Discover how to support education staff to implement high-quality teaching and learning practices for children ages birth to 5. Learn to promote leadership capacity and well-being in educators and strengthen a culture of continuous program improvement. Participants will develop a thoughtful action plan to use throughout the year to guide their own leadership skills and strengthen professional development for education staff.

Racial disparities in autism diagnosis, research, and treatment need to be discussed in healthcare. In this Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminar Dr. Erin Graham will describe the barriers that minorities, specifically African Americans, face in receiving care and the history behind the cultural reluctance to participate in research. Then a panel of experts in autism treatment will discuss their own experiences serving minority communities and address the importance of cultural humility and diverse representation.

The Landscape Analysis explores how and why Black teachers and other teachers of color participate in affinity spaces, and informs a policy-advocacy platform that promotes racial affinity groups to support educator development and sustainability. The Black Teacher Project will host a Racial Affinity Landscape Overview Webinar at 12pm Pacific on June 16, 2021. Please join us to hear from researcher and author Dr. April Warren-Grice of Liberated Genius, Dr. Micia Mosely of the Black Teacher Project, and LaShawn Routé Chatmon of the National Equity Project in conversation about the report findings, surprises, and policy implications.