|
Session |
Rm. |
Title |
Presenter |
Position |
|
ABC1 |
Supt. Conf. Room |
The Mask You Live In |
Audra Williams, Leia Richardson and Zachary Brokenrope |
RMHS English Teachers |
|
BC1 |
413 Distance Learning Lab |
Recognizing and Responding to Implicit Bias and the 4 I’s of Oppression |
Gene Thompson-Grove |
Founder of Gene Thompson-Grove & Associates Consulting Firm |
|
Session |
Rm. |
Title |
Presenter |
Position |
|
A1 |
PAC |
Embracing the Power of Narrative for Equitable Schools and Classrooms |
Dena Simmons |
Keynote Speaker & Asst. Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence |
|
A2 |
209 |
A Story of Inclusion from a Reading Family |
Lisa & Samantha Gibbs |
RPS Parent and Counselor at Shawsheen ES Wilmington PS & RMHS Junior |
|
A3 |
402 |
A World of Difference |
RMHS AWOD Students |
|
|
A4 |
305 |
United in the Work: Understanding Each Other’s Journey |
Dr. Joanne Allen-Willoughby |
Director of Needham PS METCO Program |
|
A5 |
309 |
Talking and Teaching about Racism: The Mirror and Window Approach |
Dr. Carroll Blake |
President, CW Blake Associates |
|
A6 |
207 |
Critical Practices for Anti-Bias Education |
Sara Wicht |
Founder and CEO Wicht Consulting Inc. |
|
A7 |
413 Distance Learning Lab |
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Identity |
Gene Thompson-Grove |
Founder of Gene Thompson-Grove & Associates Consulting Firm |
|
A8 |
205 |
Case Studies |
Kate Boynton |
RMHS Principal |
|
A9 |
307 |
Stories from PFLAG |
Sam Thomasson-Bless |
Program Manager for Greater Boston PFLAG |
|
A10 |
404 |
Supporting Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Students |
Ashley Barnes-Cocke & Minh Nguyen |
Consultants with Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students |
|
A11 |
203 |
What Do Hate and Discrimination Look and Sound Like? |
Danika Manso-Brown & Karen Schwartz |
Anti-Defamation League, NE Associate Director and Assistant Director |
|
A12 |
201 |
Understanding Disabilities: Experience and Share Disability Awareness Education |
Diana Koster and Jon Taubman |
|
|
A13 |
400 |
GSA: Respect is Universal: Why LGBTQ Inclusive Classrooms are Good for Everyone |
RMHS Gay Straight Alliance Students |
|
|
A14 |
336 |
A World of Difference |
Coolidge Students |
|
|
A15 |
334 |
Differentiating Instruction at the Secondary Level |
Adam Blaustein & Melissa Forbes |
RMHS Team Chairpersons |
|
Session |
Rm. |
Title |
Presenter |
Position |
|
B1 |
402 |
Exploring Implicit Bias and Expectations |
Mirko Chardin |
Head of School, Putnam Upper School, Cambridge PS |
|
B2 |
209 |
A Story of Inclusion from a Reading Family (Repeated from Session A) |
Lisa & Samantha Gibbs |
RPS Parent and Counselor at Shawsheen ES Wilmington PS, & RMHS Junior |
|
B3 |
400 |
Listening to Student Voices: Effectively Addressing Race and Identity in the Classroom |
Julia Jeffries |
Harvard Graduate School |
|
B4 |
305 |
United in the Work: Understanding Each Other’s Journey (Repeated from Session A) |
Dr. Joanne Allen-Willoughby |
Director of Needham PS METCO Program |
|
B5 |
309 |
Talking and Teaching about Racism: The Mirror and Window Approach (Repeated from Session A) |
Dr. Carroll Blake |
President, CW Blake Associates |
|
B6 |
207 |
Critical Practices for Anti-Bias Education (Repeated from Session A) |
Sara Wicht |
Founder and CEO Wicht Consulting Inc. |
|
B7 |
203 |
Dr. Barbara Gortych |
Former Watertown PS Coordinator of Behavioral Health, MPY |
|
|
B8 |
404 |
Supporting Transgender Youth at School |
Cory Mashburn |
Middlesex Partnership for Youth |
|
B9 |
307 |
Stories from PFLAG (Repeated from Session A) |
Sam Thomasson-Bless |
Program Manager for Greater Boston PFLAG |
|
B10 |
PAC |
Mini KeyNote Break Out Session |
Jason Cross & Jesenia Castro |
Reading PS METCO Director & Foxboro/Walpole PS METCO Director |
|
B11 |
205 |
From Color Blind to Color Brave |
Akil Mondesir |
Bedford Public Schools METCO Director |
|
B12 |
201 |
Understanding Disabilities: Experience and share Disability Awareness Education (Repeated from Session A) |
Diana Koster and Jon Taubman |
|
|
B13 |
336 |
AWOD - Coolidge Middle School (Repeated from Session A) |
Coolidge Students |
|
|
B14 |
334 |
Special Education: Identifying and Supporting Students of Color |
Lateefah Franck |
Lincoln Public Schools METCO Director |
|
B15 |
332 |
Interrupt Your Feed: Intentionally Expanding Your Inputs to Address Bias |
Gabriel McCormick |
Director of Professional Development, Public Schools of Brookline |
|
Session |
Rm. |
Title |
Presenter |
Position |
|
C1 |
402 |
Exploring Implicit Bias and Expectations (Repeated from Session B) |
Mirko Chardin |
Head of School, Putnam Upper School, Cambridge PS |
|
C2 |
209 |
R.E.D.-Reading Embraces Diversity…Let’s Talk: Sharing Stories and Strategies for Building More Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms |
Members of the R.E.D. TEAM |
|
|
C3 |
400 |
Listening to Student Voices: Effectively Addressing Race and Identity in the Classroom (Repeated from Session B) |
Julia Jeffries |
Harvard Graduate School |
|
C4 |
PAC |
Interrupting Racism |
Jason Cross & Julia Hendrix |
RPS METCO Director, RPS Birch Meadow ES Principal |
|
C5 |
201 |
What It Means to Be Jewish |
Deborah Coltin |
Lappin Foundation Executive Director |
|
C6 |
207 |
A Deep(er) Dive into Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education using Social Justice Standards: The Teaching Tolerance Anti-Bias Framework |
Sara Wicht |
Founder and CEO Wicht Consulting Inc. |
|
C7 |
203 |
Helping Traumatized Children at School (Repeated from Session B) |
Dr. Barbara Gortych |
Former Watertown PS Coordinator of Behavioral Health, MPY |
|
C8 |
404 |
Supporting Transgender Youth at School (Repeated from Session B) |
Cory Mashburn |
Middlesex Partnership for Youth |
|
C9 |
307 |
Stories from PFLAG (Repeated from Sessions A and B) |
Sam Thomasson-Bless |
Program Manager for Greater Boston PFLAG |
|
C10 |
205 |
From Color Blind to Color Brave (Repeated from Session B) |
Akil Mondesir |
Bedford Public Schools METCO Director |
|
C11 |
334 |
Special Education: Identifying and Supporting Students of Color (Repeated from Session B) |
Lateefah Franck |
Lincoln Public Schools METCO Director |
|
C12 |
332 |
Interrupt Your Feed: Intentionally Expanding Your Inputs to Address Bias (Repeated Session B) |
Gabriel McCormick |
Director of Professional Development, Public Schools of Brookline |
|
C13 |
336 |
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Genius in Front of Us and How We Can Make Her Visible |
Jon Sills |
Superintendent of Bedford Public Schools |