Moving Beyond Diversity: Fostering an Inclusive School Community

Format

Individual Presentation

Presenters

Summer Pannell, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityFollow
Juliann McBrayer, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Brian Uriegas, Stephen F Austin State UniversityFollow

First Presenter's Institution

Stephen F Austin State University

First Presenter’s Email Address

summerpannell@gmail.com

First Presenter's Brief Biography

Dr. Summer Pannell is currently an associate professor of educational leadership and executive director of edBridge Learning Solutions. She is also the founder and director of the National Restorative Discipline Institute, an organization that provides training and support for the implementation of Restorative Discipline in schools across the nation. Dr. Pannell has two decades of experience in public education as an educational leadership faculty member and P-12 administrator and teacher. During her tenure as principal, she received national recognition for her school closing achievement gaps and served on collaborative committees to develop statewide principal and teacher evaluation systems.

Second Presenter's Institution

Georgia Southern University

Second Presenter’s Email Address

jmcbrayer@georgiasouthern.edu

Third Presenter's Institution

Stephen F Austin State University

Third Presenter’s Email Address

uriegasb@sfasu.edu

Location

Session One Breakouts

Strand #1

Heart: Social & Emotional Skills

Strand #2

Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership

Relevance

Enough talk about diversity! Hot topics in education include valuing diversity, culturally responsive teaching, and other buzzword phrases. It is time we extend the conversation to include actionable steps and talk about inclusivity because diversity without inclusivity just doesn’t work.

Brief Program Description

Enough talk about diversity! It is time we extend the conversation to include actionable steps to inclusivity because diversity without inclusivity just doesn’t work. This presentation will explore power and privilege in today’s society and discuss ideological factors related to unconscious bias. Participants will walk away with strategies to help them become more inclusive educators to ensure success for all students.

Summary

In a society that publicly states its commitment to equality, freedom, and liberty, most would be appalled at the inequities that exist in the US education system. From the achievement gaps in minority groups to the gaps that exist between socioeconomic statuses, the gaps are placing certain groups of children at an unfair disadvantage and perpetuating the poverty cycles in our society.

This session will explore critical policies and practices that perpetuate these cycles such as societal biases and ideological factors leading to perceptions of other groups of people. Participants identify core beliefs that affect their teaching and leadership and develop strategies to align daily actions with those beliefs. Further, participants will explore the six signature traits of inclusive educators and develop strategies to enhance the entire school community’s practices regarding inclusivity to ensure success for all students.

Evidence

Six Signature Traits of Inclusive Leadership

Muhammed, A. (2016). The Achievement Gap Trap.

Learning Objective 1

identify factors related to power and privilege

Learning Objective 2

identify ideological factors related to unconscious bias

Learning Objective 3

Implement strategies to become an inclusive educator

Keyword Descriptors

inclusivity, diversity, leadership, cultural responsiveness

Presentation Year

2022

Start Date

3-7-2022 10:15 AM

End Date

3-7-2022 11:30 AM

Recommended Citation

Pannell, Summer; McBrayer, Juliann; and Uriegas, Brian, "Moving Beyond Diversity: Fostering an Inclusive School Community" (2022). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 3.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2022/2022/3