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HomeHigher educationBlack Minds Matter

Black Minds Matter

Teachers
Donna Ford
J. Luke Wood
Category:
Higher education/ Racial equity and awareness/
$0.00
Black Minds Matter
Associated Courses
  • Black Minds Matter

$0.00

Duration: 25 hours
Lectures: 5
Video: 7.5 hours
Certificate of Completion

COURSE SYLLABUS

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COURSE PURPOSE

Black Minds Matter is a public series that is designed to raise the national consciousness about issues facing Black students in education. The series intentionally addresses the pervasive undervaluing and criminalization of Black minds. Tangible solutions for promoting the learning, development, and success of Black students are offered.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

    • Identify how assumptions of criminality about Black students are manifested in school, college, and university settings.
    • Recognize how socially constructed viewpoints of Black intelligence decenter them as learners in educational institutions.
    • Embrace asset-based views of Black students rooted in the concepts of equity-mindedness and institutional responsibility.
    • Articulate research-based policies and practices that serve to promote the learning, development, and success of Black students throughout the educational pipeline.

COURSE PREREQUISITE

There are two dispositional prerequisites for this course. Learners must have a willingness to:

    1. Acknowledge their own unconscious and conscious biases and the effect this has on the educational experiences of Black students.
    2. Engage their personal responsibility for redressing disparate educational outcomes for Black students in education.

COURSE DURATION

Each module requires a 5 hours commitment (including video session and readings).

WHO CAN JOIN

CORA (Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement) is offering Black Minds Matter for all educators.

TESTIMONIALS

Noah

The Black Lives Matter zoom sessions were all such a great resource and place to learn! Whether it was Dr. Smith sharing the framework of Racial Battle Fatigue or seeing Michael Brown Senior, it was such a great way to connect academic concepts with real world applications and context. I’m sure I will remember that experience for years to come, as it really did feel like a once in a lifetime thing.

Barbara Gormley

Associate Professor of Psychology - Governors State University

This course is well organized, easy to use, and thorough. Recommendations are based on extensive research and experience. Any higher education faculty can gain multicultural competence as teachers by participating in this program. Amazing presenters handled complicated and provocative questions during live sessions with grace, skill, and insight. Thank you!

Michelle Gonzales

English Instructor/Basic Skills Coordinator - Las Positas College

CORA training is as essential a training as there is for teachers teaching in the community college system because it focuses on teaching men of color and all the ways they are misunderstood and our assumptions about them. And what I learned will help me be a better teacher to all students, which is bonus added.

Jacob L. Adams

History Instructor - City College of San Francisco

The lessons I learned taking this program can be applied to all students. It made me reflect on my approach and understand what I’m doing right or wrong. All community college instructors, especially those that teach in racially diverse areas, should take this course. It will make you a better instructor.

Dr. Christine Schultz

Professor, Political Science & Chair, Department of Philosophy and Social Science - Santa Monica College

As an instructor with over three decades of experience, I was surprised to find out how little I know about teaching men of color. The CORA training altered many of my preconceptions and gave me excellent tips to use in my classroom. For example, I just prepared my syllabus for the coming fall semester and, for the first time, opened with a letter to my students welcoming them and asking them to see their life experiences as a resource rather than as a set of obstacles to be overcome. I have many other great ideas that I am going to try this semester. Thank you CORA.

Kathleen Motoike

Associate Faculty - Santa Monica College

Teaching Men of Color in the Community College is a valuable course, especially to those who have been teaching for many years. It gave me a chance to reflect on my practices and to validate why something that I have been doing has worked, or why something else has not worked. It gave me an opportunity to rethink collaborative projects that required time outside of the class and has gotten me to think of ways to reach students outside the confines of official office hours.

Sheila Malone

Professor of Theatre - Chaffey College

The CORA training for the course Teaching Men of Color exceeded my expectations in terms of ease of use, accessibility, and reliability. In addition to the course being of high value, the material was relevant and the assessment tool (quizzes) allowed for immediate feedback process. The Discussion Boards were also easy to participate in and use.

Brett Samantha Dooley

Professional Development Coordinator - Mt San Jacinto College

The intentional design of the guidebook and webinar modules was effective in providing a research-based yet practical set of practices for educators of any racial/ethnic/gender background to help our students who are Men of Color.

Kim Sweeney

Department of Behavioral Sciences, Psychology - San Diego City College

No matter how much you *think* you already know about the problems facing men of color in the community college setting, you’ll learn something new, or deepen your understanding of the problems you’re already aware of, by participating in this course.

Tonette Salter

Program Coordinator, JSPAC and Teacher Preparation Pipeline/STEM-CTE grants - Cuyamaca College

Bravo!!! Providing relevant content, statistics and examples on how to teach men of color in community college. I especially, like the strategies for building personal relationships or meaning full relationships and a light bulb switch in my mind was ‘Welcomeness to Engage – Mattering’.

Anna Bruzzese

Associate Professor of Sociology & Academic Senate President - Los Angeles Pierce College

The program was thought-provoking and informative. I appreciated the emphasis on both, the instructor’s and the institutional responsibility to create an environment that fosters student engagement and success. I also liked the fact that this program is research-based. And, that the message is empowering – we can all become more effective teachers by first, taking the time to understand the particular challenges of a particular group of students (in this case, men of color) face, and then using that awareness to take steps to make things better.

Scott Yates

English Instructor - Shasta College

Teaching Men of Color in the Community College is an innovative and encouraging online course. With an effective balance of theoretical background and practical advice, this course offers refreshing, well-supported ideas for helping men of color succeed. Interactions with colleague-students and the course’s professors offer camaraderie and fine opportunities to discuss and explore the ideas and information presented. I recommend the course to new and experienced college faculty members.

Tammi Marshall

Chair, Mathematics Department - Cuyamaca College

Taking the CORA Teaching Men of Color course has helped me as an instructor realize the critical nature of what must be done in the classroom to help men of color succeed. This course has made me make critical changes to what happens in my own classroom and it should be required for all community college faculty and staff.

Colleen Boyle

Adjunct Professor - Contra Costa College

The course was really highly worthwhile. The readings were interesting and inspiring, the discussion was excellent. it provided me with many, many great ideas to include in my teaching, and with a lot to think about as a scholar and as a citizen. I’d strongly recommend it to all teachers.

Elizabeth Garza

Associate Professor - California State University San Marcos

Excellent, research-based and timely, this program has provided me with meaningful specifics related to the barriers to academic success men of color face in higher education. This program has shown me useful, practical and effective strategies that I can employ now as a professor to empower men of color in my classes to successfully pursue their academic development. I highly recommend it.

Asad Kabir

Adjunct teacher of philosophy - Contra Coast College

I found Teaching Men of Color a head-on encounter with the issue of declining educational system, straightforwardly going to our blind-spot and entrenchment in our own attitudes about men and/or students of color and asking for a trust and belief in the capabilities of students of color. It asks us to watch out for our micro-racism and actively intervene in the educational lives of students of color. So much to be learned and so many particular points to be filled out, this workshop is a good starting point for colleges with a predominantly under-represented and under-served students of color.

Viara Giraffe

Adjunct Instructor, Sociology - Southwestern College

This workshop is equally engaging for any instructor who is new to the topic or for seasoned professionals who feel they already know all about it. The presenters use solid research-based theories while focusing on effective applications instructors can readily apply. I am confident the information learned in this course will make me a more effective instructor in reaching male students of color in my courses.

Dulce Maria Gray

Department of English and Women's Studies - West Valley College

Our campus is working hard to address issues of equity, and to diversify our student body. This class on Teaching Men of Color in the Community College is productive, enlightening, and very useful. I like that there is theory, pedagogy and actual helpful information. Drs. Wood and Herrin are clearly knowledgable and dynamic.

Juan F. Quiñones

Adjunct Faculty - El Camino College Compton Center

We teach because we want to make a difference in the lives of our students, but we are so disconnected and do not find the time to reflect on their daily struggles and challenges. This program allows us to stop and feel the realities that some of our student experience. It allows to finally hear the calling for help by men of color: a calling that we have ignored for too long. These men are capable of experiencing the triumphs and tasting the fruits of success of higher education, but they need our support and encouragement. They need to be validated and told that their stories are as relevant as any other student’s story. They need to feel that success at a community college is realistic and possible and that their success will confirm that Dr. King’s dream is more alive today than at any other time in our history.

Nancy Fraleigh

Communication instructor - Merced Community College

TMOC does an excellent job of explaining the environment within which men of color seek their educations. Their discussion of place and socialization allows a glimpse into the difficult circumstances within which men of color choose, or do not choose to engage. The fourth class session provides an extensive array of possible techniques for instructors to employ. Every instructor should experience this course, while continuing to address this important issue in their own classrooms.

Ruth Roach

English Professor - Compton Community College District

My experience in this program was wonderful. The facilitators, Drs. Wood and Harris, did a fantastic job of organizing the course, laying the groundwork in terms of research, and attaining a high level of participation in the discussions surrounding this important work. They truly inspired me and empowered me to try to make these important improvements to my classroom practice.

John Fielding

English Instructor, Laney College and City College of San Francisco

I found CORA’s Teaching Men of Color in Community Colleges helpful and engaging concerning one of the most critical areas facing every educator. Their insights, trainings and techniques will definitely enhance my skills in and out of the classroom concerning not only the demographic it is geared toward, but with all students.

Thomas H. Williams

Criminal Justice/Program Chair - Community College of Denver

I would highly recommend this program. I wish it was mandatory for all classroom instructors. This program made me aware of the subtle micro aggression that I had but was totally unaware of this fact. I have been talking about this program non stop since I finished. Well done..

Kimberly Lacher

Professor of English - San Diego Mesa College

What I really enjoyed about this class was the ability to have open and candid discussions with other faculty about the readings and about our own experiences teaching men of color. The webinar created an atmosphere where faculty could have an honest discussion acknowledging our own shortcomings and how we can improve our teaching practices to best benefit our students.

About Instructors

Professor
Donna Ford
Donna Y. Ford, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology and Kirwan Institute Faculty Affiliate at The Ohio State University's College of Education and Human Ecology. She is in the Educational Studies Dept., Special Education Program. She returned to OSU in Aug. 2019. Professor Ford was formerly an endowed chair at Vanderbilt University in the College of Education.  Dr. Ford has been a Professor of Special Education at the Ohio State University, an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Virginia, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky. 
Professor
J. Luke Wood
J. Luke Wood, Ph.D. is Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Education and Vice President for Student Affairs & Campus Diversity at San Diego State University. Formerly Wood served as Associate Vice President for Diversity and Innovation. Dr. Wood is also Co-Director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL), a national research and practice center that partners with community colleges to support their capacity in advancing outcomes for men of color. He has delivered over 1,000 scholarly and conference presentations and more than 150 publications to his credit, including 15 books and 75 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Associated Courses
  • Black Minds Matter

$0.00

Duration: 25 hours
Lectures: 5
Video: 7.5 hours
Certificate of Completion

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