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Antiracism Workshops
Free BCTF workshops about antiracism
The following workshops are free professional development
opportunities for teachers and schools. It is recommended that schools
book these workshops two to three weeks in advance of the anticipated
date on which they will occur. All workshops are three hours in length.
To request these or other Social
Justice workshops for a school-based, local, or regional professional development
day, or a School Union Representative Training (SURT) day, please click on the “Book
this Workshop” link below the workshop description on the BCTF Social Justice Workshops
page.
Antiracist Strategies for Educators
(1.5-hour to 3-hour workshop)
This workshop looks at privilege in society and how the legacy of our
colonial past has shaped our present. It provides some youth perspectives
on racism in schools, and explores strategies to recognize and eliminate racism
in society, classrooms, schools, and community.
This workshop is available for online facilitation.
Assertive Communication: Positive Interactions
(1.5–3 hours, includes off-screen working session and break)
This
workshop teaches the key principles of communication by exploring the
differences between passive, aggressive, and assertive communication styles.
Participants will develop skills through a variety of exercises, role play and
practice, in order to effectively communicate in their classroom, schools,
union work, or personal lives.
This workshop has
been adapted for online presentation.
How to be an Antiracist in our Schools, Unions, and Communities
(1.5–3 hours, includes off-screen working session and break)
This skills-based workshop is a
powerful, practical way to promote awareness and empathy, and to develop the
skills to effectively respond to discriminatory remarks and incidents of
racism. Although it is often easy to identify an incident of personal racism,
responding effectively is often challenging. This workshop has been updated to
provide participants with opportunities to practise strategies to intervene
effectively.
This workshop has
been adapted for online facilitation.
Strategies for Discussing Controversial Issues
(1.5–3 hours, includes off-screen working session and break)
Discussing controversial issues with students is
an important part of social justice, the inquiry process, and building the
skills for students to become active, engaged and critically-minded democratic
citizens. This workshop provides practical classroom strategies to discuss
controversial issues in a respectful manner.