Equity and Inclusion Tools

Tips for beginning discussions on equity and inclusion

• School Leaders: Having Conversations About Equity: Faculty discussions on race and equity can get uncomfortable and emotional—and that’s okay
  

Glossaries

• Words Matter: Guide for Inclusive language in the workplace 
  
• Glossary of terms: Many Voices one union: building inclusive organizations
• Glossary of Terms and Preferred Language (Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts)
  Gender spectrum glossary— English | French
• Staircase of oppression to equality 
  

Meeting tools

Documents

• The Aboriginal Lens–Education for Reconciliation
  
• BCTF Statement of Equity
  
• Tips for inclusive meetings and instruction sheet
• Inclusive meeting self-reflection handout and tips sheet
• Gender specific and gender neutral pronouns handout and tips sheet
• Aboriginal acknowledgement tips
  • Aboriginal acknowledgement 1
  • Aboriginal acknowledgement 2
• Diversity through Inclusive Practice
• Guide to Planning Inclusive Meetings (Employment and Social Development Canada)
• Event Accessibility Checklist (InclusionNL)
• Meeting Accessibility Checklist (InclusionNL) 

Posters

• The Aboriginal Lens-Education for Reconciliation
• BCTF Statement of Equity
• Inclusive meeting self-reflection

BCTF workshops

• Equity and Inclusion
  SURTS and PSI Workshops
  
  • Creating Inclusive Spaces: Applying an Equity and Inclusion Lens to your Local, Schools, and Classroom
    
  Zone meeting equity and inclusion workshops
  
  • Spring 2019 Zone Meeting Equity and Inclusion PowerPoint, facilitator's notes and handout
    
  • Fall 2018 Zone Meeting Equity and Inclusion PowerPoint and facilitator's notes
    
  • Fall 2016 Zone Meeting Equity and Inclusion PowerPoint, facilitator's notes, and handout
  • Spring 2017 Zone Meeting Equity and Inclusion PowerPoint, facilitator's notes, and handout
  • Fall 2017 Zone Meeting Equity and Inclusion PowerPoint, facilitator's notes, and handout
    
    
• Aboriginal and indigenous
  • Indigenous perspectives
  • Decolonizing
  • Introduction to employment equity for Aboriginal Teachers
  • Sixties Scoop: Stolen children
    
  • The Secret Path
    
  • BC Blanket Exercise: Exploring Historical relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous People
  • Beyond words: Creating racism free schools for Aboriginal learners
  • Deconstructing Myths
    
    
• Visible minorities
  
  • Incorporating antiracist education into BC’s revised curriculum
  • Responding to racism in the workplace and classroom
    
    
• Gender-based
  • Working towards healthy youth relationships
    
  • Creating a gender-inclusive school culture
  • Reach out Speak out on homophobia and transphobia
    
    
• Sexual minorities
  • Reach out Speak out on homophobia and transphobia
    
    
• Class-based
  • Poverty as a classroom issue