This interactive workshop will help teachers explore strategies for facilitating critical conversations with students and colleagues. Participants will engage in personal reflection and examine some common beliefs and biases that can affect their ability to engage in productive conversations. They will learn strategies for creating supportive learning environments that encourage risk-taking during critical conversations. Finally, they’ll investigate methods of teaching about implicit bias, race and other critical topics.

Participants will learn to:
• Identify strategies and resources to create a positive and respectful learning environment where critical conversations can take place.
• Reflect on personal assumptions and learned biases and recognize their impact on classroom practice.
• Develop skills and confidence for engaging in and facilitating conversations about race and other critical topics.

This workshop is open only to educators. Participants may include:
• Current K–12 teachers, administrators and counselors.
• Pre-service teachers.
• Educators who teach or coach K–12 teachers, administrators and counselors.

Additional Information:
• Breakfast, lunch and all materials are provided.
• Check-in and breakfast begin at 8:15 a.m.
• The program starts promptly at 9:00 a.m. and runs until 3:30 p.m.
• If possible, bring an electronic device (smart phone, tablet, laptop) that can access Wi-Fi.
• Space is limited. You must purchase a ticket on this website to reserve your seat!
• The registration fee covers materials and meals and must be paid by credit card. Unfortunately, we cannot process checks, purchase orders or cash payments.
• Teaching Tolerance will issue certificates of completion for participants who attend the full workshop.

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Facilitating Critical Conversations: A Teaching Tolerance Workshop (Portland)