Workshops
RISE UP! Equity Conference 2024
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Conference tracks are listed next to each workshop title: Culture, Climate and Belonging (CCB); Student Empowerment and Agency (SEA); Family and Community Engagement (FCE); Accountability and Transparency (AT); and, Culturally Responsive Education (CRE).
- Beloved Community and Educational Environments (CR, FCE, CCB)
- Collaborative Decision Making: The Role of Multilingual Parents/Caregivers (CR, AT, FCE, CCB)
- Considering Translanguaging Tools for Social Justice (CR)
- Creating a Supportive Learning Environment (CR)
- Cultivating Positive Math Identity and Agency (CR, SEA)
- Culturally Responsive Science Teaching: Social Justice and Agency as a Motivator for Learning (CR)
- Empowering Educators to be the Leaders & Change-Makers Needed for a More Equitable Future (CR, SEA, CCB)
- Family and Community Engagement (FACE): Your Link to Services and Resources (FCE)
- GHOTI: A Relational Model for Bridging Communication and Language Learning (CR, CCB)
- Libraries: Your Partner in Educational Equity and Justice (CCB)
- Melting Pot: The Myth. Understanding Culturally Responsiveness and Inclusion Infusion (CR, SEA, CCB)
- Mentorship and Legacy: The Gentlemen's Academy (CCB, SEA)
- Our History, Our Schools, Our Future: OurSchoolsPVD’s Campaign for Ethnic Studies in Providence (CR, FCE, SEA, CCB)
- Panel Discussion: Affirming LGBTQ+ Students (CCB, CR)
- PASS: Providence Alliance for School Safety (AT, FCE, SEA, CCB)
- Research by Us, Not on Us: Participatory Action Research for Education Equity (AT, FCE, SEA)
- Supporting Student Engagement and Advocacy: A Student Perspective (SEA, CCB)
- The Student Bill of Rights (SEA)
- The Student Experience with the African American Studies Course (CR, CCB)
- Toward a Restorative Justice Approach to Community Life (AT, CCB)
- True Colors: How We See Ourselves; How Others See Us (CCB)
- Unpacking the 13 Guiding Principles of the Black Lives Matter Movement (CCB)
- Window, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors: A Framework for Prioritizing Instructional Equity in the Classroom (CR, FCE, SEA, CCB)
- Youth Leadership, Power, and Organizing (SEA)











Jason Craige Harris is a voice for healing and transformation. He works in a variety of contexts, with a range of age groups, and across sectors to promote cultures of dignity and repair. He brings together insights from diverse fields as a problem solver, conflict mediator, leadership coach, and belonging expert. He regularly advises students, parents, educators, and leaders on how to create environments where everyone can thrive.


