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Season 2, Episode 16 - Teach & Learn

Actionable Insights to Improve Equality in Education with Daysha Jackson-Sanchez

In this episode of the Teach and Learn podcast, Dr. Emma Zone shares the virtual classroom with Daysha Jackson-Sanchez, the VP of Equity Solutions at Lumen Learning. Together, they talk about how to identify and eliminate systemic barriers in education to make learning more equitable for all learners.

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Highlights

00:43

Introduction to theme and guest

02:00

Who is Dr. Emma Zone

03:15

What is equity-centered education

08:00

Why opportunity is not always equitable

13:05

The opportunity divide and how to bridge the gap

16:55

How to elevate student voices

21:00

Identify and rectify inequities

24:25

Personalized outreach and equity-centered education

25:50

Lumen Learning and Daysha’s role as VP of Equity Solutions

29:30

Key takeaway

31:22

Additional resources

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 16 of Teach & Learn: A Podcast for Curious Educators, brought to you by D2L. Hosted by Dr. Cristi Ford and Dr. Emma Zone from the Academic Affairs team. The podcast features candid conversations with some of the sharpest minds in the K-20 education space. We discuss trending educational topics, teaching strategies and delve into the issues plaguing our schools and higher education institutions today.

We have a collective responsibility and an obligation to work toward making education equitable for all learners period. Wouldn’t this world be a better place if anyone who desires to learn, regardless of gender, religion, race, location, socioeconomics, and the like, could access high-quality education? Of course. What if the words ‘opportunity’ and ‘divide’ never had to be paired together? We’d all be better for it.  

While we can strive to make things better on a global scale, there are actionable steps we can take to make our classrooms more equitable today.  

In this episode of Teach & Learn, Daysha Jackson-Sanchez provides insights on: 

  • How equity translates into greater individual student success and its ripple effect 
  • What we can do to bridge the opportunity divide 
  • What to consider when thinking about equity   
  • What we can do to even the playing field today 

Speakers

Sharonda Willingham
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