BayCES Teaching With a Cultural Eye Institute

March 4-6, 2010. Preservation Park, Oakland, CA

How does your cultural identity influence your interactions with students, parents, and colleagues?

The Teaching With a Cultural Eye Institute is a three-day, nonresidential institute for new or experienced teachers, principals, and administrators interested in moving equity to the center of instructional practice.

Gain knowledge of the impact of racism and other biases on instructional practice in the classroom. Acquire and practice concrete skills to successfully interact with students and families from diverse backgrounds. Become a leader for change in your school.

Why Attend the Teaching With a Cultural Eye Institute?

Teaching With a Cultural Eye addresses the increasing need for educators and administrators to develop the skills and awareness necessary to successfully interact with students and families from diverse backgrounds, and to powerfully integrate that awareness into their teaching practice. Teaching with a Cultural Eye also addresses California BTSA Program Standard 6: Universal Access: Equity for all Students.  

Most educators have heard the term "cultural competence" -
but have never received adequate preparation to appropriately respond to the challenges of a diverse classroom.  

The Institute is particularly effective for new teachers, and explicitly addresses California BTSA Program Standard 6: Universal Access: Equity for all Students.

Topics include:

• Culturally relevant learning and teaching: capitalizing on multiple intelligences
• Challenging assumptions about cultural differences
• Listening to students: incorporating culture into the
  classroom
• Checking systems for equity: assessing equity in schools, districts, classrooms
• Teaching English Language Learners and special populations

Cost: $1,000 for three-day non-residential Institute, located at Oakland’s historic Preservation Park. Includes meals and resource binder.  Discounted rate of $900 per participant for groups of 5 or more.  Space is limited.