Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the Philadelphia Institutions of Higher Education Educator Diversity Consortium’s Aspiring to Educate (A2E) Working Group Presents
A Virtual Summit to Address
Culturally Relevant & Sustaining Education in Pennsylvania
Educator Diversity in Pennsylvania’s Workforce:
Recruitment, Retention, and Equity During Challenging Times
June 23 and 24, 2020
Purpose: To engage stakeholders in problem-solving conversations about the inequities in education, and specifically, the underrepresentation of Black and Latinx teachers in PA public schools.
It is our hope that you will…
- Leave the summit ready to take action;
- Feel like you have had a meaningful opportunity to contribute to furthering this work.
SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020 – 8:30a – 2:30p
Bring Your Own Coffee, Conversation and Networking.
Come a little early, meet up with colleagues and share your thoughts and expectations for the Summit.
Welcome to the PDE/A2E Summit!
Introduction to the Aspiring to Educate Initiative including the Philadelphia pilot program, the Institution of Higher Education Educator Diversity Consortium’s A2E Working Group and PDE’s vision for Culturally Relevant & Sustaining Education in Pennsylvania
Culturally Relevant & Sustaining Education (CR-SE) in Pennsylvania
Presentation of the CR-SE framework and cultural competencies that will guide educator preparation and development. Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education articulates a vision of learning that centers, affirms, respects, and cultivates the assets of our most precious resources in education—our students. Find out about our CR-SE framework and vital cultural competencies that will guide educator preparation and development.
GUEST SPEAKER
Pedro Rivera, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Recruitment & Retention of Educators of Color During Challenging Times
Learn about how PDE has been working to increase the number of Black and Latinx educators in Pennsylvania and how the work is impacted by today’s challenging times.
Learn about how PDE has been working to increase the number of Black and Latinx educators in Pennsylvania and how the work is impacted by today’s challenging times.
A2E Toolkit Presentations and Working Group Sessions
After an overview of the A2E Toolkits and what the workgroups have accomplished to date, join a workgroup of your choice to do a deeper dive into the work and contribute to moving it forward. Toolkits: CR-SE, Mentoring, Recruitment, Retention
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 8:45a-2:00p
Bring Your Own Coffee, Conversation, and Networking
Come a little early to “mingle” and make new connections.
Come a little early to “mingle” and make new connections.
GUEST SPEAKER
Noe Ortega, Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Noe Ortega, Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Recruitment, Retention, and Equity During Challenging Times through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Call to Action!
Reflections & Commitments
With all that we’ve discussed over the past day we wend with a brief time of personal reflection on our place in this work, what we will do, and what we need to help carry it forward. We will also have an opportunity to thinking collectively with our peers across the state about what we can and should do in advancing this work here in Pennsylvania!
With all that we’ve discussed over the past day we wend with a brief time of personal reflection on our place in this work, what we will do, and what we need to help carry it forward. We will also have an opportunity to thinking collectively with our peers across the state about what we can and should do in advancing this work here in Pennsylvania!