P. 3 Destigmatizing Dialogue as Violence Prevention: How Bystander Intervention Trainers Incorporate Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Poster Description: Is your co-curricular programming impacting all your students? Research on the effectiveness of bystander intervention training has focused primarily on White, US-domestic students, diminishing the effectiveness in diverse communities. This poster will provide an adaptable training framework focused on including students with more varied perspectives and backgrounds.
Poster Objectives: 1. Identify key elements of culturally relevant pedagogy and how it is more or less likely to be present in current bystander intervention trainings. 2. Analyze their own current or developing training models in diverse subject matter to consider inclusion of culturally relevant practices. 3. Recognize how such practices can create a learning environment that is more effective for a broader demographic of student participants.
Theme:
• Instructional and co-curricular strategies for supporting learner success
Audience:
• PK-12 teachers
• Higher education administrators and staff
Poster Presenter and Biography: Christy Anthony,( she / hers), Doctoral Candidate, The George Washington University, recently successfully defended her dissertation on culturally relevant pedagogy and sexual misconduct bystander training. In this research, Christy drew on her years of experience as a secondary educator and a Title IX and equity systems administrator across multiple institutions of higher education. Christy currently works as an independent consultant focused on intercultural conflict management, student accountability processes, and equity and civil rights in education. She can be reached at christy @ calibrateducational. com.
P. 4 Skills-First Recruiting – Accessing, Recognizing and Hiring Candidates with Diverse Backgrounds
Poster Description: The poster will delve into the concept of skills-first hiring, emphasizing a shift away from traditional hiring metrics that often perpetuate bias and exclusion. By centering on candidates’ skills and competencies, organizations can not only expand their talent pool but also foster a diverse and dynamic workplace culture. Participants will learn how to develop and implement effective strategies within their recruitment processes to create more inclusive hiring practices.
Poster Objectives: 1. Recognize the concept of skills-first hiring and its significance in talent acquisition. 2. Identify the barriers to traditional hiring practices that exclude diverse candidates. 3. Describe strategies for operationalizing DEI goals within the recruitment process. 4. Discuss the development of metrics to assess diversity and the effectiveness of hiring practices.