MAEC Internship – Graciela Cortez
MAEC has been lucky to have a thriving internship program with dedicated, enthusiastic interns who share our passion for education equity. In fact, some have permanently joined our MAEC team full-time! We interviewed MAEC intern Graciela Cortez on what education equity means to her and to learn more about her experiences with MAEC. Tell us… Read More »
MAEC Internship – Lily Klam
MAEC has been lucky to have a thriving internship program with dedicated, enthusiastic interns who share our passion for education equity. In fact, some have permanently joined our MAEC team full time! We interviewed MAEC intern Lily Klam on what education equity means to her and to learn more about her experiences with MAEC. Tell… Read More »
Practitioner’s Perspective – Mental Wellness for Teachers and Students (Marianna Stepniak)
Content Specialist Marianna Stepniak describes MAEC’s work in developing mental wellness resources and underscores the value of incorporating social-emotional learning alongside academic learning. Where did the idea for MAEC’s mental wellness resources come from? We first started discussing our mental wellness resources in June 2020. That month, it felt like everything came to a… Read More »
MAEC Internship – Vo Ram Yoon
MAEC has been lucky to have a thriving internship program with dedicated, enthusiastic interns who share our passion for education equity. In fact, some have permanently joined our MAEC team full time! We interviewed previous MAEC intern Vo Ram Yoon on what education equity means to him and his experience here at MAEC. Vo now… Read More »
Practitioner’s Perspective – Equitable Leadership for Superintendents (Daryl Williams)
MAEC’s Dr. Daryl Williams reflects on the need for equity-centered leadership and the three necessary components for working toward equity in a school district. Tell us about the importance of providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training for superintendents and district leaders. Many superintendents are being called upon to create diversity, equity, and inclusion frameworks… Read More »
Practitioner’s Perspective: The Need for Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices
MAEC’s Senior Equity Specialist, Nyla Bell, reflects on her experiences with culturally responsive teaching practices and makes the case for the need to incorporate culturally responsive pedagogy in all schools. How does culturally responsive pedagogy support students of color? To quote Gloria Ladson-Billings, culturally responsive teaching is just good teaching. One major reason why culturally… Read More »
Practitioner’s Perspective: Data Collection in a Post-COVID World
MAEC’s Director of Evaluation, Kasia Razynska, examines how her work has changed during COVID-19, identifies her concerns for the 2021-2022 school year, and makes the case for a new system of data collection and analysis in K-12 schools. How did your work change during COVID-19? In the past two years, some of the academic… Read More »
MAEC’s Reads: September 2021
Welcoming the new school means welcoming more opportunities to learn, grow, and read! MAEC staff is committed to excellence and equity, at work and beyond. Reading helps us to explore our content areas and strengthen our capacity to be the best leaders and organizers we can be. We will post new lists over time, and… Read More »
MAEC’s Reads: July 2021
Summer, spring, winter, fall – we love to read all year round! When we’re not hard at work with MAEC, you can find us with our noses in books to learn how to become the best equity leaders and organizers we can be. We will post new lists over time, and we welcome your suggestions.… Read More »
MAEC’s Reads: May 2021
It’s no surprise that so many of us love to read. After all, we are advocates for learning! Each month, our staff discusses the books we are reading. These books (listed below) help us think about how to best fulfill the mission of MAEC and how to become the best leaders we can be. We will post new lists over time,… Read More »
