Black Teacher Leadership & Sustainability Institute | March 23-25 | ATL, GA

800 Spring Street Northwest,Atlanta GA 30308

23 March, 2023

Description

Offering DescriptionAs participants in our Black Teacher Leadership and Sustainability Institute (BTLSI), Black teachers and educators will deepen commitment and agency in their work while developing strategies for leadership and sustainability. Attendees will receive caring guidance and facilitation to collaboratively explore the personal and professional challenges they face as Black school-based educators. Through this experience, participants will have an opportunity to share, reflect, and set intentions for how to lead and thrive as Black educators in their different contexts. This Black affinity professional development offering provides a space to build community with and learn from Black teachers and educators from across the country. Participants will learn, examine and discover: Frameworks and protocols that foster equity-centered teaching, learning, and leadershipThe implicit and explicit work of Black teachers in the United StatesHow to navigate individual and organizational dynamics that impede the development and sustainability of Black teachersDeepened understanding of socio-political contexts and how racial oppression affects education policies and practice. We believe working toward liberation means understanding how oppression plays out!The importance of emotional intelligence and wellness for Black teachers in schoolsConcrete skills for health, wellness, and leadership in challenging contextsResearch, strategies, and tools to support the leadership and sustainability of Black teachers in an oppressive systemWho should attend?Black teachers and educators working in district, charter, private and independent TK-12 schools who are able to attend the full course. Dates and Times:Thursday, March 23, 4:00pm to 8:00pmFriday, March 24, 8:30am to 4:30pmSaturday, March 25, 8:30am to 4:30pm**Participants must be able to attend all three days** Location:Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center: 800 Spring St NW Atlanta, GA 30308 Important Lodging InformationWe have a limited number of room blocks available at the conference center for Thursday and Friday nights. We strongly encourage registering as soon as possible if you require lodging. If you are planning to stay overnight at the venue, please select the "Registration AND Hotel Room" ticket type. Hotel rooms are arranged for single occupancy. If you require a double occupancy room, please reach out to [email protected] and we can assist you. Travel & ParkingThe venue is about a 20 minute car ride away from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.All guests that need to park on site will receive a pre-paid parking voucher upon arrival. Accessibility By registering for this event, participants agree to the COVID-19 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND LIABILITY WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS and the [BTLSI Atlanta] NEP Pandemic Safety Guidelines In an effort to create accessible spaces for everyone, we ask that participants refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume/colognes, hair products, cosmetics, and scented lotions while attending our event, as these products can trigger serious health issues for those with fragrance allergies and/or chemical sensitivities. For more information on being fragrance-free, visit this Fragrance Free Toolkit. Advance draft of our slide deck provided at least 24 hours before the sessionPrint outs will be available to follow along during our sessionsIf you have any dietary limitations or allergies, please share them with us in your registration formCost:-Registration Only: Sliding Scale $99-$199 per participant (includes facilitation; resources; Thursday dinner; Friday breakfast & lunch; Saturday breakfast & lunch; t-shirt) Rate for Black teachers/educators that can access professional development funding from their schools – $199Discounted rate for Black teachers/educators that do not have access to professional development funding – $99-Additional cost for 2 nights (Thurs/Fri) of hotel lodging at BTP supplemented room rate: $308 Registration & PaymentRegistration by credit card on Eventbrite is our preferred method. We are a small (but mighty) organization and processing and collecting check payments for our events has a high administrative impact. Please visit our registration page on our website for information on paying by check or purchase order and our cancellation and registration transfer policy. Please be sure to reference the registration form specifically for Black Teacher Project events. Media ConsentBy registering for this event, participants agree to the NEP/BTP Media Consent Form Cancellations and Registration Transfers:For this institute, we offer a partial refund for registrants who cancel at least 3 weeks prior to the event start date. In the event that you register and do not attend, you are still responsible for full payment. You can request a refund directly from Eventbrite or by emailing [email protected]. We allow registration to be transferred to a different attendee up to 3 weeks prior to the event. To request a registration transfer, email [email protected]