ESJ is teaming up with the Wash U Social System Design Lab, SkipNV, and Venture Cafe to provide free Systems Thinking training to teachers interested in removing barriers and building pathways for educational equity. 

​Upcoming Workshop Series

​Currently we have a three-day interactive teacher training workshop planned where teachers will learn how to: 
1) apply systems thinking techniques in classrooms and
2) look inward and explore how teacher actions, decisions, etc. affect the systems that produce educational equities and inequities. 
We ask that all participants prioritize coming to all three workshops. Each workshop is a significant part of the whole training process.

Workshop 1	Workshop 2	Workshop 3
Introduction & Learn Systems Thinking Habits & Tools Tuesday, July 24 10:00am-2:00pm Havana Room at CIC - 2nd floor 4240 Duncan Ave, St. Louis, MO *Lunch will be provided*	​System Mapping Wednesday, July 25 10:00am-2:00pm Havana Room at CIC - 2nd floor 4240 Duncan Ave, St. Louis, MO *Lunch will be provided*	System Insights: Looking for Leverage Thursday, July 26 10:00am-2:00pm Havana Room at CIC - 2nd floor 4240 Duncan Ave, St. Louis, MO ​*Lunch will be provided*

We're sorry, this workshop series is currently full.
Please register on the WAITLIST if you would like to be notified if a spot opens up. People on the waitlist will also be the first to know about future STEEP events and workshops!

Watch the below video to view some previous Systems Thinking work by the Social System Design Lab at Wash U's Brown School of Social Work:

The Partners

Social System Design Lab 
(Brown School of Social Work, Washington University)
​Workshop Facilitators: 
Allie Simpson and Ellis Ballard
​“The Social System Design Lab (SSDL) mission ​is to develop the science and application of system dynamics in human services and communities. The SSDL pursues its mission through research, community engagement, and teaching with a commitment to evidence based practice, social justice, and capacity building."

SkipNV
Workshop Organizers: 
Saras Chung and Julia Winemiller​
“We work so that all children and youth, regardless of their background or life’s circumstances, can attain access to and benefit from high quality education.”

Educators for Social Justice
Workshop Organizers: 
Genevieve Caffrey, Emily Figley & Carolyn Cosgrove-Payne
“Our mission is to develop and support socially just, equitable, and sustainable practices in schools and communities.” ​

Education Hub at Innovation Hall (Powered by Venture Cafe)
Workshop Organizer: 
Sherita Love
"The Education Hub at Innovation Hall (Powered by Venture Cafe) leverages systems designed to create long-term solutions which will ultimately affect equity, access, and innovation in education."