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Curriculum

R.E.A.Ch!

Resilient Educators Amplifying Children!

Creating Communities Where Everyone Can Be Celebrated And Not Tolerated

This course empowers educators, leaders, and community members to build truly inclusive environments where every individual is valued, respected, and uplifted. Through a blend of practical strategies, reflective exercises, and real-world case studies, you will:

  • Develop cultural competence and recognize the importance of diverse identities in educational and community settings.
  • Critically examine how language, media, and disinformation shape perceptions and influence equity.
  • Learn to identify and challenge bias, stereotypes, and inequitable practices in curriculum, policy, and daily interactions.
  • Gain actionable tools for conducting audits, revising curricula, and increasing representation among staff and students.
  • Foster upstander skills to actively intervene and advocate for equity and inclusion in your sphere of influence.
  • Create and implement action plans that drive sustainable change and nurture communities where everyone is celebrated, not merely tolerated.

By the end of this course, you will be equipped to lead transformative conversations, design equitable systems, and inspire others to join you in creating communities where diversity is not just acknowledged, but celebrated every day

Curriculum

  • 7 Sections
  • 55 Lessons
  • 12h Duration
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Module 1: Unpacking Your Racial Vocabulary and the Need for a Diversity Dictionary
11 Lessons
  1. What to Expect In Module 1: "Unpacking Your Racial Vocabulary and the Need for a Diversity Dictionary"
  2. Watch the Video: "An Introduction to Racial Vocabulary"
  3. Intro to Activity: Defining Key Terms
  4. Activity: Defining Key Terms
  5. Intro to Activity: Language Audit in Your School
  6. Activity: Language Audit in Your School
  7. Intro to Activity: Building Your Diversity Dictionary
  8. Activity: Building Your Diversity Dictionary
  9. Intro to Reflection on Language and Identity
  10. Reflection: On Language and Identity
  11. Action Plan: Sustaining Inclusive Language and the Diversity Dictionary
Module 2: How the Media Impacts What We Do in the Classroom
9 Lessons
  1. What to Expect in Module 2: "How the Media Impacts What We Do in the Classroom"
  2. Watch the Video: The Power of Media in Education
  3. Intro to Activity: Conduct a Media Audit
  4. Activity: Conduct a Media Audit
  5. Intro to Activity: Mapping Media Stereotypes
  6. Activity: Mapping Media Stereotypes
  7. Intro to Reflecting on Media Influence
  8. Reflecting on Media Influence
  9. Action Planning for Media Literacy
Module 3: Combatting Disinformation
7 Lessons
  1. What to Expect in Module 3: "Combatting Disinformation"
  2. Understanding Misinformation and Disinformation
  3. Intro to Activity: Fact vs Fiction Analysis
  4. Activity: Fact vs Fiction Analysis
  5. Intro to Reflecting on Disinformation
  6. Reflecting on Disinformation
  7. Action Planning for Truth-Based Dialogues
Module 4: Going Beyond Antiracist to Pro-Equity
7 Lessons
  1. Introduction: Going Beyond Antiracist to Pro-Equity
  2. From Performative to Proactive
  3. Intro to Pro-Equity Audit Activity
  4. Activity: Conducting an Equity Audit
  5. Intro to Reflecting on Being Pro-Equity
  6. Reflecting on Being Pro-Equity
  7. Action Planning Activity: Crafting a Pro-Equity Vision Statement
Module 5: Increasing Representation
7 Lessons
  1. Introduction: Increasing Representation
  2. Understanding the Representation Gap
  3. Intro to Activity: Conducting a Representation Audit
  4. Conducting a Representation Audit
  5. Intro to Reflection on Representation
  6. Reflection on Representation
  7. Action Planning for Representation
Module 6: Cultural Competence
9 Lessons
  1. Introduction: Becoming a More Culturally Competent Teacher
  2. What Cultural Competence Looks Like
  3. Intro to Activity: Cultural Identity Mapping
  4. Activity: Cultural Identity Mapping
  5. Intro to Activity: Bias Recognition Exercise
  6. Activity: Bias Recognition Exercise
  7. Intro to Reflection on Cultural Competence
  8. Reflection on Cultural Competence
  9. Action Planning for Cultural Competence
Module 7: Let’s Go, Upstander!
5 Lessons
  1. Introduction: From Bystander to Upstander
  2. Core Teaching: What It Means to Be an Upstander
  3. Intro to Reflection on Becoming an Upstander
  4. Reflection on Becoming an Upstander
  5. Course Closing: “Let’s Go Upstander” Poem

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