We Can't Lead Where We Won't Go

Gary R. Howard serves as a keynote speaker, writer, and workshop leader. He has over 40 years of experience in civil rights, social justice, equity, education, and diversity. Before becoming a consultant, he founded the REACH Center for Multicultural Education and served as an Adjunct Professor at Western Washington University and Seattle University. Gary received his undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology and Social Psychology from Yale University and did graduate work in ethics and social justice at Yale Divinity School. He has provided extensive training in cultural competence and culturally responsive practice to schools, universities, social service groups, and businesses throughout the United States and Australia. Currently, Gary is focused on leading Equity Leadership Institutes that help educational organizations provide professional development for social justice and systemic change. He is a frequent keynote speaker and often shares stories from his annual white water equity workshops on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. http://www.ghequityinstitute.com/

Dedication Manual Introduction Orientation to the Professional Development Process Inclusion, Equity, Excellence Phases of the Work Levels of Engagement Phase One: Tone and Trust Phase One Introduction Working Agreements Questions to Consider Cultural Bingo ?Quienes Somos? Tone and Trust Assessment Phase Two: Personal Culture and Personal Journey Phase Two Introduction Sharing Personal Culture Culture Toss Definition of Cultural Competence I Am From Poems Stages of Personal Growth Personal Growth Project Phase Three: From Social Dominance to Social Justice Phase Three Introduction We, the People The Guessing Game Definition and Dynamics of Social Dominance From Social Dominance to Social Justice Privilege and Power School Assessment Focus on Race Conversation Shifting the Emotional Paradigm Phase Four: Classroom Implications and Applications Phase Four Introduction School Outcomes Assessment Equity Environments that Work The Seven Principles for Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) CRT Study Groups CRT Action Research Learning From and With Colleagues CRT Peer Observation Process Achievement Triangle Phase Five: Systemic Transformation and Planning for Change Phase Five Introduction Dimensions of Growth Stages of Institutional Growth Catalysts for Transformation Organizational Kudos and Challenges Co-Responsibility Work Groups Dealing with Resistance Implementation Planning Guide Ideas for Integrating and Sustaining the Work Student Voices and Youth Equity Leadership Sample Research and Evaluation Design and Outcomes Suggested Readings from Gary Howard As Diversity Grows, So Must We Speaking of Difference: Reflections on the Possibility of Culturally Competent Conversations Whites in Multicultural Education: Rethinking Our Role How We Are White School Improvement for All: Reflections on the Achievement Gap Dispositions of Good Teaching References

"Gary Howard has once again brought clarity and humanity to the work of improving schools for students of all backgrounds, not just for the most privileged. Although the majority of school reform efforts are devised by those outside schools who know little about public education - policymakers, politicians, business people, and philanthropists - those who suffer the consequences of current toxic reforms are principals, teachers, and students. This book, focusing instead on inclusion, equity, and excellence, is a principled guide for creating a more hopeful and socially just vision, one school at a time." -- Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, Language, Literacy, and Culture "Hats off to Gary Howard. He has written and organized in one much needed volume thoughtful tested activities for successful professional development for equity." -- Carl A. Grant, Hoefs Bascom Professor