Asian/Pacific Islander and the "Model Minority" Myth
"One person's story, and checking the Asian box, what that means."
John Matsuo
Black Girl In Suburbia Film Screening and Discussion
Black Girl In Suburbia is a 55 minute feature documentary that looks into the experiences of black girls growing up in predominately White communities. This is a different look into suburbia from the perspective of women of color. This film explores through professional and personal interviews the conflict and issues black girls have relating to both white and black communities. There are many girls out there who have stories to tell about struggle and triumph, but have never had an outlet to share. That’s why this film is so important! Black Girl In Suburbia intends to spark an open dialogue about race, identity, and perspective among all people. In hopes that these discussions will allow us to look at perceptions of ourselves, others and the community we live in as a whole.
Melissa Lowery
Building Parent Affinity Groups
This session will focus on the importance of parent participation in building alliances across the Beaverton School District and in the community.
Desiree Williams
Building Student Equity and Race Advocacy Groups
In this session, Administrators and student leaders will share how different BSD high schools utilize student voice to improve race and equity conversations.
Like Mosquito Bites - Understanding and Interrupting Microaggressions
Gain a deeper understanding of the impacts of microaggressions on youth, how implicit bias plays into the conversation, and how you can support yourself and others in reducing and interrupting them. Participants will practice interrupting strategies and discuss ways we can affirm students who experience microaggressions..
Caitlin Everett & Louise Wilmes
Digital Equity
Beaverton Schools, like schools nationwide, are integrating technology into teaching and learning. At its best, technology fosters creativity, facilitates collaboration, and opens new ways to learn that previously did not exist. When integrated poorly, though, it can actually punish some of our poorest and most vulnerable students. This session will focus on opportunity gaps in the Beaverton School District and what is being done to address them.
Matt Hiefield
Dual Language Education as an Affirmation of Student Identity
Presenters will share how the Beaverton School District's PreK-12 Dual Language Program promotes and reaffirms student identity by honoring and strengthening bilingualism, biliteracy, and sociocultural competence.
Joanna Flores, Emily Grant Molina, Eric Ruiz
Growing Up Latino in Beaverton
Participants will learn from a panel of BSD Latinx students and alumni about their experiences growing up in Beaverton and attending BSD schools.
Miriam Ramirez & Maria Vega Angeles
The Hard Conversations About Race in the Classroom
Presented by a student leader, this session will address how to effectively be a leader of equity and ensure all students and community members can feel safe talking about race in the classrooms and at schools. The main idea is to have open dialogue and story sharing about issues of race people have seen at school.
Nabila Hersi
Intersectionality of Race and Gender
We all have more than one story to tell: discussing intersectional opportunities to stand up for marginalized communities (Culturally & Linguistically Diverse communities, People of Color, LGBTQ+ community).
Gretchen Mollers
Multilingualism and Raciolinguistics
The ability to speak multiple languages is a gift that is given to most people in the world. However, white power structures in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom seem to uphold English monolingualism as the desired goal of education. In this session, we'll talk about the benefits of a multilingual stance on students, uncover some of the ways race and language intersect, and we'll talk about how we in Beaverton can provide education in any language.
Rob Hillhouse & Giselle Rincon
Supporting Black student Union as White Advisors
White teachers and Black Student Union (BSU) members will talk about how to work together between students and the school leaders to navigate race.
Addie Lyden & Noah Anderson
Working WIth Muslim Communities
We will cover the basics on working with Muslim Communities. We'll start with a brief overview of Islam and Muslims, dive into cultural differences and stereotypes about Muslims and close it with specific tips on how to support Muslims in the community.
Nadia Hasan & Raumene Rahatzad