AntiRacism Course for Educators
Audience: District / Campus
Overview
There are four distinct phases (Awareness, Examine, Acknowledge, Action) of anti-racism work that must be completed in order to result in a change of policies and practices. Each phase contains multiple modules that will cover a specific anti-racism topic. These modules include learning activities, videos/clips, articles, and readings followed by quizzes and reflections. To maximize learning, participants are encouraged to engage individually and collectively.
Challenges Addressed:
- Expand knowledge about systemic racism through understanding of history, data, policies, and practices
- Disparities in academic achievement
- Overidentification of children of color in special education
- Disproportionate punitive actions for students of color in schools
- Cultural competence/relevance
- Bias in education
Program Outcomes:
- Awareness: Learn the history of systemic racism in this country, develop a common understanding of key terms that will leverage the ability to act
- Examine: Interrogate internal belief systems and understand and acknowledge internal bias and how biases impact daily actions
- Acknowledge: Evaluate and assess the equity of current policies, practices and daily interactions
- Action: With current knowledge base, shift policies, practices and interactions
Format:
- Virtual planning meeting; 8 asynchronous (self-paced) modules 1 ½ to 2hrs each module
