Resources on Equity and

Inclusion
 Students at Risk
Every kid needs a champion | Rita Pierson |
TED (youtube.com) Care Closet

This video is a rousing call to educators to Community CARE closet provides families
believe in their students and actually connect with clothing, hygiene products, and school
with them on a real, human, personal level. supplies. At no cost to the family. Visit for a
list of community partners
 Gender Differences
In Support of Trans Athlete Inclusion in Inspiring the next generation of female
Women’s Sports | Cult of Pedagogy engineers | Debbie Sterling |
TEDxPSU (youtube.com)

Read this article to explore 5 reasons why Watch this video on how educators can
trans athletes are not a threat to women inspire women to explore careers in
sports science, technology, engineering, and math
 Socioeconomic Differences
Free Field Trips Free School Lunch

Options for Youth offers free domestic AND Options for Youth offers free school lunches to
international field trips. Click the link to learn ALL students. No need to apply for free or
more! reduced lunch, it is free to all students.
 Cultural and Language Differences
Know Your Terms: Code Switching |
Cult of Pedagogy
Read this article to learn about code
switching: why students do it and what
teachers could do to support students.
Bilingual Scholars
Committee
Options for Youth has an English Language
Learners support class, which we call
Bilingual Scholars. We feel that calling our
EL students Bilingual Scholars has a more
positive connotation.
 Ethnicity and Race Differences
Diversity, Equity, &
Inclusion Newsletter Mental Health Issues Facing
the Black Community

Options for Youth has a DEI committee that Read this article to learn about Mental
meets monthly to create a monthly Health issues facing the black community,
newsletter. Click the link for an example of how we can break the stigma, and the
the March Newsletter. importance of culturally competent care.
 Digital Inclusion
"Techquity": Going from Digital Poverty Equity and Remote Learning with Ken
to Digital Empowerment (ascd.org) Shelton (Wakelet Webinar) - YouTube

Read this article to learn about how Watch this video to learn about bridging
technology based learning experiences the equity gap teachers face with remote
should align with higher-order thinking and learning, and how to get the most out of a
greater creativity. remote learning environment.
 Students with Disabilities
Inclusion Checklist for How to have an Inclusive
Programs Prom

Read this checklist to insure that programs Prom can be a significant milestone in a
and organizations are inclusive for students student’s life; therefore, it is necessary that
with disabilities prom should be open and accessible to
every student.