Diversity

North Canton City Schools Professional Development

 

District-wide Training Provided to All STAFF (unless otherwise noted) Aug 2016 to Feb. 2019 

=        Inclusive Teaching Practices/High Expectations for All Part 1 – Aug. 18, 2016

=        Expectations, Praise, and Mindsets – Aug. 18, 2016

=        Inclusive Teaching Practices/High Expectations for All Part 1 – Sept. 2, 2016

=        Catalyze Change (A View From the At-Risk Student’s Perspective) – Feb. 17, 2017

=        All In: Equity & Identity Training – Sept. 1, 2017

=        Suicide Awareness & Prevention – Dec. 21, 2017

=        Diversity Awareness & Micro-aggressions – Dec. 21, 2017

=        Human Trafficking: What, Where, & The Signs (MS & HS staffs only) – Feb. 16, 2018

=        ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) Safety Training – Aug. 31, 2018

=        Stop the Bleed Training – Dec. 21, 2018

=        Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma, & Resilience – Feb. 15, 2019

Select STAFF Trainings Focusing on Inclusive Teaching Practices, Equity for All Students, and Cultural Responsiveness from June 2016 through February 2019

=        Youth Mental Health First Aid Training – More than 80 staff members trained

=        Student Equity workshops – 34 different participants at five different events

=        High Expectations for ALL Students – 61 staff members over 6 different events

=        Removing Student Barriers (culture, race, poverty, disability, language, etc) --  51 staff members over 5 different events

Total:  More than 150 different participants

Social Justice/Social Emotional Training Opportunities / Focused Initiatives For STUDENTS:

=        Elec Simon – spoke to all MS and HS students about being accepting of everyone – Nov. 2017

=        Project Mosaic – day long workshop for 90 HS students focused on the theme of Listen to Understand, Not Reply, aimed to help students develop a deeper understanding of resiliency, and how it applies to their own life story – Dec. 2017

=        Canton City Police Officer LaMar Sharpe – spoke to MS students about making good choices Oct. 2018

=        Brooks Gibbs – spoke to all 3rd through 12th graders about facing aggression – Feb. 2018

o   Lunch meeting with HS Student Social Justice Group to further discuss issues

=        David Flood – spoke to all MS and HS students about treating each other with dignity and respect – Dec. 2018

o   Lunch meeting with MS & HS Student Social Justice Group to further discuss issues

=        Power of Positivity Programs ran by Student Social Justice teams at MS and HS – students initiated activities to promote positivity among the student body – 2017 to 2019

o   Positive messages posted on all students’ lockers in 2016-17 at high school

o   HS students visited MS classrooms to promote self-worth and treating each other with respect in 2017-18

o   HS students visited elementary classrooms to promote self-worth and treating each other with respect in 2018-19

o   “Choose Kind” slogan t-shirt campaign in 2017-18 at high school

o   “Love is Greater Than Hate” slogan t-shirt campaign in 2018-19 at middle school

o   “You Matter” slogan t-shirt campaign at all schools led by HS student social justice group in 2018-19

=        Participation with 30+ school districts in Stark and surrounding counties in Social Justice Student academies and showcase events (4 per year from Fall 2016 through Spring 2019)

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