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Identity, Race and the Classroom, Part 2

Explore frameworks for having rigorous, nuanced, and identity-safe conversations about race.

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Professional Learning

On-Demand

Virtual

Explore frameworks for having rigorous, nuanced, and identity-safe conversations about race.

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Professional Learning

On-Demand

Virtual

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Insight

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Identity, Race and the Classroom, Part 2

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Identity, Race and the Classroom, Part 2

About this event:

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Identity, Race and the Classroom, Part 1

Navigating Difficult Conversations: Gender Identity

Student Reflections on Black History Month

Conversations #BehindtheLens for LGBTQ+ History Month

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YA Books on The LGBTQIA+ Experience

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