(ELA, Library, Technology) In these school staff and department sessions, the Center for Leadership & Educational Equity (CLEE) will discuss the research on how students' feelings of belongingness can increase with a connection to even at least one adult in their school experience. As a strategy to help achieve this, CLEE will introduce relationship mapping, which is one way of ensuring students are connected with staff to help expand their academic and social-emotional well being.
This is a seminar for individuals who a) have had an introduction to WPS DE&I work but want to review and ask questions or b) are new to the district and want to better understand our approach to the equity lens we should bring to all our work, especially when it comes to relationship-building. Come engage with my “Best Of” playlist from past PDs and review fundamental principles and approaches of noted authors and activists in equity work such as Paul Gorski, Zaretta Hammond, Matthew Kay, Glenn Singleton, and Robin DiAngelo. You’ll leave with a better understanding of the scope of this work as it applies to relationship-building as well as a list of resources for continued learning.
