Over the past five years, Providence Day’s faculty have had access to a wide range of training opportunities in issues surrounding diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. From workshops and conferences to visiting speakers and internal presentations, the scope and content have developed significantly and intentionally over time.
Training Topics
2016-2017
Lower School Human Experience and Perspective
Unconscious Bias in Hiring
Understanding Culture - Shallow, Surface, and Deep Culture and how it informs our interactions, relationships and how we teach
“The Complexity of Identity: Who Am I?” Beverly Daniel Tatum
Cultural Competency, Awareness, and Sensitivity- Microaggressions
Understanding Cognitive Dissonance and the Need for Affinity Groups
Creating a Gender Inclusive Environment with Jennifer Bryan
2017-2018
Understanding Cultural Learning Styles and Culturally Responsive Teaching
How to Create a Culturally Responsive Classroom
Supporting Gender and Sexuality Identity in Schools
How to Interrupt Bias in the Classroom
2018-2019
Ali Michael (Race Institute for K-12 educators)
Exploring your racial identity
Understanding racial identity
Providing Academic Leaders with training and tool kit to advise and support their faculty
Religious Literacy Training
2019-2020
Why Race Matters in Schools, Ali Michael (Race Institute for K-12 educators)
Race Dialog Training
Faculty Summer Professional Development:
White Awareness
The 1619 Project
Equity and Grading
The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias
2020-2021
All school book reading: The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism and Engage in Collective Healing
Racial Identity Development and Racial Socialization, Ali Michael (Race Institute for K-12 educators)
TRAINING FOR NEW FACULTY (ANNUALLY)
Identity, Perspective, and the Culturally Responsive Classroom
