How to be an Anti-Racist Educator Series
Purpose of the Webinar Series
In order to begin the path to becoming an antiracist FSL educator, seeds need to be planted. Educators need the foundations first before they may feel comfortable, confident, and equipped to be equitable and inclusive in their second language learning classrooms in a manner that is sincere and authentic. As such, in this series, a variety of educators and professionals have developed a resource to begin supporting FSL teachers to achieve this goal
Click here for a list of the educators and their biographies.
Module 1: The roots of White supremacy
The Roots of White Supremacy”, explores the history of race and racism in North America, and how white supremacist thinking continues to be sustained in teaching and learning.
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Module 2: Know thyself first
In this module, we will explore who we are as educators and how our identities influence our pedagogies and relationships with learners.
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Module 3: Pathway to becoming an Anti-racist human, not just an Educator:
In module 3, we turn from knowledge and reflection to action. Here, we will explore the principles of anti-racist education and present three different stages of engagement with antiracism, offering small, but actionable steps that FSL educators can take within their personal and professional lives.
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Module 4: Africentric Education
In this last module, our goal is to provide the framework for understanding and empowering Black excellence through Africentric education and cultivating Black Joy in language courses.
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