David Kirkland
Dec 107 min read
The Multilingual Child: Toward a Pedagogy of Linguistic Belonging
What if education stopped asking multilingual children to fit into a ready-made world and started building a world ready for them?
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David Kirkland
Nov 216 min read
Equity Matters
Equity matters, and this perspectives article explains why and why we reaffirm our commitment to equity work.
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David Kirkland
Sep 247 min read
Where Have Our Children Gone? Chronic Absenteeism and the Disappearance of Black, Latinx, and Economically Less Advantaged Students Post-COVID
In a system designed to educate, it's ironic that so many students are learning how to disappear.
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David Kirkland
Sep 1627 min read
Revisiting Race, School Integration, and the Future of Education
As we congratulate ourselves on 'progress,' this 5-year-old podcast reminds us real conversation on race never happened.
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David Kirkland
Sep 910 min read
Can We Talk? A Critical Examination of Cellphone Bans in Schools
After relying on cellphones to save education during the pandemic, schools are now banning tools that could someday transform learning.
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David Kirkland
Sep 28 min read
Courageous Confrontations: Why We Must Preserve DEI Work
The future of DEI must be one of continuous evolution, informed by the lessons of the past but unafraid to innovate for the future.
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David Kirkland
Aug 268 min read
Reclaiming Possibility: An Intentional Focus on Black Boys This School Year
Let us enter this school year with a renewed commitment to our Black boys, knowing that by lifting them, we become titans, lifting our world
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David Kirkland
Jul 294 min read
The Arc of Pedagogy
The pedagogical arc is a structured approach to education that emphasizes a beginning, middle, and end in lessons, units, and individual act
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David Kirkland
Jul 229 min read
What is Dignity-Driven Education?
Dignity-driven education is more than equity (how we respond within an inequitable system). It pivots to belonging (how do we create systems
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David Kirkland
Jul 85 min read
Beyond Disproportionality
While it’s essential to acknowledge disproportionality, we must not fixate on it. It’s more important to recognize that equity can exist, an
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