Host Katelynn is joined by Brian Andjelic, Director of Leadership Learning for Wellness with the College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS). They discuss the need for systemic, comprehensive, and collaborative solutions to support the well-being of teachers and education leaders.

Resources

• CASS website
• CASS Wellness Webpage - including the planning and implementation guide, playbook, and environmental scan/needs assessment report
• Padlet

Host Katelynn Theal is joined by Rohan Thompson, a Social Work Therapist/Psychotherapist and the Assistant Director of Indigenous Education, Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression and Community Relationships with the Peel District School Board. They discuss the harms of systems that normalize racism and Rohan presents actions, practices and policies for leaders to centre anti-racism.

Resources

• The Story of Ontario’s Last Segregated Black School
• Review of the Peel District School Board
• The Problem With Ontario's Public Schools
• Healing the Hidden Wounds of Racial Trauma
• The Link Between Experiences of Racism and Stress and Anxiety for Black Americans: A Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Coping Approach
• Study: Having Just One Black Teacher Can Up Black Students’ Chances of Going to College
• Future Teachers More Likely to View Black Children as Angry, Even When They Are Not
• Black Children are More Likely to be Disciplined than White Kids for the Same Behavior
• Addressing Racism in the K-12 Workplace

Host Katelynn Theal is joined by Dr. Pamela Toulouse, Scholar and Consultant in Indigenous Education, Training & Cultural Safety, to discuss the current state of education for Indigenous peoples and where you can begin embedding truth and reconciliation into your school community.

Resources

• Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World : 15,000 Years of Inventions and Innovations (PDF)
• Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Schools
• How Can We Embed Truth and Reconciliation in Every School? (PDF)
• Dr. Pamela Toulouse EdCan Webpage and Resources