How can students learn when they are being taken out of the classroom?
Last week, the RSEKN team met to discuss the progress made over the last year and Year 2 plans as of September! As a team, it is exciting to celebrate the successes...
Summer Institute 2018: Exploring Identity-based Data Collection to Highlight Gaps in Ontario Education Achievement
This year, the annual YorkU Faculty of Education Summer Institute (FESI) has partnered with the Réseau de Savoir sur l’Équité/Equity Knowledge Network (RSEKN). The Institute, entitled Realities In Data: Who counts … What counts …...
Learning With, Not Only From
Equity in education exists beyond the teaching and learning done in a classroom. In order to learn the work that programs and organizations are doing to contribute to equity education,...
Race: Can We Talk About It?
Racism is man’s gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason” – Abraham Joshua Heschel In my own experience, conversations about racial issues present themselves...
Relationships Make the World
Building relationships leads to building relational knowledge. We teach and learn through sharing experiences. Educational relationships can and should be built not only in schools but with the wider communities...
How can we support children without recognizing their unique backgrounds?
My name is Olivia, and I am the communication officer for RSEKN’s Southern Regional team. Over the last year, equity in education has become increasingly important to me. I am completing...