Teaching geography is impossible without engaging with racial diversity; thus, our responsibility as teachers is to use anti-racist pedagogies (ARP), which prevent the continuation of racist ideologies (Esson, 2018).
For this introduction to using ARP in your classroom, Alesha De Fonseka and I have opted to write collaboratively to ensure there are multiple voices and engagement from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences. We hope to use our knowledge and experience to support educators in their journey with ARP and develop safe and inclusive teaching practices for an equitable future.
Geography teachers are the ideal leaders to challenge the reality of racism within traditional geography. The classroom is where ideas and norms can be productively challenged and disrupted. As educators, we can equip ourselves with ARP in order to remove the additional challenges faced by our BIPOC students and improve outcomes for all our students.
About Daryl Sinclair
Daryl Sinclair is an educator, geographer, and DEIJ specialist who believes in a systems approach to educational success. He champions Systemic Equity™, taking a non-ideological approach to DEIJ (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice) that focuses on practical actions and indicators of impact that create learning environments that realise the learning community’s mission. Through his writing and consultancy work with exam boards, schools, and publishers, he champions the idea that the success of leadership and DEIJ initiatives is in what we DO, not simply what we believe. Daryl’s work focuses on your journey towards consistently equitable outcomes for all members of your learning community.
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