Beyond Inclusion and Support: Racial Equity in Learning Services
Jan 20, 2023 9:00AM—11:00AM
Location
Virtual
Cost $775 members; $650 group-rate 3+; $1,175 non-members
Categories Equity & Inclusion, Ongoing Program
Beyond Inclusion and Support: Racial Equity in Learning Services
SESSION 1: January 20, 2023 | 9:00am - 11:00am
SESSION 2: February 10, 2023 | 9:00am - 11:00am
SESSION 3: March 10, 2023 | 9:00am - 11:00am
FOLLOW-UP SESSION: April 28, 2023 | 10:00am - 11:00am
ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL ONGOING PROGRAM
“How can I build my capacity (knowledge, skills, mindset) to act as an advocate for racial equity in my role as a learning specialist?”
This 3-part series will provide a starting point for answering this question. Together we will create space for conversations about leveraging our roles and positionalities to advance equity in our school practices, procedures, and systems. An additional follow-up session will allow us time to reflect on our learning, answer lingering questions, and hold ourselves accountable for the action plans we made for ourselves.
Participants will tap into their foundational strengths and navigate their emotions as they tackle racial challenges and seek to center equity within learning services. More questions we will explore together are:
- How do my identities and experiences impact my antiracism work and my work as a learning specialist?
- When I think about antiracist work, what emotions and feelings come up for me?
- What have been some recent challenges when working with students/colleagues/parents who have a different racial background than I?
- How might I use my power and positionality to provide onramps for racial equity within my organization?
- What skills do I already have as a learning services professional that could be leveraged to support my antiracism work?
Participants should be prepared to reflect on inquiry questions in a journal (digital or hard copy) and discuss topics related to racial oppression and bias from the “I” perspective. In addition to contextualizing the language of systemic oppression through self-inquiry and reflection, participants will leave with a “toolkit” of resources and a network of support that will enable learning to continue beyond our time together.
SERIES OBJECTIVES
- Participants will learn common vocabulary for how to talk about systemic oppression in their personal and professional lives
- Participants will engage in self-inquiry and reflection centered around understanding the “Cycle of Oppression”
- Participants will draw connections between the disability rights movement and racial justice
- Participants will talk through “real-world” challenges and develop a plan of action for addressing issues of bias and discrimination within our school systems so we can serve our students with equitable and just practices and procedures
AUDIENCE
This 3-part series is intended for learning specialists.
Do you work at an independent school outside of California? Click here for a discount on our non-member registration!
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
Alyson Kaneshiro, Ed.D is a learning specialist and Bay Area Regional SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Facilitator in Oakland, California. Currently, Alyson is the Associate Director of Learning Services at Urban School of San Francisco and provides organizational coaching through her private practice Learning Specialist LLC. Previously, Alyson taught as an adjunct professor in the Master of Arts Special Education Program at the University of San Francisco and worked in the Hawai’i Department of Education for twelve years as a Student Services Coordinator and special education inclusion teacher. Alyson’s professional interests include: analyzing curriculum to remove barriers to learning, applying systems thinking and action research to address real-world problems of practice, and creating inclusive and equitable systems of support for all students.
Elizabeth Denevi, PhD, is the director of East Ed and works with schools nationally to increase equity, promote diversity pedagogy, and implement strategic processes for growth and development. She also serves as an assistant professor at Lewis & Clark College in the Graduate School of Education and Counseling and is the co-founder of Teaching While White. Previously, she served as the director of studies and professional development at a pre-K thru grade 12 school and was responsible for the stewardship and integration of the curriculum across all grade levels and subject areas. She also served as a co-leader of the school’s accreditation team. At Georgetown Day School (DC) she served as the co-director of diversity and a senior administrator for 10 years. She has taught English and history at a number of schools including Castilleja School (CA), San Francisco University High School (CA), and Vail Mountain School (CO). Elizabeth has published and presented extensively on diversity and academic excellence, social justice, and equity issues, including the book Learning and Teaching While White: Antiracist Strategies for School Communities (2022).
Cancellation Policy
Life happens. We understand that there will be times when you cannot attend a workshop that you have registered and paid for. We strive to be as helpful and flexible as possible when things out of your control happen. Please visit our FAQ page for detailed information about our cancellation policy and answers to frequently asked questions about enrollment and membership.
Cancellation Policy
Life happens. We understand that there will be times when you cannot attend a workshop that you have registered and paid for. We strive to be as helpful and flexible as possible when things out of your control happen. Please visit our FAQ page for detailed information about our cancellation policy and answers to frequently asked questions about enrollment and membership.