2/10- (9am-3pm) New Teacher Center Pre-Conference Session- Dallas Sheraton, Dallas, TX

How People of Color Can Use Racial Affinity Based Professional Development for Transformation

Micia Mosely, Ph.D., Director, The Black Teacher Project

In order to have the change we want to see in schools we must understand and address issues of racial inequity in three ways: alone, in affinity groups, and across difference. This session is a racial affinity space for educators of color to gain a theoretical and practical understanding of how professional development can help them work toward individual and institutional transformation. Participants will learn how to design these spaces and identify high leverage content will lead to the transformation they seek. This session is particularly designed for educators of color as an affinity-group space.