2010 Teaching With a Cultural Eye Institute 
BayCES is offering a new open-registration Institute - Teaching With a Cultural Eye - designed for new or experienced teachers, principals, and administrators interested in moving equity to the center of instructional practice. The non-residential Institute takes place March 4-6, 2010 in Downtown Oakland. Register online today! Most educators have heard the term "cultural competence" but have not received adequate preparation to respond to the challenges of a diverse classroom. How do teacher and administrator’s own cultural identities influence their interactions with students, parents, and colleagues?
Click here to register online today!
The Institute is particularly effective for new teachers, and fulfills California BTSA Program Standard 6: Universal Access: Equity for all Students.
Participants will:
- Gain knowledge of the impact of racism and other biases on education policies and practices.
- Learn how to move equity to the center of instructional practice.
- Acquire and practice concrete skills for leading change in challenging contexts.
- Improve working relationships and build teams and alliances.
Topics Include:
- Culturally relevant learning and teaching: capitalizing on multiple intelligences
- Expanding cultural awareness
- Changing the discourse in schools
- Challenging assumptions about cultural differences
- Listening to students: incorporating culture into the classroom
- Checking systems for equity: assessing equity in schools, districts, classrooms
- Systemic oppression and education
- Teaching English Language Learners and special populations
Institute Logistics
The Teaching With a Cultural Eye Institute starts with dinner the evening of Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 5:00 p.m., and runs through Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Preservation Park is conveniently located in Downtown Oakland at 1233 Preservation Park Way, near the 12th St. BART Station.
Cost:
$1,000 per participant. Group rate of $900 per participant applies to groups of 5 or more. Institute fee includes meals each day and a BayCES resource binder. Space is limited -- register today! Click here to register online.
For more information, please contact Edwina Williams at edwina@bayces.org or call 510-208-0160 x304.
Participant Testimonials:
“Wow. This program was entirely different than what I expected. I feel challenged to exceed my expectations for my students, my teaching goals, and to increase parent involvement. I like being able to fuse my own experiences with what pedagogies and
perspectives work in the classroom.”
"This has been the best cultural awareness workshop I've been to. Presentations were made in a welcoming, not insulting way."
"I learned the importance of using cultural diversity as a resource and an asset in my classroom. Respecting difference is an important part of ensuring that every student in my class has an equal opportunity to fully participate in their own education."
Click here to download a PDF flyer about the Teaching With a Cultural Eye program.
