Name: Taking the First Steps: Ideas for Addressing Implicit Bias in School
Start: 2020-03-23T14:45:00-0400
End: 2020-03-23T16:00:00-0400

CANCELLATION UPDATE:

After careful consideration and out of concern for the health of participants and the students and families they work with, as well as our commitment to doing our part to reduce the overall spread of COVID-19, we have made the very unfortunate decision to cancel the School Redesign in Action Conference originally scheduled for March 23 and 24 in Norwood, MA. This cancellation includes all events scheduled at the conference including pre-conference sessions. FMI: newenglandssc.org/conference

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Taking the First Steps: Ideas for Addressing Implicit Bias in School

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When confronted with the challenge of institutional racism, educators can sometimes feel overwhelmed. In this workshop, three Vermont educators will lead a discussion of possible entry points into this work and share experiences from their collaboration to improve equity in a rural Vermont district. Participants will leave this workshop with concrete initial strategies to adapt to their school setting in order to address implicit bias in school curricula, communications, and other structures.

Speakers

Andrew Jones

Director of Curriculum, Mill River Unified Union School District

Currently, I serve as the director of curriculum for Mill River Unified Union School District in Clarendon, VT. Prior to entering administration, I worked at Mt. Abe UHS in Bristol as a high school science teacher department chair and instructional coach. I recently completed my doctoral... Read More →

Mike McRaith

Assistant Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Hi, you can find me on twitter @mikemcraith to learn more about my work, resources, etc from my time as a school counselor, the high school principal at Montpelier High School and now as the Assistant Executive Director at the Vermont Principals' Association.

Jodie Stewart-Ruck

Elementary Principal, Mill River Unified Union School District

I am currently serving as the principal of Shrewsbury Mountain School. My past positions include director fo personalized learning for Mill River Schools, dean of students at Mill River HS, and Assistant Principal at Validus Prep. I am passionate about sustainability education, place-based... Read More →