Xicanx Institute for Teaching and Organizing
XITO WA WINTER INSTITUTE X
XITO is a grassroots, urban education consulting collective and non-profit organization committed to training teachers, school districts, and higher education institutions in decolonial and re-humanizing pedagogies and curriculum development.
XITO consultants provide teacher training in research-based best practices in culturally, socially, and historically responsive/sustainable/empowering pedagogical approaches that are highly effective with traditionally marginalized and underserved student populations, specifically with and for Xicanx/Latinx youth. This training is for teachers at the K-12 and university levels in the areas of English/language arts and history/social science.
THE INSTITUTE
XITO: a three-day institute for teachers, principals, and organizers from February 14-16, 2025. The Xicanx Institute for Teaching and Organizing, or XITO, will share its best practices in meeting the needs of students of color through a culturally responsive approach.
XITO TAKES IN LAK'ECH TO WASHINGTON STATE
This 3-day institute is an opportunity for educators, activists, and community organizers throughout the great northwest to engage in and learn about XITO's decolonizing and re-humanizing Ethnic Studies framework. This gathering is not a conference but rather an intensive professional development opportunity that participants can bring back to their own communities. XITO facilitators will share the liberatory, research-based pedagogy and community organizing skills that have led to the success of K-12 youth of color and BIPOC communities in general.
Maple Hall (Great Room) 1135 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA 98105
More Information:
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The U-District Station is the nearest light rail station to the event.
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On the map there is a red circle and a yellow circle.
Red circle: You’ll find Maple Hall where the event will take place (in the Great Room).
-The address to Maple Hall is 1135 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA 98105.
-Behind Maple Hall is Lot W 10: NE Cowlitz Rd
*Friday parking rate: $4.00 hourly, $19.50 daily
*Saturday parking rate: $6.50 Daily
*Sunday Free parking (all lots and street parking)
Yellow Circle: Central Plaza Garage (a bit of a walk)
-Address: Central Plaza Garage, Seattle, WA 98105
*Friday parking rate: $4.00 hourly, $19.50 daily
*Saturday parking rate: $13.00 Daily
*Sunday: Closed
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Images from Campus Pkwy
Images from Lincoln Way
XITO
Xicanx Institute for Teaching & Organizing (XITO) a collective of educators shed light on the banned MAS ethnic studies program in Tucson, Arizona.
Precious Knowledge
Precious Knowledge is a 2011 political documentary centered on the banning of the Mexican American Studies Program in the Tucson Unified School District of Arizona. It was directed by Ari Palos and produced by Eren Isabel McGinnis; both are founders of Dos Vatos Productions.[1]
The film follows the lives of four students and several teachers in the Mexican American Studies program at Tucson High School. It follows the progression of local legislation put into place by the Arizona Department of Education Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, in order to ban the Mexican American Studies program. The film was awarded the Premio Mesquite for Best Documentary at the Cine Festival at the Guadalupe Cultural Art Center in San Antonio, Texas.[2]