Why White Supremacy Culture Is A Problem

Access & Equity
December 13, 2020•1 min read
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In this episode, Chrissy interviews Adrienne Williams, a Director of Content at Teaching Lab, a non-profit aimed at shifting what professional learning looks like through empowering teachers and focusing on high quality instructional materials.

In their conversation, Adrienne shares:

  • a definition of white supremacy culture from dismantlingracism.org

  • 15 pillars of white supremacy culture from dismantlingracism.org

  • why it’s important to question and interrogate where the pillars exist in our schools and classrooms, and the negative effect they are having

  • the difference between white supremacy culture and white supremacists

  • what white supremacy culture looks like and how it shows up in schools

  • the negative impact of sense of urgency on teachers and students at the classroom, school, and district level

  • 3 questions you can use to interrogate white supremacy, specifically sense of urgency, in your classroom or school: (1) INPUT: What policies or structures are in place that create urgency? In what ways am I (as the teacher or leader) communicating a sense of urgency? (2) OUTPUT: What information do we have about the impact of those policies, structures, and communication on our student outcomes and performance data? (3) EXPERIENCE: How does the sense of urgency affect student, teacher, and staff experience? How is the impact different for people of color?

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Chrissy Allison is the founder of Mindful Math Coach whose purpose is to support math teachers, coaches, and administrators in providing positive and effective learning experiences for all students.

Chrissy Allison

Chrissy Allison is the founder of Mindful Math Coach whose purpose is to support math teachers, coaches, and administrators in providing positive and effective learning experiences for all students.

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