Decolonizing teaching and learning through greater inclusion of First Nation voices in our curriculum. Join us for our virtual event crossing over Teaching Against Erasure and Urgent Conversation discussion about decolonizing teaching and learning through greater inclusion of First Nation voices in our curriculum. Drawing on the scholarship, activism, art, and writing of Amber Starks, Dr. Kyle … Read More
Speak only when spoken to or when the teacher acknowledges your raised hand. Ask to use the bathroom–except during a test. Follow instructions and limit your questions–unless you want to … Read More
Registration open! This convening will offer thematic workshops led by scholars, community leaders, and veteran teachers. Sessions will emphasize strategies for integrating content focused on Black, Latinx, LGBTQIA+ and Dis/Abilities … Read More
This workshop will explore the rhythms of resistance and resilience with songs that encouraged marginalized people to continue their fight for social justice and change. It will use music to amplify the voices and discuss the history of marginalized communities throughout history. Facilitator: As an esteemed educator with a passion for igniting the spark of … Read More
Rights alone are not justice. A narrow focus on compliance provides little sense that the acknowledgement ofr inclusion of disabled communities have any larger benefit or that accommodations serve anyone … Read More
Recognizing that many New Jersey teachers are hesitant to discuss issues of social justice and current events occurring in many communities, this 90-minute session will discuss and practice how to … Read More
LGBTQ+ students should see themselves represented in the classroom. In this 1 hour 15-minute session, we will explore how the Queer Newark Oral History Project can be a resource for … Read More
A Work in Progress In Collaboration with Lunaape/Lenape Tribal Nation and the Public History Project Through a land curriculum, this workshop explores the knowledge, experiences, and histories of the New Jersey Lunaape/Lenape peoples. During this eighty-minute workshop, we will discuss ideas and engage in activities that ground land curriculum and affirm indigenous ways of knowing … Read More
In this eighty-minute workshop, participants will explore several diverse methodologies that revolve around the practice of spoken word and performance poetics through the optics of the Nuyorican poetry school which … Read More