NOVEMBER 2nd - NOVEMBER 16th, 2021 

 

HEALING-CENTERED EDUCATION:

A PRIMER 

 

ONLINE COURSE WITH DR. ANGEL ACOSTA

 

ON THE EMERGENCE OF A RESTORATIVE PARADIGM

 

TUESDAY NIGHTS 6PM TO 9PM  EASTERN TIME

 

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OVERVIEW


Drawing on extensive doctoral research and professional practice, this course invites participants into an exploration of how practitioners and scholars have deliberately integrated the notion of healing into K-12 curriculum and professional education. The evolution of restorative justice, social-emotional learning, mindfulness, and trauma-informed teaching reveals a kind of momentum that situates the emergence of the restorative and healing-centered paradigm in educational discourse, practice and research. 

With the many challenges and crises unfolding before us--ecological disequilibrium, political polarization, socio-economic inequality and health disparities--people who are interested in educating others are challenged with how to take care of themselves, those who they teach and the communities within which they work. Also, the COVID-19 global pandemic has exacerbated the preexisting conditions that communities, especially those who are most vulnerable, have to contend with.

This course will provide a foundation for thinking, researching and integrating healing-centered education into one’s professional teaching philosophy and practice. It will be a space to meet others and build a robust community of people who want to build a world where we can all thrive and flourish. Below are some of the questions that will be explored:  

  • How do we define healing, especially in relation to educational processes as opposed to medical ones? 
  • What do we learn about healing-centered education from Indigenous scholarship and cultures?
  • Where is there evidence of healing-centered pedagogies within higher education?
  • Where is there evidence of healing-centered pedagogies within K-12 school curricula?
  • How do healing-centered approaches to community organizing and social justice contribute to this emerging paradigm? 
  • How have healing-centered approaches been integrated into adult education & professional development, especially in regards to work on justice, equity, diversity and inclusion?
  • What does it mean to enact a healing-centered approach in your educational practice?
  • What does it mean to take a healing-centered approach to formal scholarship and qualitative research?  
  • How do the disruptions in the field of design connect to and inform the evolution of this paradigm within education? 

 

 

Core Objectives

  • Develop an understanding of the healing-centered and restorative turn in education 

  • Network with newcomers and expert practitioners who are integrating similar approaches in their consulting and instructional practices 

  • Contribute to the growing number of scholarship and experiences that canonize and move this paradigm forward

What to expect

  • Interactive lectures

  • Community building activities 

  • Facilitated restorative circles 

  • Contemplative & embodiment practices

  • A reasonable reading load of thought-provoking material  

  • Surprise visits from thinkers in the field 

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? ALL ARE WELCOME

Educators,  Diversity,  Equity and Inclusion Consultants,  Therapists, Psychologists,  Researchers,  Teachers, Parents,  Artists,  Somatic Practitioners,  Activists,  Aspiring Activists & Anyone interested in building community and exploring the healing-centered paradigm. 

Dates & Times 

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021    

6:00PM-9:00PM (Eastern Time)

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021

6:00PM-9:00PM (Eastern Time)

Tuesday, November 16th, 2021

6:00PM-9:00PM (Eastern Time)

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Instructor 

For the last decade, Dr. Acosta has worked to bridge the fields of leadership, social justice, and mindfulness. This course is based on his doctoral research at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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Price & Registration

We will teach the course again in the coming months. Please sign up to be updated on when registration opens. We want to make this course accessible. We will offer four tiers based on your relative financial needs & standing. 

Subsidized

$149.99

  • Reduced course registration
  • Access to live sessions & recording 
  • Access to pre-readings & resources 
  • Access to Mighty Network platform with over 200 educators, consultants and practitioners to network with and discuss course content
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General Admission

$249.99

  • Full cost for course registration
  • Access to live sessions & recording 
  • Access to pre-readings & resources 
  • Access to Mighty Network platform with over 200 educators, consultants and practitioners to network with and discuss course content
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Pay-It-Forward

$349.99

  • Course registration & access
  • Pay-it-forward and contribute to scholarship fund & subsidized registrations 
  • One complimentary course registration for a friend or colleague
  • Access to Mighty Network platform with over 200 educators, consultants and practitioners to network with and discuss course content
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Partner

$699.99

  • Course registration & access
  • 30 minute one-on-one consultation with Dr. Acosta
  • Pay-it-forward and contribute to scholarship fund
  • Sponsor Fall Healing-Centered Education Conference 
  • One complimentary registrations for friends or colleagues
  • Access to Mighty Network platform with over 200 educators, consultants and practitioners to network with and discuss course content
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