SXSW EDU 2019
Educolor: The Movement for Collective Liberation
Description:
Educolor founder (Jose Vilson) will host a discussion and Q and A session with Educolor members Cornelius Minor (teacher/teacher educator), Lorena German (teacher/curriculum designer), and Julia E. Torres (teacher/literacy researcher-developer) about the current state, and envisioned future of educational activism including but not limited to: educational equity, student agency, and pedagogical practices in teaching that disrupt the established status quo.
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Takeaways
- Identify individual and organizational--community centered ways to serve as accomplices and champions for students, parents, and educators of color.
- Examine and evaluate (historic and present day) systemic inequities that have lead to and perpetuate inequitable learning environments and outcomes.
- Interrogate current practices and policies perpetuating oppressive educational practices in order to disrupt, re-think, and re-create at all levels.
Speakers
- Julia E. Torres, Teacher/Librarian, Denver Public Schools
- Cornelius Minor, Lead Staff Developer, Teachers College Columbia University
- Lorena German, Teacher/Consultant, Headwaters School
- Jose Luis Vilson, Teacher, NYC Public Schools
Organizer
Julia E. Torres, Teacher/Librarian, Denver Public Schools
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