General Description

What significance does an IncludED school climate play on the well being and academic achievement of students?

During this one-day master class, teacher teams and leadership will embark on a transformative journey that leads to equity, inclusion, and excellence for students in all demographic and identity groups. You will experience the shift in mindset required to achieve excellence with equity in education and gain strategies to respond to concerns about being inclusive.

• Develop increased awareness of one’s own response to differences.

• Apply increased awareness to professional practice to improve educator effectiveness.

• Explore a process that leads to profound school change supportive of equity and inclusion.

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What can you expect from the IncludED Conference?

Despite well-intentioned efforts, schools continue to suffer from persistent inequities. Our facilitators will help you move beyond good intentions and explore a solution that works. You will experience the shift in mindset required to achieve excellence with equity in education.

Q: Who should attend the IncludED?

A: Educators who are serious about creating an inclusive environment for ALL.

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Leaders will learn about a process that leads to profound school change supportive of equity and inclusion.

Educators will understand the importance of creating a climate that fosters inclusion for ALL people.

Schedule

• 8:30    Breakfast and Registration

• 9:00    Examining Assumptions & One's Own Response to Diversity

• 11:00  Introducing Cultural Competence Communication Techniques 

• 12:00  Lunch

• 1:00    Spotlight on LGBTQ Identities

• 2:00    Cultural Proficiency: A Framework for Achieving Excellence in Equity

• 3:30    Closing Thoughts & Commitments