Teach for America Uses "RaceCards" to Guide Training
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Posted By: William Jackson on January 10, 2019 Teach for America Uses "RaceCards" to Guide Training William Jackson, M.Ed. Duval County Public School educators along with OneJax and Black Educators Rock facilitators partnered together to facilitate a Teach For America workshop exploring the intricacies of race, identity, and teaching in classrooms across lines of difference. The team of facilitators utilized the "Race Cards" initiative developed by 904ward, a kitchen table approach to having conversations on race and identity with across community lines. TFA educators receive regularly scheduled training to improve their teaching abilities to assist them to meet the needs of their diverse classrooms within the schools of DCPS. Professional Development in education is a key component to build and develop competent, confident and capable educators. The growth in the diversity of classrooms across Jacksonville, Florida shows that teachers need to be supported to address multiple issues that distract students and create learning challenges in schools and classrooms. Pictured are educators and facilitators in the discussion of race, bias and stereotypes that students may face in classrooms of Duval County Public Schools and using the "Race Cards" resource to guide the discussions and help students understand and cope with these sensitive issues that create questions about their place in society. Training's like these set a foundation of professional development that builds professional learning communities and professional learning networks. Continued training's like this empower teachers with the necessary knowledge and skill-sets to be able to addressing issues that are on the minds of students. OneJax facilitators, William Jackson a 31 year educator with DCPS, national and international blogger and Aida Correa a business owner, artist and parent. Each have participated and facilitated similar discussions with MetroTown In A Day with high school students and worked with New Town Success Zone, Authors RoundTable, EdCamp educational conferences and with the international conference Preventing Crime in the Black Community annual conference with the Florida State Attorneys Office. Training's like these set a foundation to show the value of professional development that builds professional learning communities (PLC) and professional learning networks (PLN) among teachers and provides avenues for continued support and resources. Shown in the photo from left to right: William Jackson (OneJax), Cris Benavides (Ribault), Joelle Butler (Dupont), Amanda Chappell (Ribault), Anthony Alves (Ribault), Tracy Oliver (Black Educators Rock), Aida Correa (OneJax), Stephanie Keck (Jefferson County), Chris Williams (City Year Staff), (Nakia Lee (GOCA), Katlyn Econom (Ribault), Erin Riebel (YWLA), Roel Escamilla (Clay County), John Grab (TFA Staff) Sharetta McBride (Hyde Grove) If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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William Jackson
Educational Technology and Social Media Instructor, Edward Waters College South Carolina State University class of 1985 Member Since September 2008 |
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