Street Data Community of Practice

OVERVIEW:

Street data is the qualitative and experiential data that emerges at eye level and on higher frequencies when we train our brains to discern it. Street data is an abundance model, focusing on what’s right in our students, schools, and communities instead of seeking out what’s wrong.

This online community of practice, led by co-authors Dr. Jamila Dugan and Shane Safir, will guide you through a deep study of Street Data focused on opportunities to apply the model. You will work in collaborative teams to hone an equity-centered problem of practice, move through the Equity Transformation Cycle featured in Chapter 4 of the book, and practice vulnerability through Lead by Learning’s signature practice of Public Learning. By the end of this course, participants will have a deep understanding of the Street Data model by experiencing it and will be ready to move a Reimagine Plan forward. This series will deepen our collective understanding that data can be humanizing, liberatory, and healing.

Primary Learning Outcomes:

• Engage in radical dreaming about the classroom, school, or system you want to build
• Explore your own epistemology (ways of knowing and being) as a foundation for the street data approach
• Understand the ethos, mindsets, and components of the Equity Transformation Cycle (ETC)
• Move through the ETC phase by phase, with an emphasis on experiential learning and praxis (defined by Paolo Freire as “reflection and action upon the world in order to transform it”, 1972, p. 52)
• Build the confidence and agency to engage in Public Learning at a final symposium

PRICING:

• $3,250 for individuals
• $3,000 per person for teams of 4 or more who co-register

DETAILS:

• Lead Facilitators (in partnership with Street Data Coaches): Dr. Jamila Dugan and Shane Safir
• Scope of Learning: This virtual series will begin in November 2023 with a daylong launch, followed by five 2.5-hour, highly interactive sessions over the course of seven months through May 2024 (see exact dates and times below).
• Team Coaching: Each team will be paired with a Street Data Coach and will receive at least 4 one-hour coaching touchpoints over the course of the series. The first coaching session will help teams hone an equity-centered problem of practice to orient their learning to. Subsequent sessions will support teams to implement their learning in the Listen, Uncover, and Reimagine phases of the Equity Transformation Cycle.
• Platform: All sessions will be virtual. We will use Zoom to connect as a whole group and break into different configurations.
• First come first served, capacity is limited.

MATERIALS

• Be sure to pre-purchase and bring your copy of Street Data.
• The book is NOT included in the course pricing.
• Any supplemental readings and tools will be shared electronically as PDFs.
• Materials list might include not just book but 3-dimensional prototyping

NOTES AND PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS:

• We recommend you compose a team of 4-6 to get the most of the course. We recommend you consider building a team that includes representation from multiple roles: admin, teachers, possibly students or community members.
• Each team will need to designate a Team Lead/Facilitator who will support communication and learning.
• Attending a 3-hour Street Data Fundamentals workshop is strongly recommended.
• This is a project-based learning course series. Participants will be expected to engage in applied learning tasks in between sessions and to come to sessions prepared to share.
• We will be building a community of practice that relies on your consistent attendance and participation. Please plan to attend a minimum of 4 out of 5 sessions, for the entire time.

If you have any questions, please contact us.