The Toolkit for Inclusive Education provides educators with various opportunities to engage students with some of this curriculum. This is an important endeavour, especially given that students from the Latinx diaspora represent a growing population. In the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Latinx students represent a growing second-generation, as 57 percent of students with Central American roots and 62 percent of students with South American roots report that they were born in Canada. Notably, there is a growing third generation in which 3 percent of students who self-identify as Latinx report that both of their parents were born in Canada (Yau, O’Reilly, Rosolen, & Archer, 2011). Adding to these numbers are increasing proportions of students who report mixed identities from Latin America and from other communities around the world. If we are to truly be inclusive, it is vital that we critically address the important questions that the students raise in terms of what it means to be Latinx in Canada and the ways in which Latinx identity is fluid and ever-evolving GaztambideFernndez & Guerrero, 2010; Guerrero, 2014). This 4-part toolkit addresses some of these questions through a wide array of up-to-date video and other resources that can be easily implemented and/or adapted to various subject fields. In addition to taking on different subjects, this resource guide also has ideas for activities that address different learning styles and approaches. The first section of the toolkit is dedicated to a series of digital stories created by Latinx youth who share their experiences and challenges while attending school in Toronto. As an additional resource, the section also includes transcripts of the digital stories that can be used in different ways across elementary to secondary classrooms. The second section contains a user-friendly manual for facilitators that provides timed breakdowns of the activities and topics across the professional development sessions. Connections to specific curriculum expectations across subjects are also included. The new third section provides educators with curriculum-centred culturally responsive and reflective education resources for the classroom. Lastly, the fourth section includes the tools and materials to help youth create their own digital stories, and includes materials to facilitate all stages of the process from the initial stages to production and screening. This toolkit provides numerous resources that would no doubt be useful to both novice and experienced teachers. I hope that you enjoy, share, and use it many times over the coming years!

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Introduction -- Part 1: The Latinx Student School Experience -- Student Voices: Stories and Experiences of Latinx Youth in Toronto -- Digital Story 1 -- Digital Story 2 -- Digital Story 3 -- Digital Story 4 --Digital Story 5 -- Digital Story 6 -- Digital Story 7 -- Digital Story 8 -- Digital Story 9 -- Digital Story 10 -- Digital Story 11 -- Digital Story 12 -- Digital Story 13 -- Digital Story 14 -- Digital Story 15 -- Key Themes & Analysis -- Context and Overview -- Visualization of Key Themes -- Theme #1: Identities and Stereotypes -- Theme #2: Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing --Theme #3: Support Systems, Social Connections, and Support in School -- Theme #4: Learning to Cope with Change and Challenges --Recommendations and Concluding Thoughts --Part 2: Becoming Cultural Allies: A Training Toolkit on Building Inclusive Classrooms -- Teacher Training Overview --Session 1: Unpacking Privilege in the Classroom --Session 2: Understanding Latinx Student Disengagement --Session 3: Culturally Responsive Teaching -- Session 4: Putting It All Together -- Cultural Ally Teacher Training Handouts -- Learning Needs and Resource Assessment -- Culture Wheel -- Student Engagement in Ontario: Statistics -- Facing Failed Multiculturalism -- The School Experience of Latin American Youth in Canada --“Our Voices” Reflection -- Unit Chart -- Curricular Connections -- Latinx Literature -- Latinx Serving Community Agencies -- Part 3: Classroom Resources -- English as a Second Language, Level 2, Open Lesson -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Appendix F -- Food and Nutrition û “Master Chef” Culminating Activity -- Healthy Living and Rhythm and Movement Activities û“Cultural Dance” -- Assignment Origins and Citizenship: The History of a Canadian Ethnic Group û Immigration Culminating Project -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Grade 10 Open Physical Education û “Body Image: Healthy Bodies Come in All Shapes and Sizes” -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Grade 10 Open Religion û “A Celebration of Latinx” Culminating Activity -- Part 4: Facilitators Guide to Participatory Action Research -- Workshop Overview -- Workshop #1: An Introduction -- Workshop #2: Focus on the Theme of the Digital Storytelling Workshops: Education Systems & Multiculturalism -- Workshop #3: Storytelling -- Workshop #4: Script Writing -- Workshop #5: Illustrating a Story -- Workshop #6: Representations of Latinx People in Mainstream Media -- Workshop #7: Focus on Digital Storytelling Skills ûPutting It All Together -- Workshop #8: Photography Techniques -- Workshop #9: Work Period -- Workshop #10: Voice-Over Techniques -- Workshop #11: Production -- Workshop #12: Wrap Party! -- Part 5: References.