Dr. Becki Cohn-Vargas

Dr. Becki Cohn-Vargas

Dr. Becki Cohn-Vargas is a member of Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, California, where she serves on the Board as the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She has retired after a varied career of 35 years in public schools as a Spanish bilingual teacher, principal, and superintendent, and has authored four books on identity safe teaching. She lives in California and is married, has three adult children, and two grandchildren.

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Reflecting on our Jewish Identities, Safety, and Belonging

Dr. Becki Cohn-Vargas
As a Jew, do you feel welcomed and safe to express your authentic self in all aspects of your life? As an educator, I've championed identity safe classrooms, based on research that indicates when students’ identities are affirmed, they perform better in school.

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