Set D


Set D: Monday, September 29 3:10 PM to 4:40 PM
You can select one session from both Set C and Set D. If you select from Sets C and D, do not select from Set B. Select one session from Set D:

D01 An Impromptu Dialogue on Race

Tim Wise and Glenn Singleton

Strand: Equity Leadership

D02 Voices of Color: Using Student Voice to Transform Learning Environments and Achieve Educational Equity

Student voice is one of the most effective tools for transforming learning environments and addressing critical issues of educational equity. Learn how Voices of Color, a 17-minute film, offered one school district the rare and unique opportunity to view the world through the eyes of its students. Discover how, by tapping into the hearts and minds of young people, Kyrene School District teachers and administrators were able to recognize and understand the devastating impact of institutionalized racism. Examine how your district/organization can use the power of student voice as a springboard for Courageous Conversation and the identification and elimination of racial inequities.

Cheryl S. Greene, Principal, Kyrene de la Esperanza, Kyrene School District, Phoenix, AZ; Executive Director, Voices of Color, L.L.C.

Strand: Anti-Racist Learning and Teaching

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D03 Building Equitable Classrooms: The Critical Role of Professional Learning

Professional learning is critical to any sustained, systematic effort to provide equitable learning opportunities and classrooms for traditionally underserved students. Explore the essential components of professional learning that focuses on equity, anti-racist pedagogy and practice. Learn strategies for developing, implementing, and monitoring a professional learning plan. Develop a deeper understanding and skill-set for building equitable classrooms through professional learning.

Diana Levy, Director of Professional Development, Hayward Unified School District, Hayward, CA.

Strand: Anti-Racist Learning and Teaching

D04 Distinguished Lecturer:  Dr. Augustine Romero -- Critical Compassionate Intellectualism Model of Transformative Education: Love, Hope, Identity, Critical Praxis, Intellectualism, and Transformation

Augustine Romero is Sr. Academic Director for Ethnic Studies at Tuscon Unified School District (TUSD), Tuscon, AZ, and Co-Director of the Social Justice Project, a collaboration between TUSD, the University of Arizona’s Mexican American Studies and Research Center, and the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology.

Dr. Romero will discuss the Critical Compassionate Intellectualism Model of Transformative Education (CCI) and how it has impacted Latino/a students in TUSD. The CCI model is the product of TUSD Raza Studies and the Social Justice Project. It is heavily grounded in critical race theory, while simultaneously merging the key components of participatory action research, cultural responsiveness, authentic caring, and critical pedagogy.

Dr. Romero serves on advisory boards for numerous individuals and organizations, including Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, the Center for Cultural Competency, and the University of Arizona’s Mexican American Studies and Research Center, and he is a member of the board of directors for the Tuscon International Mariachi Conference.

D05 Transforming Leadership for Equity: A State System Approach.

The State of Oregon has revised the state administrator standards for educational leadership to reflect a policy and practice priority for equity. From licensure program development, to licensure standards, to district and classroom practice, discover how the Oregon Leadership Network has transformed leadership development with equity at the center. Engage in a highly interactive examination of system strategies for equity; explore statewide collaborative approaches; and investigate critical methods to support the transformation of leadership for equity.

Rob Larson, Executive Leadership Team, Oregon Leadership Network, Portland, OR.

Strand: Equity Leadership

D06 No Victims Here!

In its seventh year, the California Alliance of African American Educators (CAAAE) has partnered with Stanford University's School of Education to offer highly-acclaimed professional development focused unapologetically on pedagogies and practices for successfully reaching African American students. Discover how this grass-roots alliance of culturally courageous leaders formed a state-wide organization to combat institutional racism head-on. Learn about CAAAE's "empowering parents" arm, and their math, science, and technology initiative for students of African descent that boasts a 100% college-going rate and support from leading Silicon Valley companies.

Debra Watkins, President, California Alliance of African American Educators

Strand: Community Empowerment

D07 What Does It Mean to be White and an Anti-Racist Leader?

Traditionally, anti-racist leaders have been people of color; but true racial equity cannot be achieved without the full and active participation of White people. Consider that Whites, as the recipients of racial privilege, have the obligation to drive the conversation about what it means to live in a culture that strives to provide equitable privilege to all of its members, regardless of race. Learn how White anti-racist leaders can move past White guilt into White responsibility, and more deeply authenticate their own lives and that of their White community. Engage in a Courageous Conversation about Whiteness, for without honest White participation, true racial equity will never be attained.

Curtis Linton, Vice-President, School Improvement Network, Sandy, UT.

Strand: Anti-Racist Learning and Teaching