Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Afrika Afeni Mills is an Education Consultant and the author of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, available for pre-order through Corwin Press. She works with colleagues, teachers, coaches, and administrators to develop and sustain student-centered learning experiences that are diverse, inclusive, and equitable. Afrika has been featured on podcasts, blogs, delivered keynote addresses, and facilitated sessions at conferences across the United States. Afrika believes that all educators can be motivated, engaged, dynamic practitioners and leaders when provided with the support needed to create student-centered, anti-bias, anti-racist, culturally responsive learning environments that inspire wonder and creativity and nurture diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion.</span></p> <h2><strong>Show Highlights</strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Avoid surface diversity in various spaces in leadership structures and decision makers.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How a Black Woman talk to White Educators and White students about bias and racism?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Every leader needs braided rope and Marigolds. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Navigate the imposter syndrome of doing this work with an essential book,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of educators doing their own racial identity work to help students grow their perspective of the world.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" ari