The Role of Positionality in the Classroom

What aspects of your identity feel relevant to, and welcomed, in your work? What parts of yourself do you choose to bring to your teaching and learning? An exploration of our positionality can inform how we cultivate an inclusive classroom through ensuring our intent matches our impact. This workshop is a personal conversation about how we internalize systems of oppression, how they are reflected in our teaching practices and how we can create a new vision for how we want to be as educators. Participants will engage in self-reflection, small group discussion, mindfulness practices and large group conversations.