The Equity Collaborative

Video

Keynotes

Jamie’s keynote at the 2017 Institute of the Minority Student Achievement Network

Jamie’s keynote address at the 2012 School Improvement Network Innovation Summit

Graig’s keynote address at the 2012 School Improvement Network Innovation Summit

Coaching

In this video, Jamie demonstrates how to use a coaching approach to help an instructional leader address a racial equity challenge in her school.

Student Six

Watch a playlist of videos from the Student Six project that Graig developed to engage students in a process of teaching their teachers about culturally competent practice.

Racial Identity

Watch two videos from Graig’s work helping middle school students explore their own evolving racial identities.

Seeking the Self (STS) is an arts-based program designed to promote racial identity development and academic success for middle school students. Through collaboration with Hidden Voices, Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate provides its students with a one-week overnight camp which is hosted at the Center for Dramatic Arts on UNC Chapel Hill’s campus.

Students from the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program produced this theatrical production and artwork during the Seeking the Self summer camp in 2011. This video was produced by the fine young people at Spirit House. Artistic production was managed by Hidden Voices.

Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate

Watch a playlist of videos from the School Improvement Network about Graig’s work as the Director of the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate Program in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

In order to close the achievement gap, I believe we need to support, coach, and develop our ADULTS- most importantly, our teachers.

Equity coaching is the only practice I have seen that addresses multiple domains that impact our work as educators.  Jamie was instrumental in helping us develop a coaching model that assists teachers as they examine and further develop their moral and emotional commitment to all students, while improving their relationship with students and their knowledge and use of instructional best practices.  As a result, our teachers trust their coaches and are adjusting their teaching methods in an attempt to meet their student’s needs.  They feel empowered and know they can change to help their students become more successful.

Rob Metz, Superintendent St. Louis Park Public Schools

We hired Graig to help us with program development for our mentoring agencies.

Graig’s articulate and sensitive communication style added a great deal of value to all of our discussions. At all times, he was aware and respectful of process and culture; he created an inclusive environment in which difficult conversations could be conducted. Graig is an intelligent and insightful facilitator and trainer, one who I trust to achieve results within budget and on time. I would hire him again and again.

Karen Shaver, Vice President, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada