NED Teaching and Learning Conference

In addition to acknowledging that we are on unceded lands of the Dakota and Anishinaabe peoples, the 2024 NED Teaching and Learning Conference committee encourages attendees to “walk the walk, don’t just talk the talk.” 

Attendees of this conference can shift from empty words and take action to support Indigenous communities by:

• Donating time and/or money to Indigenous organizations.
• Supporting movements and campaigns led by Indigenous people.
• Researching your options to return land to Indigenous people.

Learn more about a selection of Indigenous organizations and communities.

Land Acknowledgment Statement from Metro State University.

Thursday, September 26, 2024

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

In-person only. Limit of 40 participants. Cost: $105 (includes registration to the NED Teaching and Learning Conference).

The Pre-Conference Workshop will provide participants with an overview of the Racial Equity Advocates faculty development program that Minnesota State University, Mankato has initiated.

Racial Equity Advocate program

Racial Equity Advocates has two components:

1. support for the participants’ completion of training to use the Courageous Conversations about Race (CCAR) protocol (Singleton, 2021) and
2. monthly meetings where we deepen our understanding of the use of the CCAR protocol by discussing problems of practice related to racial equity on campus that have been identified by the participants.

The Pre-Conference Workshop is grounded in conversations using common definitions for words related to antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion and utilizes embodied practices like mindful inquiry and role playing.   

The Pre-Conference Workshop will provide details of the program’s facilitation and its monthly activities, which include supporting faculty to learn the Courageous Conversations About Race (CCAR) protocol and will provide opportunities for participants at the workshop to practice utilizing the strategies employed in the Racial Equity Advocates sessions (e.g. role play).

For example, the workshop will include an introduction to the CCAR protocol, the use of mindful inquiry, and include examples of role playing that were used with Racial Equity Advocates.

Learning Outcomes

• Participants will become familiar with the design for Racial Equity Advocates, including using a cohort model that applies language related to race consistently, encouraging self-reflection about race, and identifying problems of practice that might lead to more equitable outcomes on campus.
• Participants will apply the process and practices used (e.g. mindful inquiry, role play) with faculty together to become advocates and consider what might be necessary to utilize a similar approach on their own campuses.

Facilitators

• Beth Beschorner - Minnesota State University, Mankato
• Timothy Berry - Minnesota State University, Mankato
• Brooke Burk - Minnesota State University, Mankato

Request Additional Accommodations  

The Minnesota State Network for Educational Development is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we'd like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate.

ASL interpretation for small group sessions (both online or in-person), and human-generated CART (live caption) services for online sessions can be requested with advanced notice.

Please, let us know of these requests or any other disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation.