Essential Skills for Equitable and Inclusive Educators (2-Session Series)

Live Webinars | September 29 & October 20, 2023 | 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. EST

Please note there are two webinar sessions included in this purchase. 

Cost: $175 

Session 1: Understanding Implicit Bias and What to Do About It | 9-29-23 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST (Recording is available as part of your purchase since this date has passed!)

This workshop is designed to give participants an understanding of implicit bias and how our brains are wired to create mental shortcuts that have mostly positive impact on our lives. Participants will also learn about biases with negative impact that are reinforced unconsciously through literature, popular media, and other messages we receive. Participants will learn the language and tools needed to examine their own biases, consider how bias shows up at school, and learn proven strategies to reduce the impact of bias on our decision-making.

Session 2: Interrupting Microaggressions in Schools | 10-20-23 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST

Implicit bias has a significant impact on organizational culture and climate. Left unchecked, implicit bias can leave people feeling unwelcome, excluded, misunderstood, and marginalized. In this workshop, participants will learn how implicit bias leads to microaggressions. Researcher Dr. Derald Wing Sue describes microaggressions as “everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership”. Participants will learn what microaggressions are, how they show up in the classroom and beyond, and what they can do to interrupt microaggressions in order to create a more welcoming and inclusive climate.

Audience: This live webinar series is appropriate for any education professional who has a vested interest in learning about equity and inclusivity in the school environment. All education professionals are invited to attend.

Time Zone: Both webinar sessions will be held from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time.

Credentials: This program is approved by the following agencies. Please read carefully to understand specific credit hours and attendance requirements.

1. National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886795044-1986 & #886795044-5164).

2. Live attendance required for 1.5 continuing education credit hours per session.

3. New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work  (Approval #SW-0631)

4. Live attendance or self-study option for 1.5 continuing education credit hours per session.

5. National Association of School Psychologists (Approval #1155).

6. Live attendance required for 1.5 continuing professional development hours per session.

7. Behavior Analyst Certification Board (Approval #OP-21-0308).

8. Live attendance or self-study option for 1.5 continuing education credit hours per session.

Presenter: Jessy Molina, Molina Consulting
Jessy Molina is a nationally recognized trainer and facilitator on issues of diversity, equity, and social justice. Most recently, Jessy Molina served as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice at Friends School of Baltimore. She has supported people to connect with one another and make social change through her work with the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in San Francisco, the John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford, Quality Education as a Constitutional Right, and Welcoming America. Prior to working at Friends, Jessy served as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Garrison Forest School. An experienced facilitator, Jessy has trained thousands of people at nonprofits, companies, law firms, schools, colleges and universities, and other institutions to recognize and dismantle bias, develop the language and courage to discuss race, create equitable policies and practices, explore the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, gender identity, religion, culture and more, and begin building a more just world. Jessy has also developed a model of facilitated dialogue that builds understanding and connection between people and communities who are divided by tension, conflict, and misunderstanding. She has facilitated meaningful dialogue in communities across the country on race and racism, immigration, the criminal justice system, public and private education, policing, ethics and values, and more. Jessy also trains others to facilitate courageous conversations and equity seminars in their communities and serves as a mentor for trainers and facilitators in the Baltimore/Washington D.C region. Jessy graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School and lives in Baltimore with her husband, Michael, and two children.

Please note that all registrations are non-refundable. Registration and payment options are below. You may pay online with a credit card or submit a purchase order. For groups of 5 or fewer, the standard per person rate applies. For groups of 6 or more, please use the inquiry button below to receive a group quote.

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Please note that all registrations are non-refundable. Registration and payment options are below. You may pay online with a credit card or submit a purchase order. For groups of 5 or fewer, the standard per person rate applies.For groups of 6 or more, please use the inquiry button below to receive a group quote.