A FOUNDATION FOR DEINSTITUTIONALIZING RACISM
& ELIMINATING THE RACIAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP
- Session A: December 12, 2007 & December 13, 2007
(Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Windsor)
- Session B: February 6, 2008 & February 7, 2008
(Location: Holiday Inn, Waterbury)
- Session C: May 14, 2008 & May 15, 2008
(Location: Water's Edge, Westbrook)
(Please note: full participation over the two days is required.)
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $100.00/per person (for two day session)
On behalf of SERC and the Connecticut State Department of Education, we are pleased to invite you to participate in a unique
professional development series designed to support our Connecticut school districts with their efforts to close the achievement
gaps. This exciting learning opportunity will feature associates from Pacific Educational Group, a company founded by Glenn E.
Singleton, who is also the author of Courageous Conversations About Race. Pacific Educational Group has worked with many of
our districts over the past four years through the Courageous Conversations Consortium.
Beyond Diversity is a powerful, personally transforming, two-day seminar designed to help teachers, administrators, support
personnel, and policymakers understand the impact of race on students’ learning and investigate the role that institutionalized racism
plays in academic achievement disparities.
Through Courageous Conversations About Race, participants will begin to utilize the Four Agreements and Six Conditions to
engage in a reflective exploration of race and racism and the influences of each upon the culture and climate of schools. The
presenters will lead participants in facilitated activities designed to examine the impact of race on schooling and student
achievement.
As a participant you will:
- Define race and racism and how they impact school philosophies, policies, structures, and practices;
- Develop the knowledge and requisite skills for initiating, engaging, sustaining, and deepening Courageous Conversations;
- Construct a personal action plan to deepen your understanding of racism, which includes engaging other members of the
learning community in dialogue about systemic racism.
Please note: Space is Limited!
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