Our Services

Educators’ topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Understanding, Addressing & Interrupting Microaggressions

• Defining and /or Understanding Cultural Proficiency

• Understanding how fear creates inequity in the classroom

By attending the course:

• Participants will gain a clear understanding of the definition and theory of cultural proficiency while learning practical applications. Understanding theory is only useful if participants understand how the theory plays out in real time.

• Participants will be exposed to proven strategies to counter the negative effects of microaggressions and other factors that impede learning.

• Participants will gain an understanding of what it means to be a culturally proficient educator/leader, supervisor or coach.

• Participants will have an opportunity to raise questions and discuss challenges in real time.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Defining Cultural Proficiency

• Having Crucial Conversations

• Defining and Working Toward Educational Equity

• Racial Identity Development: Understanding the stages of racial development in a predominantly white community   

• Defining and Interrupting Implicit Bias and Racial Microaggressions

• Modern Forms of Racism in the Classroom or Workplace

• How to best support and retain educators of color

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Interrupting The Flow of Racism

• Charting your Course: How to Get Where You Are Trying to Go

• Seize the Day: Capitalizing on Today so You Can Own Tomorrow

By attending and participating in the workshop series, School Committee members will:

• Gain a clear understanding of the definition of cultural proficiency; while learning the impact it has on teaching and learning. This understanding will help members appreciate the art and science of teaching and learning.

• Be exposed to proven strategies to counter some of the negative effects of bias in the context of policy discussions and community meetings.

• Practice strategies designed to assist with difficult public conversations about race and culture.

• Be able to raise questions and discuss challenges in real-time.

Topics may include, but are not limited to: • Understanding, Addressing & Interrupting Microaggressions • Defining and /or Understanding Cultural Proficiency • Crucial Conversations • How To Talk About Racism with Young Children.   

Attendees will have completed previous workshops on implicit bias and crucial conversations with Dr. Wornum. In this 6-hour total workshop, participants will review and practice the skills needed to address racial microaggressions. Participants will be given several case studies and asked to employ the strategies learned in previous sessions. The facilitator will work with participants to develop and refine the skills need to effectively address the issues that impede learning. These are working sessions.

Our process involves a workshop where participants will actively engage in discussions and exercises to identify and articulate their values. Following this, I will facilitate sessions to refine these values into a working document that can be implemented within your district. Participants will also receive materials that can be used for further development with their staff. Core values are essential for guiding behavior and decision-making within a school district. They shape identity and drive actions.

The sessions will allow for leaders to share current problems of practice, raise questions in real time, and gain perspective and support. The sessions are designed to help leaders develop progressive strategies. These confidential sessions are designed to give leaders the space and support to discuss and strategize how best to move a district/organization forward; by increasing professional development that will aid in creating responsible global citizens. The leader will learn new strategies and discuss problems of practice in real time.