Educator Intensive: Developing a Racialized Pedagogy

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NOTE:

1. This is not a beginner course on racial equity

2. Participants must have previous experience in DEI-focused workshops, such as The Center's Reframing Racism, Equity Certificate, or have any previous training or courses on race

3. Workshop occurs over a full week: August 4-8, 9am-5pm daily (last day ends at 3pm) with two optional follow-up sessions (dates TBD).

ABOUT THE INTENSIVE:

This is an advanced (graduate-level) learning opportunity for educators, and people in education, who are interested in deepening their practice and developing ways to better serve students and families. This training is for educators who are committed to engaging in conversations about race in their spaces and curriculum, including professional development, as well as educators who are looking for ways to navigate the challenges of this conversation across racial differences. Lastly, this training is designed to create space for participants to connect with one another in order to build a community of individuals doing racialized equity work in schools.

Training participants will join a cohort of educators for a week intensive and two optional follow-ups. The Intensive will occur under the direction of The Center's Director of Learning & Development, Jessica Mallare-Best, a former classroom teacher who spent the majority of her career designing and implementing race specific courses across multiple school sites and student demographics. You can learn more about Jessica here.

The week intensive will also include many of the following components:

• Unpacking your own racial identity

• Facilitating from questions

• Building a listening practice

• Experiential learning activities

• Using story as a tool for engagement and learning

• Developing a responsive learning space for BIPOC individuals

• Responding to the emotion that conversations around race provokes

• Generating curriculum with a racialized lens

• Each participant will design and deliver a 30 min mini lesson practicing the tools and skills we worked on throughout the week

• Participants will get written and verbal feedback

• Note: Homework assignments/resources will be given throughout the week to support in participants ongoing learning and application

This intensive is in alignment with the Oregon Department of Education's Ethnic Studies standards that will be required in the 2026/27 school year.

Food Allergens Disclaimer: Please be aware that snacks provided in our space may contain or come into contact with common allergens, such as dairy, eggs, wheat, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish or wheat.