This webinar discussed strategies for how to be an effective ally for not only the students in the classroom but also your colleagues. They defined ally as a person or organization who helps another in a particular activity. Each person presenting also gave examples of times they felt like they really needed an ally to help them through a difficult situation in their teaching career. The main focus was on the allies within the social aspect of education such as race, gender, or socioeconomic status. There were different things that influence how to be a good ally such as individual identity, motivation to be an ally, and strategies. There were also scenarios that allow the participants to think through what they would do in the situation and how they could be an effective ally in that scenario.
