Course Breakdown

  • Week One: Internal Work

    Let's explore what makes you, YOU! We are taking a deep dive into our identities and backgrounds to uncover our areas of strength, growth and how we show up everyday for our students.

  • Week Two: Your Classroom

    Your classroom is how you will "set the table" for your students! Let's set your kids up for success by intentionally designing a space where students feel cared for, joyful, and ready to learn!

  • Week Three: Instructional Practices

    It is a classroom after all- we need to deep dive into how to optimize your instructional practices for your students. We will be talking about content, but we will mostly discuss the "how". How to run an engaging, inclusion and joyful lesson!

  • Week Four: Classroom Culture and Behavior Management

    So many teachers struggled with behavior this year so this week is PACKED with everything you need to know to spend less time on behavior and more time on learning!

  • Week Five: Engaging Stakeholders & Building Your Team

    So your classroom is in pretty good shape, but we know it's critical to have families and colleagues on board. These days, conversations about equity can be tense, let's learn how to navigate them together!

  • Week Six: Becoming a Teacher Activist

    There's no other way to say it- education is pretty rough right now! As a teacher, it can feel disempowering because it's not clear what we can do, this week we will focus on figuring out what we can change and advocate for to make this job more sustainable and support our students.

FAQ

  • What will I learn in ARI?

    Here are some of our course objectives! TWBAT [that’s Teachers Will Be Able To!] - Create a vision for their classroom rooted in equity and anti-racism TWBAT- Build an abolitionist mindset as a framework for their work TWBAT- Establish a goals and a plan as a teacher activist TWBAT- Develop a toolbox of skills to cultivate relationships with students and other stakeholders TWBAT- Operationalize best practices in Anti-Racist Teaching TWBAT- Connect best practices to routines, procedures, and classroom rituals TWBAT- Interrogate and gain deeper understanding of their racial and cultural identity and how it impacts their teaching practice

  • Is this best for a particular grade level?

    All of the resources are applicable for K-12!

  • What if I live in an anti-CRT state?

    Listen, as far as I’m concerned anti-racist teaching is just good teaching! Its all about messaging. Yes, what you’ll learn is grounded in anti-racism and other asset pedagogies, but you won’t be getting a CRT tattoo or waving a BLM flag in your classroom (unless you want to!). What you will learn are strategies that will help your students of color AND white students soar in your classroom. If you don’t feel comfortable disclosing that the course itself is called anti-racist, well then we can keep that between us!

Bonus material

Include additional content to your course curriculum to provide further value to your students.

  • More Than a Month

    This course also includes access to More Than a Month, an all-inclusive resource pack for planning joyful and meaningful heritage month celebrations!

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Meet Your Instructor!

Deonna Smith

Deonna is a former teacher, administrator and advocate. Through engaging and thought provoking courses and resources, Deonna helps teachers and administrators cultivate a framework and toolbox for their practice. Deonna passionately believes that equity work is for everyone, and with the right support, schools and classrooms can be sustainable for teachers and liberate student potential! When she's not working with her students Deonna is hiking, baking or exploring Los Angeles.