Black Minds Matter
COURSE SYLLABUS
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
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- Identify how assumptions of criminality about Black students are manifested in school, college, and university settings.
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- Recognize how socially constructed viewpoints of Black intelligence decenter them as learners in educational institutions.
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- Embrace asset-based views of Black students rooted in the concepts of equity-mindedness and institutional responsibility.
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- 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:
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- Acknowledge their own unconscious and conscious biases and the effect this has on the educational experiences of Black students.
- 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.
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
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
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
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
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. Thank you CORA.
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