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CONSULTING AND COACHING
Whether it is webinars, workshops, keynotes, or one-on-one coaching, the Leading Equity Center Team can help train your staff on ways to ensure equity at your school. All workshops and coaching are available virtually. Click here to download the Leading Equity Center's Programs and Services.
Dr. Eakins in Action
Let’s Meet the Rest of the Team: Lessons from uncomfortable situations in life.
Keynote Options
In this session, Dr. Eakins answers 4 questions for STEM educators:
- How can we make STEM memorable?
- How can we make STEM considerate?
- How can we make STEM familiar?
- How can we make STEM emotional?
Confidence is the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something. This is not always an easy feeling to achieve. However, as we work through various challenges that test our levels of comfort, we can slowly develop our confidence as educators. Confidence in having difficult conversations and moving up professionally are just some of the daily experiences that we face. In this keynote presentation, Dr. Eakins shares personal stories and research regarding the significance of being confident as educators when facing uncomfortable situations.
Take a journey with Dr. Eakins as he shares his experiences as an educator living overseas and his introduction to culturally responsive practices. Session attendees will understand the value and impact of addressing their biases to teach through a culturally diverse lens.
The Legend of Zelda was released on the original Nintendo in the US in 1986. This game revolutionized the gaming industry in many ways, including an open-world format and the ability to save your game and not have to start from the beginning every time you turn on your Nintendo. What does this have to do with education? In this presentation, Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins will share with the audience how to harness their “Triforce of Power” (Power, Wisdom, and Courage).
This session discusses ways parents can learn to advocate for their children at school. Dr. Eakins will share personal stories on helping parents ensure equitable practices for their children's needs.
Webinars or In-Person
Some of Our Partnerships
"I have been attending a lot of different seminars addressing racial justice issues this semester and this has been by far one of the best ones I've attended."
Lux
Educator
"The recent one on microaggressions was particularly helpful. I wish I had had those suggestions 26 years ago when we adopted our daughter from China! "
Nancy
Founder and Executive Director
"You are an amazing presenter and I enjoy hearing your thoughtful insights. Your positivity is uplifting."
Sarah
Biology Teacher
Training and Workshops
An intensive professional development program for educators looking to ensure ALL students have access to the resources they need to succeed academically and socially.
The Four Tenets of the Purposeful Teaching Academy
- Self-Awareness: Self-awareness and recognition of Implicit Bias in teaching.
- Instructional Design: Creating a learning environment where students’ cultures and languages are seen and respected daily.
- Co-Teaching: Seeking opportunities for students to learn from each other and view the world through different lenses.
- Advocacy Work: Taking a conscious advocacy approach to developing an equitable and socially just learning environment in which the students receive the resources and attention they need to be successful.
