Date: 05/17/2018
Location: webinar - webinar, 7pm EST
Facilitators: Dr. Jamila Lyiscott
Webinar
May 17, 2018 7pm Eastern
When working with students of color, it is high time that we move away from salvation narratives that position historically marginalized communities as perpetually in need of saving. In place of this, it is time for us to acknowledge the powerful ways of knowing and being that students of color bring into our classrooms, even when those ways of knowing and being are not valued by traditional school models. Some of the most deeply problematic issues of inequity within the field of education are sustained by well-meaning teachers embracing progressive politics without intentional frameworks of self-reflection to guide their praxis in a healthy direction. In this webinar, participants will wrestle with the dominant narratives that frame our perspectives of marginalized youth, explore how these models are rooted in racist and colonial logic, and leave with tools for shifting from deficit-centered to asset-centered pedagogical approaches in their classrooms.
Date: May 17, 2018 7pm Eastern
Cost: $25 (Attendees will receive a $25 discount code for 2018 Fall Meeting Registration in San Antonio)
Contact: Kari Thierer, kari@schoolreforminitiative.org