Set B


Set B: Monday, September 29 1:20 PM to 4:30 PM
If you select from Set B, do not select from Set C or D. Select one session from Set B:

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B01 Disrupting Systemic Racism: First You Must See the System

The problem of racial inequities in K-12 education is not only a problem of individuals; it is a problem of the system. Session participants will develop the skill to analyze why their systems are getting results they don't want. Learn how race in education is structured by formal policies and procedures, as well as informal forces such as histories, stories, norms, and mental models. Expand on examples of changes to formal structures that did not result in equitable outcomes--and, worse, rendered invisible informal structures that remain. Walk way with tools for sharing these lessons with others in your systems.

Circe Stumbo, President, and David Davidson, Consultant, West Wind Education Policy, Inc., Iowa City, IA

Strand: Equity Leadership

B02 How Do We Translate Our Commitment to Racial Justice and Equity into Powerful Policy?

Much of the best work about racial justice in our schools logically focuses on educational practices, but the policies that shape the parameters for practice may be neglected. Learn about tools for developing policies that truly align with and support racial justice. Engage in exercises that start with fundamental beliefs about racially just schools; translate these beliefs into policy; and review and assess district-level equity policies.

Yvonne Liu, Policy Analyst, and William Romero, Research Analyst, Justice Matters!, San Francisco, CA

Strand: Equity Leadership

MOVED TO SESSION A14

B03 Applied Differentiation: How to Succeed at Differentiating Instruction in the Classroom for Diverse Learners

Differentiation is a widely touted strategic solution to addressing the needs of diverse learners. But how is it actually applied in the classroom? Learn about the Applied Differentiation model that presents educators with a clear matrix that guides them in successfully planning, managing, and executing differentiated lessons. Discover how Applied Differentiation guides teachers in identifying student differences and needs based on race, language, learning style, and readiness; analyzing the curriculum and teaching methods accordingly; and authentically assessing students with formative data. See teachers apply this model successfully in the classroom and overcome racial achievement disparity through the power of differentiated instruction.

Blanch Linton, President, School Improvement Network, Sandy, UT.

B04 Developing and Supporting Culturally Responsive Teaching through Action Research

Learn how teachers in the Cherry Creek School District's CARE (Collaborative Action Research for Equity) Cadre engage in action research to create culturally relevant schools and classrooms. Discover how teachers examine their work with target groups of students of color using a process of self-reflection and structured peer observation. Explore the components of culturally responsive instruction and the role of district and school administration in leading and supporting this process. See how personal attitudes and beliefs about race interact with instructional practice; and understand the importance of school and district structures for building a culture of equity.

Elliot Asp, Assistant Superintendent/Performance Improvement, Shawn Colleary, Executive Director/Staff Development & G/T Instruction, Tera Helmon, Executive Director of Excellence and Equity, and Mary Johnson, Consultant, Cherry Creek School District, Aurora, CO

Strand: Anti-Racist Learning and Teaching

B05 White Privilege: Getting In on the Conversations

Using the White Privilege Conference as a model, this interactive, informational, challenging, and energetic session will examine and explore the topic of white privilege, white supremacy, and the imperative that those promoting diversity "get in on the conversations." Learn how administrators, teachers, and students can be positive role models, powerful leaders, and effective agents of social and institutional change, if they have the tools to do so. Leave with the skills and knowledge necessary to begin addressing issues of white privilege individually and institutionally, confidently and effectively.

Eddie Moore, Jr., Director of Diversity, The Bush School, Seattle WA, America and Moore, LLC, Founder/Program Director of The White Privilege Conference

Strand: Equity Leadership

B06 Waking Consciousness: Lessons from a Predominately White, High-Performing District Engaging in Courageous Conversations

What happens when a district wakes up and starts to see race? Hear stories from teachers and administrators engaged in Courageous Conversations, and exchange ideas to bring transformation to your own district. Learn how the Compass will help your students and staff enter the conversation and how the Agreements and Conditions will keep them in the conversation. Develop strategies to help White students and staff see the benefits of confronting systemic racial disparities for Black, Brown, and White students. Understand how critical self-reflection will help students and staff emerge as anti-racist leaders.

Mirah Carmichael, Diversity Coordinator, and Josh Seldess, Freshman Boys Adviser Chair/SEED Facilitator, New Trier High School; Dan Cohen and Christine Saxman, English Teachers/SEED Facilitators, Deerfield High School; and Andrea Johnson, Administrator, High School District 113, Highland Park, IL

Strand: Equity Leadership

B07 Good Teaching is Not Just Good Teaching: Engaging Courageous Conversation and Culturally Relevant Teaching Practices to Eliminate Racial Disparities in Education

Explore the concept of "Systemic Equity/Anti-Racism Transformation" through a framework that applies Courageous Conversation to our work in learning and teaching. Examine how traditional, whole school models of school restructuring rarely focus on essential student-teacher relationships and specific learning improvements for the lowest performing student groups. Learn how "good teaching" does not currently meet the needs of all students; and discover how to use culturally relevant instruction to eliminate racial disparities in our schools. Develop a corps of educators who are prepared to discover, implement, and document culturally relevant teaching to improve learning for our most underserved student populations.

Jamie Almanzan, Director of Learning and Teaching, Pacific Educational Group, Inc., San Francisco, CA.

Strand: Anti-Racist Learning and Teaching

B08 Partnerships for Academically Successful Students (PASS): Authentic Collaboration to Empower Families of Underserved Students of Color

Why does equity work rarely make the "normal" PTO/PTA agenda? Who will advocate for the underserved? Examine how systemic racism has deeply fractured families and communities. Learn about the role and responsibility of schools to engage families in authentic collaboration that leads from "involvement" to engagement, and ultimately, to empowerment. Understand the urgency for organizing parents and communities to achieve equity in our schools, and explore and share effective strategies for creating genuine family partnerships.

Courtlandt Butts, Regional Director of Family and Community Empowerment, Pacific Educational Group, Inc., San Francisco, CA.

Strand: Community Empowerment