Term
Fall 2017
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAEd
Facilitator(s)
Trish Harvey
Content Expert
Barbara Duffrin, Aracely Thomas
Abstract
This project shares the journey of a white educator towards greater cultural competence, and provides guidance for those beginning an equity journey. It was developed as a series of five, one-hour professional development sessions with supplementary materials. The project was created to address gaps in education for a school district increasing in diversity, but without an equity framework or district-wide initiative that addressed educational equity. The professional development sessions are intended for small groups of educators at the secondary level who have little to no experience with concepts of educational equity. Each session uses concepts in culturally responsive teaching to address a theme: awareness of personal culture, changing district demographics, color blindness, white privilege, and windows and mirrors in curriculum and products. Following best practices in adult learning and professional development, each session offers participants opportunities to engage in active learning, discussion and reflection. Session content is immediately applicable to educators’ work in building stronger relationships with students and developing an increased sense of personal awareness. In this project and its accompanying capstone, all good people are invited to meet here, at the intersection of research, education, compassion and humanity; to make a difference for all students.
Project Type
Professional Development
Keywords
Adult Education, Staff Development, Equity
Recommended Citation
Deer, Mauri B., "All Good People: Professional Development Sessions For Educational Equity At The High School Level" (2017). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 102.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/102
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text
dc_publisher
DigitalCommons@Hamline
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application/pdf
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School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations