{"id":25,"date":"2024-04-14T21:18:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T21:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:51:02","slug":"topic-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/topic-3\/","title":{"rendered":"MYPATH INSTITUTE TOPIC 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(15.197px, 0.95rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.887), 23px);\"><strong>CREATING AN EQUITY LENS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To intentionally address patterns of inequity in the classroom, faculty must first develop an equity lens. In other words, a framework that allows educators to critically analyze inequities and identify meaningful actions to address them. Building this lens begins with deep self-reflection, encouraging instructors to examine their own beliefs, experiences, and relationship to equity while gaining a clearer understanding of the systemic and structural factors that contribute to educational disparities, particularly for historically marginalized students. By recognizing how institutional practices and broader social inequities shape student experiences, educators can move beyond deficit perspectives and toward more inclusive approaches. With this foundational awareness, faculty are better prepared to reflect on their teaching practices and implement instructional strategies that actively challenge inequities, support diverse learners, and foster equitable participation and success. In this topic you will have the opportunity to learn how to build an equity lens that can facilitate transformative, equity-centered practices in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0ba9bad6ebc161eaa76fba54fc6b3fbf\"><strong>myPATH Presentation &#8211; (Required Reading\/Viewing):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Presentation: <a href=\"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/module-3-building-an-equity-lens\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/module-3-building-an-equity-lens\/\">Building an Equity Lens<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-90044a94e4f9baf26f67cd7eddffbcd2\"><strong>Supplemental Reading &#8211; (Required Reading\/Viewing):&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2020\/08\/Anti_Racist_Discussion_Pedagogy__1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Anti-Racist Discussion Pedagogy: Incorporating an Anti-Racist Pedagogy into All Disciplines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.brighamandwomens.org\/departments\/how-to-stay-in-the-conversation\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/magazine.brighamandwomens.org\/departments\/how-to-stay-in-the-conversation\">Becoming Anti-racist Chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Tara J. Yosso, <a href=\"https:\/\/thrive.arizona.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Whose%20culture%20has%20capital_A%20critical%20race%20theory%20discussion%20of%20community%20cultural%20wealth_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Structural Racism Works\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X3KsVRkbnn4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a8479ac01aeb0e36661312909d13f078\"><strong>Additional Resources &#8211; (Optional Reading\/Viewing):&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>Critical Race Theory<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Academic Senate for California Community Colleges:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/asccc.org\/content\/defining-critical-race-theory-california-community-college-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Defining Critical Race Theory in the California Community College System<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Harvard EdCast:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gse.harvard.edu\/news\/22\/02\/harvard-edcast-state-critical-race-theory-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The State of Critical Race Theory in Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Payne Hiraldo:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/~vtconn\/v31\/Hiraldo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Role of Critical Race Theory in Higher Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Judith C. P. Lin:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10734-022-00879-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exposing the chameleon-like nature of racism: a multidisciplinary look at critical race theory in higher<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>Intersectionality<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Prospects:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11125-020-09461-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intersectionality: A pathway towards inclusive education?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Penn Graduate School of Education:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/EJ1143315.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intersectionality as Education Policy Reform: Creating Schools that Empower Telling<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Sociology:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/content\/dam\/ncid-assets\/ncid-documents\/Ten%20Diversity%20Scholarship%20Resources\/Walby%2C%20Armstrong%2C%20%26%20Strid%20(2012)%20Intersectionality-%20Multiple%20Inequalities%20in%20Social%20Theory%20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intersectionality: Multiple Inequalities in Social Theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Women\u2019s Rights and Economic Change:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awid.org\/sites\/default\/files\/atoms\/files\/intersectionality_a_tool_for_gender_and_economic_justice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intersectionality: A Tool for Gender and Economic Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Positionality<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Christine Harrington:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/advice\/2022\/01\/26\/successful-instructors-understand-their-own-biases-and-beliefs-opinion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reflect on Your Positionality to Ensure Student Success<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">The University of Sydney:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/diberg.blog\/2022\/08\/19\/the-place-we-speak-from-negotiating-positionality-in-higher-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The place we speak from: Negotiating positionality in higher education<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">International Journal of Education:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/EJ1268044.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Researcher Positionality &#8211; A Consideration of Its Influence and Place in Qualitative Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-medium-font-size\">Political Science and Policy:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/ps-political-science-and-politics\/article\/toward-active-reflexivity-positionality-and-practice-in-the-production-of-knowledge\/ED2DD00CC7C9F7AE55A0BA3139462AFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Active Reflexivity: Positionality and Practice in the Production of Knowledge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CREATING AN EQUITY LENS To intentionally address patterns of inequity in the classroom, faculty must first develop an equity lens. 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