Remote Services during COVID-19

To honor the changing landscape of professional development, Seed the Way is now offering online workshops.
New Workshop: Racism and the Implications for All of Us
In this session, participants will locate themselves in the conversation about race and racism in the U.S., reflect on our own social positionality, and critically examine our impact on those we serve. Participants will gain an understanding of the impact of racial trauma on students of color and begin to envision what racial justice looks like in our schools and learning spaces.

New Workshop: Equity Implications during COVID-19
​In this session, we will discuss the equity issues and barriers posed by COVID-19 and share some strategies, approaches, missteps, considerations, and recommendations from around the state and beyond.
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​​Foundational Workshops 
  • Intro to Equity Literacy, Bias, and Student Achievement (foundational)
  • Racial [micro]aggressions - Intent, Impact, and How to Respond
  • The Power of Language - How Word Choice Can Reinforce or Challenge Bias
  • Examining Three Levels of Inequity and Disruption: Personal, Cultural, and Systemic
  • Examining the Hidden Curriculum & School Culture
  • A Deeper Dive: Identity, Privilege, Social Dominance, Marginalization, and Implications for Teaching and Learning
  • Structural vs. Deficit Ideology. Analyzing the role of deficit thinking in conversations about educational inequity
Administrative and Leadership
  • Equity in the time of COVID: Implications for School Leadership
  • Equity Action Planning, CIPs, Strategic/Emergent Planning, District Mission and Visioning
  • “Equity Onboarding” - Foundational Workshop for New Hires (For Districts/Schools who have already done the Foundational Workshop; can be synchronous or asynchronous)
  • Hiring Processes - Question Development, Facilitation, and Committee Consultation
  • General Consultation based on need
Building Strong, Cohesive Teams: Setting the Stage for Critical Conversations about In/equity at School
  • Building Trust and Connection: A Restorative Approach
  • Establishing Collaborative, Courageous Internal Staff Culture
  • Growing Empathy Across Difference
  • Intro to Affinity Groups: The What, Why, and How
Curriculum
  • Rethinking Universal Design: Examining and Applying the Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards in the Classroom: Identity, Diversity, Justice, and Action.
  • Examining Children’s Literature for Bias: Classroom and School Library Audits
  • ​Curriculum Audits and Redesign
  • Examining the Hidden Curriculum & School Culture (audit to complement workshop)
Specialized sessions
  • Equity in the time of COVID
  • Modeling activities and strategies to use with students, paired with facilitative debriefing
  • Addressing “problems of practice” (custom)
  • MLK Day - Diversity, Justice, and Action
  • Facilitated Book Groups
  • Consultation with Small Teams - create/redesign curricula, problem solve, committee work
  • ​Listening Circles - to better understand an issue and get input from multiple stakeholders
If you are interested in a more comprehensive Train the Trainer series for Equity Coaching, please email me for more information. This model will support your sustained, in-house efforts over time, as cohort members would receive intensive training and development. ​

Seed the Way provides professional development and consultation for educators, schools, and school districts through interactive training workshops, facilitated discussions, and collaborative visioning.   With a focus on equity pedagogy, curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, Seed the Way is primarily interested in working with educators in PreK-12 schools.

Please reach out for more information rebecca@seedtheway.com