Course Objectives

1. To gain theoretical knowledge and practical understanding of equity and cultural leadership as protocols for enhancing student and school outcomes.

2. To demonstrate comprehensively how teaching, learning, and leading serve as conduits for cultivating opportunities and access necessary for academic and social support systems. 

3. To show how to implement school policies and leadership practices to eliminate...

What makes us who we are?
How are our identities today shaped by society?
How do different parts of our identities combine to make us who we are?
Do the ways we present our identities change depending on where we are or the people we are with?

How do I get to know others and allow others to get to know all of me?
How can I be proud of who I am and celebrate others?

How do our various group identities shape us as individuals?
What part do culture and history play in the formation of our individual and collective identities?
How do our intersecting identities shape our perspectives and the way we experience the world?
What is the difference between feeling proud and feeling superior?

How does MLK, Jr.'s dream influence his vision and help him accomplish his goals? What is your 2020 vision? 
What makes us who we are?
How are our identities today shaped by society?
Do the ways we identify ourselves change over time?
Do the ways we identify ourselves change over time?
What makes us who we are?
How are our...

How do our intersecting identities shape our perspectives and the way we experience the world?
What is the difference between feeling proud and feeling superior?
How do we remain true to ourselves as we move in and out of different communities, cultures and contexts?
How do our various group identities shape us as individuals?

Is establishing a meaningful life random or crafted?
What is the difference between feeling proud and feeling superior?
How do power and privilege change the way we express and present ourselves?
How could one person’s identity threaten another person’s rights?
How does struggle help define who we are?
What responsibility does an individual have to make society better?

How can we show support and compassion for people who are different than ourselves?

How does the Civil Rights Movement affect the way we live today?
What are things today that we could stand up for?

How can I describe and compare my group identities with those of other people?
How can I live, work and play with others when we have differences?
What are group identities and how do they describe me? Others?