This event will be presented virtually. Use the link below to log in from your computer, phone, or tablet for this engaging event. Participants’ cameras and microphones will be disabled during the speaker’s presentation and slideshow. Questions may be submitted ahead of time to Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at [email protected].
The link to join the webinar is at https://www.cod.edu/GPS.
All students deserve our best – and especially those who experience racial inequity, toxic stressors, cultural invalidation, homelessness, and other major life-traumas. Today’s students deserve adults who understand that student-learning will not be maximized until student social emotional wellness is prioritized. Yet inequities abound, and the most vulnerable students who most need resources are often the least likely to receive such support.
Here is a multilayered approach to think across racial and cultural differences to create an inclusive, affirming, respectful environment that supports students and their families holistically. We will focus on the psychological factors that influence the learning process and learn how to best demonstrate to young people that they do matter, and that they can thrive and reach their full potential.
Professor Tyrone C. Howard is a Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and the Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at UCLA. He is also the Director and Founder of the Black Male Institute at UCLA. His bestsellers include Race, Culture, and the Achievement Gap, Black Male(d): Peril and Promise in the Education of African American Males, and All Students Must Thrive –Transforming Schools to Combat Toxic Stressors and Cultivate critical wellness. Dr. Howard is considered one of the foremost experts on race, equity, access and education and the recipient of multiple teaching and research honors.
In cooperation with our annual sponsors, additional financial support for this program comes from Northwestern Medicine Community Affairs. Thanks also go to our following community organizations for their partnership of this special event: Asserting Achievement, Literacy & Resiliency, DuPage County Social Studies, League of Women Voters and One Community.
[Education Avenger] Tyrone Howard – “Racial Equity in Schools” Dec 16, 2020 (YouTube)
Web site for Black Male Institute HERE
