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Presented by Benjie Howard and Wade Antonio Colwell

Here’s your opportunity to hear more from founders Benjie Howard and Wade Antonio Colwell about YES!, a sustainable, creative facilitation process for youth that enables them to enthusiastically engage in their own learning and advocate for culturally responsive learning environments. YES! is rooted in arts-based methods that aim to bring the youth perspective, vision, creativity, and passion to the forefront of policy and progress for a twenty-first century school system. Benjie and Wade will demonstrate how YES! amplifies student voice and supports young people in understanding their personal journey and social accountability through a critical social justice lens that creates a living example of commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Presented by H. Richard Milner IV

Hear firsthand from Richard Milner what classroom learning could be if we strive for more culturally responsive and equitable environments—environments that are safe, affirming, learner-centered, intellectually challenging, and engaging. Explore six ways to reimagine “classroom management” and to preempt last-resort punishment practices—practices like office referrals, suspension, and expulsion, which largely “exclude” students of color and those who may live below the poverty line. A must-attend for teachers and school leaders working with diverse student populations!

Presented by Justin Cohen, Derek Mitchell, Cynthia Moultrie and William Hill

Change Agents: Transforming Schools from the Ground Up tells stories of real educators in low-income communities of color working to turn their underperforming schools into vibrant places to teach and learn. In this webinar, author Justin Cohen will be joined by two educators featured in the book and Derek Mitchell, the CEO of Partners in School Innovation, a nonprofit organization that supported educators in this work.

Presented by Sonja Hollins-Alexander and Nicole Law

Collective Equity is the catalyst for transforming learning environments into equitable spaces for increasing engagement, accelerating achievement, and enhancing belongingness and self-efficacy for all students. The Collective leverages relational trust where all members can individually and collectively show up in the fullness of who they are. When the Collective Equity Framework is implemented, the learning community is strengthened through a laser-like focus on increasing the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and stamina of educators in order to implement culturally fortifying practices that are visible.

Presented by Trudy Arriaga

Do you have the will and the vision to ensure that your actions reflect the stated values of the organization? This webinar will present opportunities to transform from unintentionally participating in practices that marginalize students and their communities to being committed to making the education of all students a common priority. Presented by Trudy Arriaga, superintendent of a highly diverse school district and author of Opening Doors: An Implementation Template for Cultural Proficiency, this webinar will help you gain the knowledge and skills for applying the core values of cultural proficiency in daily practice.

Presented by Carmella S. Franco, Maria G. Ott, Darline P. Robles

Using their unique insights and life experiences as Latina superintendents, the authors of Now What? Confronting Uncomfortable Truths About Inequity in Schools present a guide to navigating barriers, managing differences, and creating an actionable equity plan.