Elementary Working Group Meeting

August 18, 2022

The Elementary working group met informally at Malcolm X Park to recruit more membership (and meet in person for the first time!) They held a more formal meeting via Zoom before the school year started. During their August meeting, the group checked-in with one another about how the summer went, and how they’re feeling about entering the 2022 - 2023 school year. 

From there, they opted into one of two breakout rooms. One breakout room was designed for discussion on what social justice teaching means for upper elementary students, and sharing social justice teaching standards. The other breakout room was focused on learning, sharing about, and preparing for Latine Heritage Month. 

The group reconvened in the main room to revisit the Google Drive folder of shared resources as the group embarks on their second year.

Group members shared:

• I learned how to integrate math into my social studies instruction and how to tie the two into uplifting Latinx communities

• I did not know there were Social Justice Standards, and I'd like to consider how I'd use them to plan lessons. I look forward to reading them.

Resources shared:

• VIEW ONLY: General Meeting slides

• VIEW ONLY: Social Justice Standards presentation

• VIEW ONLY: Latinx Heritage Month