The DTW Equity Case Study Workshops (ECSW) 

This series of workshops provide participants an interactive, hands-on experience where they will examine case studies on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and social justice. Through group analysis, these workshops help strengthen equity literacy and better understand how students’ identities and lives outside of school inform their experiences in school, while strengthening participants’ abilities to create more equitable living and learning environments that enhance all members’ belonging in the school community. Using the case study method helps us to move beyond appreciating diversity by gaining the necessary knowledge and skills to uproot bias and inequities in our classrooms and in the broader community. 

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The workshop series is tailored to the needs of each school and the case studies reflect timely issues our schools and communities are facing. Some examples of case study topics include:​

• Difficulties pronouncing "ethnic-sounding" names and issues of identity

• Online harassment through a “Rate The Girls” Instagram page

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• Dress code policies and their impact on students based on gender and body type/size

• Unintentional racism, student/teacher interactions and "cancel culture" 

• Teaching texts with racialized language