THE TRAINING IMMERSION

The Identity Project’s Virtual Training Immersion is our signature professional development program. Designed to ignite critical and creativity inquiry among teaching artists, educators, and school leaders, this 40-hour training introduces participants to The Identity Project’s original pedagogical framework and curriculum through an in-depth immersion in experiential learning. In addition to experiencing a curricular immersion in documentary storytelling and critically reflective identity work, participants develop an understanding of core evidence-based practices integrated into the fabric of our program model. These practices include creative youth development, culturally responsive teaching, the science of learning and development, multiple modes of knowing, applied empathy practices, and somatic practices for trauma recovery. Supplemental expert-led modules further saturate the learning environment by introducing critical perspectives, cutting edge research, and enduring ideas that further contextualize our work with underserved youth.

Our January 2021 specialized training modules include :

• Disruptive Empathy & Disassembling Culturally Constructed Narratives
  Maureen Walker, Ph.D., Founding Scholar, The International Center for Growth in Connection

• Deconstructing the Opportunity Gap & The Danger of the Single Story
  Alesandra Zsiba, Founding Artist & Director, The Identity Project

• Storytelling as a Teaching Tool
  Stephen Fadden (Akwesasne Mohawk), Poetry Master Artist, The Identity Project

• Co-Creating & Resourcing with Collaborating Classroom Teachers
  Alfredo Lujan & Samantha Samoiel, Collaborating Classroom Teachers ‘20, The Identity Project

• Reflective Explorations in Culturally Responsive Teaching
  Alesandra Zsiba, Founding Artist & Director, The Identity Project

• Interpreting the Self: Photography as a Tool for Awareness
  Karen Miranda-Rivadeneria, Photography Master Artist ‘20, The Identity Project

• Narratives that Restore
  Jennifer Coreas, Soy Autor Program Coordinator, Contextos

• Navigating Trauma in the Classroom Through Arts-based Interventions
  Alesandra Zsiba, Founding Artist & Director, The Identity Project

• Developmental Trauma & Nurturing Resilience In the Classroom
  Sarah Levant, MSW, Trauma Therapist

• Two World Harmony Butterfly Model
  Kathy Sanchez (San Ildefonso Pueblo), Founding member of Tewa Women United
  

For more information about our training calendar or to bring a training to your community please reach out to Founding Artist & Director, Alesandra Zsiba, at Alesandra@theidentityproject.us