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Overcoming Barriers to Equity Through Intentional Learning Communities

Overcoming Barriers to Equity Through Intentional Learning Communities
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Author(s): Kirsten Ebersole Lacroix (Center for Leadership and Educational Equity, USA), Donna Braun (Center for Leadership and Educational Equity, USA), Michelle Li (Center for Leadership and Educational Equity, USA)and Chris Jones (Center for Leadership and Educational Equity, USA)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 18
Source title: Exploring Meaningful and Sustainable Intentional Learning Communities for P-20 Educators
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Susan R. Adams (Butler University, USA)and Angela Breidenstein (Trinity University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7270-5.ch013

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Abstract

This chapter describes effective ways for educational intentional learning communities to harness time, focus, and adult learning practices to ensure that they increase equity. Five key practices to develop equity-focused ILCs are described. These include (1) aiming for equity, (2) focusing efforts on the core of learning and teaching, (3) using key leadership practices and continuous improvement methodology, (4) using tools to develop community and transformational learning, and (5) walking the talk. The chapter begins with a short description of how one organization iterated these practices and ends with areas in which the organization is evolving their work. The intent of this chapter is to not be a polished recipe book, but rather an opportunity to share a learning journey of the five key practices, how they were developed, and how the organization has learned to enact them in their practice. The intention is for this chapter to be used to help ILCs reflect on their own improvement journeys to guide them into their next steps in leading for equity-focused improvements.

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