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A Day to Open Dialogues Towards Understanding
A Day to Open Dialogues Towards Understanding
On May 22, 2019, educators and students from three different school districts came together to learn about their implicit bias and celebrate their diversity. Click here to read more about Diversity Day
Photos from Diversity Day
Photos from Diversity Day
Photo (l-r) Wyandanch High School Mr. Paul Sibblies, Sayville Social Studies Mrs. Sue Hart, Sayville High School Principal Ron Hoffer, Bayshore High School African American Studies Dr. Aaron D. Johnson, San Diego State University Dr. Cristina Alfaro, Sayville Social Studies LynnAnn Perlin, Sayville student Vincent Vertuccio, Sayville World Languages Julia Sergison, High School Assistant Principal Jillian Makris, Long Island Holocaust Museum Felice Katz, and Inspirational Speaker Mr. Daniel Trust
Thanks to the recent grant awarded from NYSED, the Sayville Consortium launched “Diversity Day” in May 2019. In an effort to bring awareness about other peoples and cultures, Sayville High School hosted a school-day event where they teamed with the Wyandanch and South Huntington School Districts to create and deliver a “Culturally and Linguistically Responsive (CLR)" professional-development opportunity for faculty and students. National and local experts were brought in to educate staff and students about race and racism, and to open up dialogues towards the understanding of one another. These types of activities will help Long Island students develop a better understanding of multiple cultures and perspectives.
Agenda
Agenda
Students, teachers, and administrators from Sayville, South Huntington, and Wyandanch school districts were able to choose from a variety of topics such as: Muslim Women, Culture of Hate, Implicit and Unconscious Bias, Inclusion Through Art, Celebrity Stories, Symbols of Hate, and more. These workshops helped to broaden the participants' perceptions about prejudice, the impact of media and social justice. List of Sessions
Scroll down to read more about the day and view some of the presentations.
Dr. Cristina Alfaro is Provost Chair of Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at San Diego State University where she leads a team of Equity Professors that guide university faculty in creating equitable learning spaces for diverse students and faculty.
Dr. Alfaro is Professor and Immediate Past Chair of the Dual Language and English Learner Education Department in the College of Education where she has championed and led the largest teacher education-social justice based program in the state of California. She is a nationally and internationally recognized scholar in the field of democratic cultural and linguistic diversity education.
Dr. Alfaro is the recipient of the San Diego County Office of Education Biliteracy Leadership Award, College of Education and University Senate Excellence in Teaching Award, the National Outstanding Latina in Higher Education Award. Her background as a biliteracy teacher, school administrator, and Department Chair have served her well in providing professional development in creating and implementing Equity Based Education. As a researcher she has examined and published on the role of ideological and pedagogical practices that situate equity within broader efforts to disrupt the racialization of K-16 minoritized student groups and communities.
Dr. Alfaro is Professor and Immediate Past Chair of the Dual Language and English Learner Education Department in the College of Education where she has championed and led the largest teacher education-social justice based program in the state of California. She is a nationally and internationally recognized scholar in the field of democratic cultural and linguistic diversity education.
Dr. Alfaro is the recipient of the San Diego County Office of Education Biliteracy Leadership Award, College of Education and University Senate Excellence in Teaching Award, the National Outstanding Latina in Higher Education Award. Her background as a biliteracy teacher, school administrator, and Department Chair have served her well in providing professional development in creating and implementing Equity Based Education. As a researcher she has examined and published on the role of ideological and pedagogical practices that situate equity within broader efforts to disrupt the racialization of K-16 minoritized student groups and communities.
Dr. Alfaro, Main Presenter
Dr. Alfaro, Main Presenter
Session One Title: [Faculty Presentation]
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Access, Equity, and Excellence
Description:
This session documents best practices associated with the intersection of ideology, pedagogy, access, and equity as the critical tenets that intentionally and strategically inform how schools and classroom practices develop students’ cultural competence and embrace diversity and inclusion as an institutional priority.
Session Two Title: [Student Presentation]
Socially Aware Education: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Description:
This session will engage students in the process of interrogating their implicit bias by examining who and what informs their thinking about culturally and linguistically diverse groups. A specific focus will be given to how unchecked biases have the potential of developing into micro-aggressions.
Presentations from the Day
Presentations from the Day
ALFARO New York 2019 FINAL.pdfDr. Cristina Alfaro
Dr. Cristina Alfaro
Felice Ethel Katz, 5-17-19.pdfFelice Katz
Felice Katz
AMWAGenderinIslam.pdfSubheen Razzaqui
Subheen Razzaqui
Islam 101.pdfBasic Tenets of Islam
Basic Tenets of Islam
Presentation by
Presentation by
Dr. Aaron Johnson
Dr. Aaron Johnson
Dr. Aaron Johnson, teacher on Long Island gave a presentation on racism.
If you are interested in learning more check out these articles shared on Diversity Day:
Additional reading:
Teaching Diversity: The Science You Need to Know to Explain Why Race Is Not Biological
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (book)
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (blog)
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