**This program will start promptly at 11:30 am
**Networking from 11:15 am - 11:30 am
Similar to the workplace, students spend more time in school than they do at home. This means they are heavily influenced by the teachers and students that they interact with. Teachers impact the lives of students more than we may realize. 75% of students say that teachers are mentors and role models, and 98% of people believe that a good teacher can change the course of a student's life. Students need positive relationships with their teachers. According to the report, National Viewpoint: The Importance of Hiring a Diverse Faculty, Students can find security in knowing that there is someone at their school or on their campus that has their best interest in mind, that is looking out for them, and more importantly, someone who understands their culture and the different things about them. Diverse faculty bring an array of diverse course content, teaching methods and ideas to students.
Join us for a panel discussion with top education leaders in the Kansas City community to highlight the benefits and importance of diversity in education.
With the new Courageous Conversations series, CX is creating a safe and intentional place for people to talk about the issues that spark genuine curiosity and an authentic desire to better understand, but yet can sometimes be uncomfortable to discuss. It's the platform to take conversations that are normally uncomfortable to start. Through guided conversations, we'll raise tough topics to the surface in order to create greater unity.
Our society has encountered many difficulties by unintentionally creating offense. In Courageous Conversations, we'll determine how to replace these failures with a new unified level of understanding. We'll work to lay a glossary of terms in areas which are difficult to understand, tackle topics like conscious vs. unconscious bias and uncover how to give our words the power of positive impact. Central Exchange will offer an environment to practice the conversations that we all need to initiate so we're equipped to communicate with both confidence and grace.
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Central Exchange Downtown
1020 Central Street STE 100
Kansas City, MO 64105
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$0.00 Members
$35.00 Nonmembers
Kaylah Perry
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5108 Cherry St. Ste 417, Kansas City, MO 64110 – 816-945-8954 – hello@centralexchange.org