professional development

Upcoming professional development workshops for educators and other professionals are listed below.
Contact us for more information or to request a workshop for your group.

​Fall 2019
​​Mindfulness-Based Equity Workshop for Educators

DATE/TIME:
​Thursday,
October 10, 2019
8:30am-Noon

LOCATION:​​
​Washtenaw County ISD
1819 S. Wagner Rd.
​Ann Arbor, MI 48103

COST:
$25/person
​(3 SCECHs available
for additional $10)

This workshop offers an introduction to mindfulness – what it is, how to establish a practice, and why it matters in our work toward more equitable schools and communities.

​Using mindfulness and compassion practices to make us more skillful in this challenging work, we will explore social identity (race, class, gender, etc.), implicit bias, and systemic privilege and oppression. As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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• Explain mindfulness and its potential benefits for health and well-being;
• Begin a daily mindfulness meditation practice;
• Acknowledge personal social identities and how they intersect regarding privilege and oppression; 
• Name the 4 levels of oppression, dominant ideologies that underlie oppressive systems, and examples of how these systems cause harm;
• Understand implicit bias and how it affects our students;
• Use mindfulness skills to challenge bias and enhance social awareness for equity.

*Please note additional $10 fee if applying for SCECHs (to be paid at the workshop by cash or check payable to "WISD"). 

​Feel free to contact us with questions or comments!