Date: 01/12/2021 - 01/28/2021
Location: Virtual - Virtual, Virtual
Facilitators: Deirdre Williams


Over the last few months a very bright light has been shed on the racial disparities in this country, from our health care system as we see drastic differences in outcomes of individuals who have suffered from the COVID-19 virus to our criminal justice system where we have repeatedly observed and felt the lives of Black men and women taken indiscriminately.   We know that the white supremacy ideology that drives our healthcare and criminal justice systems also influences our educational system. Our school data reveals to us that we have not educated all children well. It is time for us to fulfill the promise of education, particularly to those who have been marginalized by beliefs and practices that are steeped in institutional racism.

This six-day virtual training is not another surface level conversation about race or a quick solution to a persistent issue. It is for leaders, teacher leaders, and educators who want tools to build your capacity to access, engage, and sustain complex and challenging conversations about racial equity, identity, and implicit bias that lead to better action in schools. The work of dismantling oppressive and racist leadership and teaching practices begins with us doing our personal work first.

During this virtual experience you will engage in such activities as the discussion of texts, equity-centered dilemma protocols, and autobiographical storytelling that will support understanding and articulating own racial identity. You will also learn how to coach others to begin to develop a level of critical racial consciousness so that the influence of race and culture in our schools becomes personal and immediate.

Dates: January 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 2021
Time: 4:30-6:30 pm EST
Cost: $300 for non-affiliates, $275 for affiliates, and $250 for groups of 3 or more (email chris@schoolreforminitiative.org to register a group)
Contact: Chris Jones, chris@schoolreforminitiative.org

Session Outcomes

With an explicit focus on racial equity, you will gain skills for using SRI tools and processes to support:

  • Identifying and naming your own assumptions and beliefs about race, class and culture in schools;
  • Exploring your racial equity journey to identify the current stage of your racial identity development;
  • Examining how your assumptions and beliefs about race, class and culture impact student outcomes; and
  • Facilitating discussions and adult collaboration in learning communities using protocols that explicitly focus on issues of racial equity.

 

Reflections from Past participants

  • I find the materials for the session and the activities we engage in really helpful. Teaching in a predominantly white school, I am learning not only how to be more racially and culturally inclusive but I am also thinking about how to create parity for students of different abilities., interests, and socioeconomic backgrounds etc. I will be thinking about tonight’s class for a while.
  • I am marveling at the reliable power of protocols
  • The work of leading for equity begins with me
  • One of my PD goals at work is to begin using selective protocols to facilitate dialogue as we examine anti-racist approaches in our behavioral assessments and special education assessments.

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