Our workshops and training programs are designed to explore and support educators in their understanding of anti-racism, decolonization, (inter)cultural difference and their own lived experience. Choose from our Rooted In Equity Leadership Program, stand-alone workshops or ask about The Advancing Equity Collection of four workshops. Contact our team to learn more.
THE BC CURRICULUM CO-DESIGNING EQUITY
COHORT TRAINING
Guided sessions designed for individual schools or school districts. We offer cohort-based workshops for educators who would like support with:
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exploring and developing the BC curriculum, course design and resources through an equity lens;
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understanding anti-oppressive systemic practises;
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facilitated self-reflexivity as an essential approach to examine their frame of thinking and create space for new possibilities;
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Format: workshop
Location: in-person
Cohort: max. 20 per workshop
Duration: Introduction = 3 hours l Grow = 2 x 3 hours l Roots = 3 x 3 hours
ANTI-RACISM TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS
WORKSHOP
Our introductory workshop explores the importance of anti-racism in creating inclusive and culturally sustaining learning environments. We'll explore:
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the different forms of racism and the role of power dynamics;
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the impact of racism on our students and colleagues
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strategies for identifying and addressing racism;
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the role of self-reflection in the process of becoming more anti-racist;
This is an opportunity to uproot our inherited conditioning to identify its limitations, and impact, on our relationships - and reveal what's possible beyond our existing dynamics.
This workshop is designed for all staff within our educational system - ministries, districts, schools and teacher education programs. We know systems level change requires each of us to work together, learn from one another, and grow as learners.
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Format: workshop
Location: in-person or online
Duration: Introduction = 3 hours l Grow = 2 x 3 hours l Roots = 3 x 3 hours
UNDERSTANDING (INTER)CULTURAL DIFFERENCE
WORKSHOP
This workshop explores our understanding of (Inter)cultural Difference and how historic power dynamics lay the foundation for many of our interactions and relationships today. We explore how to recognize (dis)comfort, shift power and reframe our encounters with each other - taking steps to advancing equity in our classrooms and systems. Note: our 3 hour introductory workshop is designed for staff at all levels.
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Format: workshop
Location: in-person or online
Duration: Introduction = 3 hours l Grow = 2 x 3 hours l Roots = 3 x 3 hours
EMBODYING
(DIS)COMFORT
WORKSHOP
Delve into the question of how we embody and recognize (dis)comfort. In this foundational workshop, Jas guides participants to examine the complex emotions that arise in the tensioned space between learning and unlearning. By exploring these feelings, we can develop a deeper understanding of our own biases and conditioning and learn to challenge them in meaningful ways. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to explore the nuances of (dis)comfort and learn practical tools for navigating this space with greater awareness, compassion, and self-reflection. Note: this 3 hour introductory workshop is designed for staff at all levels.
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Format: workshop
Location: in-person or online
Duration: 3 hours
The Lived Experience Workshop.
This workshop is designed for educators from racialized communities. Drawing on her lived experience and research, Jas introduces the concept of Interstitiality and how it offers a roadmap to understand our own experience and reimagine possibilities through the 'living root bridge' lens of strength, humility and hope. Contact us to find out more.
THE
ROOTED IN EQUITY
LEADER'S PROGRAM
How do we become transformative leaders? We believe the best way to make meaningful change in education is by building capacity for educators to take on leadership roles. Our Rooted In Equity Leaders Program is designed specifically for educators ready to deepen their practice. Over the course of five workshops, we introduce you to the concepts and root causes of (inter)cultural difference, support you to reimagine systems and provide practical steps to transform your teaching practice, ready for leadership.
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Format: series of five workshops
Location: in-person or online
Duration: 3 hours per workshop (15 hours in total)
MENTORING CIRCLES FOR EDUCATORS
ONLINE MEETING
A space to connect with fellow educators across the province. Ask questions, share experiences, present challenges and explore your thoughts on how we can reimagine learning experiences in our communities.
Facilitated by Jas, this is an opportunity to build capacity, develop relationships, and reimagine what equity looks like in your work. We're co-creating a space to deepen our understanding of power dynamics and anti-oppressive practices - as we explore systems that can perpetuate inequity. We'll look at examples of where efforts have been made to center equity in practice and examine ways that we can implement some of these ideas in our own communities.
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Format: monthly online meeting
Location: online (Canadian Educators)
Duration: 90 minutes
DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF EQUITY IN EDUCATION
1-2-1 COACHING
Leadership that is inclusive and equitable can be transformative, but it's not easy. I have over two decades of experience in creating programs and frameworks that advance equity. My one-to-one Strategic Coaching Sessions is designed to support Directors and Boards who want to shift organizational culture or map their plans for advancing equity.
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Format: Board-Level Workshop or 1-2-1 Coaching
Location: in-person
Duration: bespoke
Get to know Dr. Jas
Educator, coach and author, Dr. Jas Uppal-Hershorn brings a fresh approach to advancing equity in education. She brings over two decades of experience in creating programs that build teacher capacity through self-reflexivity, mentorship and collaborative inquiry. Jas completed her Phd at Simon Fraser University, creating an Intercultural Learning Framework which explores the possibilities when we encounter difference in an educational context.
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Contact our team if you're interested in inviting Jas to speak at your next event, media engagement or to deliver a training program.