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Troy Boddy, Director
Bryan Avila, Instructional Specialist
Natasha Bolden, Instructional Specialist
Angela Burrell, Instructional Specialist
Nora Nasser, Instructional Specialist
Gina Gill, Administrative Secretary
Upcounty Regional Services Center
12900 Middlebrook Rd, Suite 3305
Germantown, MD 20874
Staff phone numbers and e-mail addresses

The purpose of the blog is to provide
current information about items of interest to educators
regarding Equity. Each member of the Equity
team will post entries and links to web resources
of interest. We invite you to submit
your comments and feedback on the blog page.
Recommended books, documents, and web
links are available on the Equity
Resources page.

The Equity Training and Development Team Book
Club was established as a forum for discussing current
research and best practices related to Equity
and equity.

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Short Takes - Access 27 brief presentations on Equitable Classroom Practices.
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The mission of the
Equity Training and Development Team is to build
capacity of MCPS instructional
leaders to close the racial achievement gap and eliminate racial predictability in student achievement.
Race and culture exert a powerful influence
on teaching and learning.
1. How do awareness, knowledge, and
understanding of one’s own racial and cultural identity promote
effective teaching and learning?
2. How do awareness, knowledge, and
understanding the racial and cultural identity of students promote effective
teaching and learning?
3. How can educators establish learning environments that are conscious of race and culture to ensure implementation of culturally responsive instruction?
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