Begins September 26, 2022 via Google Classroom

Meets Synchronously via Zoom: October 11, October 20, & November 3 from 3-4 PM

This book is more than just about holding race conversations, this book is pedagogically practical and insightful. "Do you feel prepared to initiate and facilitate meaningful, productive dialogues about race in the classroom? Are you looking for practical strategies to engage with your students. Inspired by Frederick Douglass's abolitionist call to action, "it is not light that is needed, but fire.” Matthew Kay has spent his career learning how to lead students through the most difficult race conversations. Kay not only makes the case that high school classrooms are one of the best places to have those conversations, but he offers a method for getting them right, providing candid guidance. With the right blend of reflection and humility, Kay asserts, teachers can make school one of the best venues for young people to discuss race.” Participants will engage in reflection journals, discussion prompts via Google Classroom prior to the three meetings where we will discuss the text in depth and through a reflective lens. Participants will receive a link to join Google Classroom on September 26, 2022. Participants must register by September 12, 2022 to receive the book, the book is included in your registration fee.

Audience: All Educators

Presenter: Jennifer Stanton

Begins November 7, 2022 via Google Classroom

Meets Synchronously via Zoom: November 16, November 30, & December 13th

from 3:00-4:00 PM

In this revolutionary book, a professor of education at Standford University and acclaimed math educator reveals six keys to unlocking learning potential. “From the moment we enter school as children, we are made to feel as if our brains are fixed entities, capable of learning certain things and not others, influenced exclusively by genetics. This notion follows us into adulthood, where we tend to simply accept these established beliefs about our skillsets (i.e. that we don’t have “a math brain” or that we aren’t “the creative type”). These damaging - and as new science has revealed, false - assumptions have influenced all of us at some time, affecting our confidence and willingness to try new things and limiting our choices, and, ultimately, our futures.” Participants will engage on Google Classroom in reflection journals and discussion prompt prior to the three meetings where we will discuss the text in depth and through a reflective lens. Participants will receive a link to join the Google Classroom on November 7th. Participants must register by October 21st to receive the book. The book is included in your registration fee.

Audience: All Educators

Presenter: Jennifer Stanton