Diversity, Equity, & Poverty Professional-Development Sessions

To register for Professional-Development (PD) sessions, search Vector-TeachPoint using the session titles below. This webpage is updated throughout the school year as new trainings become available. 

 


Using Professional Development Practices to Build Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Teaching and Learning 
April 10 and 11 (Attend only one date.)
Zoom meeting
Two PD credit hours and two EILA credit hours
Facilitators: Dr. Vanessa McPhail and Dr. Lamarr Shield

Description: Participants will: learn core concepts and tools for increasing cultural competency; how to analyze and plan for an equity culture that increases students' sense of belonging, inclusion, and academic performance; develop strategies for advancing equity and increasing school performance; and gain awareness into their personal level of equity development and understand the Ubuntu Framework for planning with an equity lens. This will impact student learning because by understanding cultural competency this can improve the culture climate for students (sense of belonging). A positive school climate/culture is related to higher student engagement and higher academic achieving.