understand the role of get involved! context on
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What is the national
context on
educator trainings?
Understand the role of
institutions in these
trainings
Get involved!
UWD NETWORK
52 affiliates in 25 states
UWD NETWORK
organizing | programs | resources | action
UWD PROGRAMS
Deportation Defense (DD)
DEEP: Our Community
Group Location
University Leadership
Initiative Austin
CT Students for the Dream Connecticut
UNM Dream Team Albuquerque
ScholarshipsA-Z Tucson
Kentucky Dream Coalition Lexington
Student Immigrant
Movement Boston
Youth Empowerment
Alliance Houston
DEEP: Community Engagement
❖ Engage Higher Ed Institutions & K-12 Schools
❖ Host workshops & Informational events
o rights of undocumented students
o access to education for undocumented immigrants
❖ Host Annual Educator Conferences
❖Annual National Days
o Educators Coming Out Day on Nov 12
o Institutions Coming Out Day- April 7
❖Create curriculum/resources alongside undocumented youth and
educators
o UndocuPeers Liberating Campus Climate
o Toolkit- Institutional policies and programs with and for
undocumented students
❖ Advocacy- In-State Tuition. State Financial aid, Institutional
WHY OFFER TRAINING?
❑Need to increase and institutionalizing the awareness
of resources and rights to education for undocumented
students
o A lot of misinformation/ lack of updated information
❑Need for information to be created and facilitated with
and for undocumented students
❑To challenge and redefine narratives around
immigration, education and who undocumented
students are
❑To provide action oriented spaces
❑To be interactive and provide space to plan/strategize
❑To have knowledge be accessible and up to date
NATIONAL PARTNERS
State Institution Name of Training
CA University of California Berkeley (Public University) UndocuAlly Training Program
CA
University of California Los Angeles(Public
University) UndocuAlly
CA
California State University Long Beach (Public
University) AB 540 Ally Training Project
AZ Arizona State University (Public University) DREAMzone
IL Loyola University Chicago (Private University) Share the DREAM Ally Training
IL Chicago Public Schools (K-12)
Illinois DREAM Act Training for Counselors and College &
Career Coaches
IL Northeastern Illinois University (Public University) Undocumented Student Ally Training
Nationally
United We Dream Affiliates in NM, CT, TX, MA, KY,
AZ, CO UndocuPeers: Liberating Campus Climate
MAIN TRAINING COMPONENTS
Training
Who are Undocumented
students ?
Defining Ally & Assessing Institution
What is the current context
re: immigration/educ
ation?
Resources & Action Steps
❑ 4hrs.
❑ Facilitated by
undocumented youth
and educators/allies
❑ Establish a
relationship with
schools
❑ Visibility: Certificate,
decal, ally agreement,
picture, curriculum
Ally Training ProgramFormat & Logistics
❏ Pre- Training
❏ Assessment
❏ Homework (Research Summary)
❏ Commitment Sheet
❏ Training Part One
❏ Human Bingo (Terminology)
❏ Gallery Walk (Who we are)
❏ Timeline Activity
❏ Student Voices
❏ Training Part Two
❏ UndocuKnowledge (Self-Assessment)
❏ Departmental Break-Out
❏ Action Planning
❏ Closing
❏ Poster, Agreement & Certificate
❏ Assessment & Evaluation
❏ Post-Training
❏ Debrief
❏ Next-Steps
UndocuPeers Ally Training ProgramCurriculum Design & Content (4hrs.)
UndocuPeers Ally Training ProgramPre-Training: Commitment & Evaluation
UndocuPeers Ally Training ProgramPre-Training: Homework
❏ Training Part One
❏ Human Bingo (Terminology)
❏ Gallery Walk (Who we are)
UndocuPeers Ally Training ProgramTraining Part One
❏ Training Part One
❏ Timeline Activity
❏ Student Voices
UndocuPeers Ally Training ProgramTraining Part One
❏Training Part Two
❏UndocuKnowledge (Self-
Assessment)
❏Departmental Break-Out
❏Action Planning
UndocuPeers Ally Training ProgramTraining Part Two
❏ Closing
❏ Poster, Agreement & Certificate
❏ Post Survey & Evaluation
❏ Post-Training
❏ Debrief
❏ Next-Steps
UndocuPeers Ally Training ProgramTraining Part Two & Post Training
UndocuPeers across the nation
STATE AFFILIATE INSTITUTIONS
MA Student Immigrant Movement Educators Conference-multiple schools represented
KY Kentucky Dream Coalition Bluegrass Community & Technical College
TX University Leadership
Initiative & Youth
Empowerment Alliance
University of Texas at Austin & University of Houston
NM UNM Dream Team University of New Mexico
CT CT Students for a Dream Southern Connecticut University
CO Northern Colorado Dreamers
United
Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State
University, University of Denver, Denver Public Schools
AZ ScholarshipsAZ Educators Conference-multiple schools represented
DC UWD National (C4D, UNM
Dream Team)
Georgetown
Total folks trained 300
KEY TO SUCCESS
❑ Have students be part of the entire planning process (committee)
❑ Always explore the outcomes and vision of the training-tailor
❑ Examine your audience and the access to community resources
❑ Always ask for support
o Space, printing, volunteers, funding, sponsorship across dept.
❑ Post training is crucial
Areas of ongoing assessment
RESOURCES
Q&A