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Equity-Focused Professional Development

Equity-Focused Professional Development. Fay Alexander, CCSC Humanities Teacher & Equity PD Co-Leader Becki Norris, CCSC Middle School Principal March 27 th , 2019. Icebreaker / Share-Out. Instructions [3] Icebreaker: Quiz-Quiz-Pass [12]

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Equity-Focused Professional Development

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  1. Equity-Focused Professional Development Fay Alexander, CCSC Humanities Teacher & Equity PD Co-Leader Becki Norris, CCSC Middle School Principal March 27th, 2019

  2. Icebreaker / Share-Out • Instructions [3] • Icebreaker: Quiz-Quiz-Pass [12] • Share out: What did you think of this activity? Can you see ways you might use it in your school / institution? [5]

  3. Agenda • Icebreaker / sample activity [20] • Introductions / Agenda Review [1] • Intro to CCSC [4] • Framing & Key Questions [5] • Equity PD: Design Principles [10] • Q&A / Discussion [20]

  4. CCSC at a Glance • Founded 2005 • Grades 6-12 • Max student enrollment of 420 (growing) • Structure, Support, Love • 95+% students of color • 49% faculty of color, 57% admin, 46% overall faculty + staff • To and through college • Roundtables and Internships

  5. Why is Equity PD important?

  6. How can schools effectively build an equity-focused adult culture? How can equity PD help adults to embrace and plan for change, both individually and institutionally? *disclaimer Key Questions

  7. Equity Professional Development: Design Principles • History of this work at CCSC • Current model: • Internal and external facilitation • Focus on individuals and institution • Substantive time (20% of yearly PD)

  8. Equity Professional Development: Design Principles • Key Ideas • Push forward (don’t repeat too much; don’t start over) • 2 key elements to growth, individually & institutionally: • Acceptance / embracing of discomfort • Accountability

  9. Equity Professional Development: Design Principles • Key Ideas, cont’d • Remember benefits • Focus on group & individual analysis, goals: • Individual reflection, data analysis, reading 🡪 goals; accountability in small, heterogeneous “N&S” groups • Working groups (grade level teams, staff teams, admin) 🡪 goals; accountability to each other & whole faculty/staff

  10. Wrapping Up Contact Info • falexander@ccscambridge.org • bnorris@ccscambridge.org Resources • www.ccscambridge.org • we share everything Discussion / Q&A Thanks!

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