This free, six-part series takes educators and education leaders on a deep dive into racial equity and safe and supportive learning environments (SSLE). The goal of this series is to develop participants’ understanding of how race functions in our society at the individual, interpersonal, and systemic levels and our roles and responsibilities in disrupting racism. Participants will work closely with their peers and SSLE facilitators in a collaborative learning community to develop the mindsets, knowledge, and capacity to engage with racial equity from an empowered space in their work within schools, districts, and agencies.
Session dates: Tuesday, April 11th, Thursday, April 13th, Tuesday, April 18th, Thursday, April 20th, Tuesday, April 25th, and Thursday April 27th. All sessions will run 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST / 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. PST. (Please note: the first session will run from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST / 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST).
With the facilitation, coaching, and technical assistance from our cross-racial and multidisciplinary team, self-reflection, and close collaboration with fellow participants, you will learn how to:
- Cultivate a shared and supportive learning community;
- Explore how your racial identity informs your relationship to yourself, others, and systems;
- Identify some of the ways in which interpersonal and systemic racism manifests itself in schools and across education; and
- Create a responsive and appropriate action plan within your sphere of influence focused on developing safe and supporting learning environments.
Applications are due March 14th.