Examining the Role of Power in Fostering Inclusive Communities (January 2024)

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What does it mean to have an inclusive community? How do you acknowledge power differentials within the classroom and ensure that you are creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environments for your students, especially those who have different backgrounds and experiences as your own? This workshop will aid you in examining your identities and their relation to power and privilege in order to both check and leverage them in efforts to foster inclusive environments.

Date and time: January 19, 1:30-3pm
Location: Union South
Presented by the Office of Inclusion Education

 
What does it mean to have an inclusive community? How do you acknowledge power differentials within the classroom and ensure that you are creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environments for your students, especially those who have different backgrounds and experiences as your own? This workshop will aid you in examining your identities and their relation to power and privilege in order to both check and leverage them in efforts to foster inclusive environments. 
 
Light refreshments will be provided.
 
Participants will:
  • Unpack what it means to foster inclusive environments and a sense of belonging 
  • Examine the roles of power and privilege in the classroom and relationships with students
  • Identify their own definitions of diversity, equity, and inclusion 
  • Apply a framework for being a true ally and putting action behind their values

 

When
January 19th, 2024 from  1:30 PM to  3:00 PM
Location
Union South (TITU)
1308 W. Dayton St
Madison, WI WI
United States