Continuing Education and Outreach

​​​UWSP Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity Summit ​

​August 22-24, 2023

​Noel Fine Arts Center - Rooms TBA​

We are sorry to inform you that this event has been cancelled.​​

​Details

​The National SEED Project is a peer-led professional development program that creates conversational communities to drive personal, organizational, and societal change toward greater equity and diversity.

SEED seminars are facilitated by educators and school staff who have been trained as SEED leaders. These leaders do not lecture. Instead, they will lead you in experiential, interactive activities and conversations often stimulated by films and readings. SEED seminars encourage people to unlearn what they have learned about social justice and educational equity in the hope of creating a better understanding that they can use in their daily lives and in their professional workspaces.  ​

Through personal reflection and testimony, listening to others' voices, and learning experientially and collectively, SEED equips us to connect our lives to one another and to society at large by acknowledging systems of oppression, power, and privilege—and challenges us to push for change. SEED values your voice so you can, in turn, better value the voices of your colleagues, students, and community.​

“At the project’s core is a fundamental belief that, if given the opportunity, [people] will inspire, motivate, and learn with one another.” -Dr. Peggy McIntosh, SEED Founder​​ ​

Detailed schedule to be provided closer to event. Participants should plan to arrive by 8 am on Aug. 22 and be finished around 2:00 on Aug. 24.

​Who Should Attend​

Educators, parents, community members, leaders, public employees, and anyone interested. 

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​​	​​ Click here to visit the SEED National Webpage.​

About Our Presenters

​	Tasha Bell, M.Ed, is the Equity Manager for Rock County Human Services Department. Tasha has tried to dedicate  her professional and personal life to serving as champion for equity and liberation. She is a Nationally trained facilitator of SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. She presented natio​nally at the Clemson Men of Color conference, College Board Preparate Conference and the Innovative Schools Summit.  Tasha is a firm believer in giving back to the community that has given her so much. She believes that it is imperative to honor the voices and hard work of those who have paved the way for her, Including her late parents Pastor Gene Bell and First Lady Sandra Bell. She has been blessed to have many people pour into her professionally and personally, for that she is forever grateful. It is her hope that she makes them proud. Her mother is the greatest role that she has ever had! Her sons are pretty amazing and she counts herself as the lucky one to be their mama. “ The best thing she was, was her children"- Toni Morrison. ​
​	​ Kate Grovergrys is a skilled educator with over 20 years of experience teaching high school and college students.  She specializes in designing and implementing high quality instruction with a focus on equity, inclusion, student engagement, and success. Since 2020, she has been serving as a faculty consultant in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Madison Area Technical College.  In this role, she designs and facilitates a wide variety of professional development experiences for faculty in the areas of online teaching, hybrid instruction, inclusive teaching practices, and other to​​pics related to diversity, equity and inclusion.​
​	​Marcus Lewis, Ed.D. is an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, African American, and a cisgender man.  He has significant work experience in higher education with an emphasis in diversity, equity, and inclusion.  As a nationally trained Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED) facilitator and education leader, Dr. Lewis has dedicated his career to working in higher education administration, Native American education, and inclusive advocacy.  He has presented at the national, state, and local levels about educational equity, social justice, and Native American education.  Dr. Lewis is one of the founding faculty members of UWSP's Inclusive Excellence certificate, and currently serves a Global Affiliate Scholar and faculty me​mber in the Doctor of Education in Educational Sustainability program at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point teaching doctoral courses in social justice, leadership, and serves on several dissertation committees.   He is also the owner and founder of Key Change Consulting, LLC, a firm dedicated to promoting inclusive excellence for education, business, and community organizations.  ​
​	​Bethany Redbird, Ed.D. is the School Community Relations Director for the Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Education. Her division works collaboratively with school districts and parents/guardians to address the unique educational needs of Native American students. She has over 6 years of experience providing professional development opportunities that promote diversity, equity and the inclusion of Native American ways of knowing and learning within school curricula and classrooms.  Bethany is a nationally trained Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED) facilitator, and has been co-facilitating SEED groups for 5 years. She currently resides in Black River Falls, WI, with her spouse, two of their children and their rescue dogs. As the spouse and mother of Ho-Chunk tribal members, Bethany had dedicated her career to promoting equity and inclusion within her local school district and community, as well as many other districts and communities within Wisconsin.

​Cancellation Policy 

Full refunds granted upon receipt of written request to uwspceweb@uwsp.edu when received 14 days before the start date of each individual workshop. No refunds will be given if cancellation is received less than 14 days before the workshop. Substitutions can be made at any time, but no shows will be responsible for the full certificate program fee. ​