Teaching as an Act of Solidarity: A Beginner's Guide to Equity in Schools

Morningside Center’s innovative, integrated model has been broken up into hour-long participatory PD sessions, that can help you and your community, address equity in school overall, while introducing a ground-breaking intervention to address the pernicious problem of “racial disproportionality in school discipline.” View the full guide or browse the table of contents below.

Introduction and Welcome
Introductory Presentation
Session 1 – Names & Storytelling
Session 2 – The Importance of Names
Session 3 – Building a Courageous Community
Session 4 – The History of SEL in Schools
Session 5 – A More Equitable Approach to SEL
Session 6 – Introduction to Restorative Circles
Session 7 – Restorative Circles: Community Values & Guidelines
Session 8 – Brave Space Tools, Part 1
Session 9 – Restorative Circles, Part 2
Session 10 – Restorative Circles, Part 3
Session 11 – Brave Space Tools: Part 2
Session 12 – My Students, My Community
Session 13 – The Wheel of Holistic Health
Session 14 – Intergenerational, Historic & Collective Trauma
Session 15 – The Basic Need to Be Seen
Session 16 – Mindset & Core Assumptions
Session 17 – Levels of Culture
Session 18 – Culture and Belonging, NY context
Session 19 – Culture Share
Session 20 – The Cycle of Socialization
Session 21 – Diversity Petals, Part 1: Self Awareness, Strengths & Joy
Session 22 – Diversity Petals, Part 2: Self Awareness, Power & Privilege
Session 23 – The Cycle of Socialization, Part 2
Session 24 – All Oppression Is Connected and Intersectionality
Session 25 – Courageous Conversations About Race: Setting the Stage
Session 26 – Introduction to Affinity Spaces
Session 27 – Allyship
Session 28 – Racial Literacy
Session 29 – Racial Literacy, Deconstructing Whiteness
Session 30 – Racial Literacy, Personal Storytelling
Session 31 – Racial Literacy, Breaking Down Racism
Session 32 – Implicit Bias & the Power of Expectations
Session 33 – Student Voices
Session 34 – Addressing Implicit Bias
Session 35 – Interrupting Implicit Bias
Session 36 – The Montgomery Equitable Classroom Practices
Session 37 – The Montgomery Equitable Classroom Practices, Part 2
Session 38 – Bias Isn’t Just a Police Problem (Bias & Discipline)
Session 39 – Pushout and Growing Fairness
Session 40 – Restorative Practices Throughout the School Day
Session 41 – Restorative Practices Throughout the School Day, Part 2
Session 42 – Reclaiming Discipline
Session 43 – Reclaiming Discipline
Session 44 – Lift Off

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