CPE Winter Institute 2021
Pandemic Response: The year 2020 threw us a huge curveball and we’ve all had to adapt to a vastly changed world. That included the CPE’s plans for our biennial, in-person gathering of progressive educators, originally scheduled for the fall of 2020, and now moved to January 23, 2021. With the change in date has come a change in format (to virtual, shorter duration, and free of charge) as well as a change in focus. Here, then, is an invitation to our re-imagined CPE Winter Institute 2021
Polarization or Polarity? Moving Beyond Binary Thinking
Recent times have shown us that “either/or” binary thinking can cause significant tensions in communities large and small. Our school communities and classrooms, our teachers, students, parents, and trustees, are not spared such challenges. The superficially binary tensions that exist in our school span a wide range of foci, including change and stability, diversity and inclusion, work and home, privilege and access, pull out and push in. Join our acclaimed Keynote Speaker Rosetta Lee as we examine existing tensions and learn how to use a powerful tool to move beyond binary thinking. When incorporated into our practice, this tool can lead to more productive conversations and positive actions to address the challenges we face.
Logistics
DATE/TIME: January 23, 2021—9:00 am to 12:00 pm
LOCATION: Our virtual assembly hall and breakout rooms
To register and obtain the institute meeting link, visit https://bit.ly/38mLbC0.
Rosetta Lee
Our Keynote Speaker: Rosetta Lee
Rosetta Lee is an experienced educator and a highly-regarded expert in the fields of diversity, inclusion, and equity, among others topics. Rosetta serves Seattle Girls’ School in dual roles. SGS is an innovative school for girls in grades 5–8, aiming to empower women leaders and change agents and dedicating its energies to a diverse community of students and faculty, an anti-bias mission, and an integrated curriculum. As a faculty member, Rosetta teaches subjects such as science, math, technology, art, ethics, social justice, and more. As a professional outreach specialist, she designs and delivers trainings for all constituencies of the school community, as well as the local and national educational and nonprofit sectors.
Since 2004, Rosetta has been a speaker and trainer on a variety of topics, including cross cultural communication, identity development, implicit and unconscious bias, gender and sexuality diversity, facilitation skills, and bullying in schools. Rosetta has presented at numerous conferences and nonprofit organizations such as the White Privilege Conference, Junior League, and City Year. She has also worked with over 200 K–12 public and independent schools throughout the country, as well as a number of colleges and universities. She has served several years on the faculty of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Diversity Leadership Institute, as well as NAIS' diversity think-tank cadre, Call to Action.
