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Race Relations in Modern America: A Historical Perspective
January 22 - May 3, 2024
Grades:
Grades 10 - 11
Price:
FREE
Skills Learned:
● Communication Skills
●Annotation and Note-Taking
●Organization Skills
●Assessment ●Preparation and Performance
Classtimes:
If schedules do not align, this course can be offered asynchronously, and the Teacher Fellow(s) will be provided with lesson materials which will include video instructions directly from the Lead Teacher. Additionally, Teacher Fellows will have access to direct communication with the Lead Teacher.
Session Length:
January 22 - May 3, 2024
Number of Sessions:
1 of 1
This course will be part of an ongoing research study by AIR, in collaboration with CWW, the CERES Institute for Children & Youth at Boston University, and the Rennie Center. The study aims to understand teacher and student experiences in the CWW initiative, including factors influencing effective implementation, and outcomes.
Course Program:
Understanding modern day race relations by examining reconstruction and the various
civil rights movements.
About
Oris T. Bryant
Oris T. Bryant has been an educator for a total of 21 years. Raised in Mattapan and after graduating from
Brown University with a law and public policy degree, he began his teaching and coaching career in New Hampshire. After six years in education, he attended Rutgers Law School - Newark and practiced corporate law for several large Boston law firms. Returning to education in 2010, he has worked at the Noble & Greenough School for the last fourteen years. His responsibilities include: social science and humanities teacher (grades 9-12), varsity basketball head coach, advising students and student groups, such as Mock Trial, and working with the school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department. He has been married for twenty three years and has three children (22, 20, 17). In his spare time, Oris loves to shoot hoops, read science fiction, write and watch movies.