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Fostering Educational Equity With Dr. Gretchen Givens Generett
Season 2, Episode 4 • March 5, 2024 • 60 min
Tune into Season 2, Episode 4 of All For Literacy for a compassionate discussion with Dr. Gretchen Givens Generett about understanding the lived experiences of students and educators and how to provide support so both can thrive. Listeners will gain thoughtful and research-backed insight into fostering meaningful relationships while considering diverse histories and lived experiences.
First and foremost, when we're trying to get people to understand this individual and system experience, [we’ve] got to understand where people are situated at that history and within that history because we have different relationships to what's happened federally in state and locally because of our lived experiences that are historically rooted.
Dr. Gretchen Givens Generett, Dean, School of Education Duquesne University
All For Literacy, Season 2, Episode 4:
Fostering Educational Equity
“I can’t talk about how I understand the research without first going into…the history and the experiences of the communities that I’m looking to serve,” Dr. Gretchen Givens Generett says in Season 2, Episode 4 of All For Literacy. Host Dr. Liz Brooke has a compassionate discussion with Generett about understanding the lived experiences of students and educators and how to provide support so both can thrive.
Generett currently serves as dean, professor, and the Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair of Community Outreach at the School of Education at Duquesne University. Her teaching and research work aim to enhance educators' skills and habits so they can effectively teach diverse populations of students.
Gain thoughtful and research-backed insight into how educators can create truly equitable systems, understand education as a human system, and foster meaningful learning and relationships while considering diverse histories and lived experiences. Educational leaders will especially benefit from Generett’s deep look into her co-authored book, Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership.
Strengthen your classrooms with useful tips for navigating challenging moments, especially those often exacerbated by the realities of power, privilege, and different lived experiences.
Episode Breakdown
(01:58) – How Generett’s own educational experience influenced her professional career (11:24) – Leading during challenging times (i.e. the pandemic) (16:08) – Seminal studies on leadership in education (25:03) – Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership (26:21) – Education as a human system (27:51) – Building teams with good relationships (31:25) – The importance of stories (38:17) – Supporting leaders in creating equitable systems (43:22) – Flipping deficit-oriented stories to create change (53:42) – How districts are embracing the work that needs to be done
About Dr. Gretchen Givens Generett
Dr. Gretchen Givens Generett serves as dean, professor, and the Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair of Community Outreach at the School of Education at Duquesne University. Her teaching and research work aim to enhance educators' skills and habits so they can effectively teach diverse populations of students. She is one of the authors of Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership.
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Dr. Gretchen Givens Generett, Twitter/X @ggenerett
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