Lunch & Learn – Critical Language Pedagogy: Reimagining Dialects, Identity and Power in Urban Education December 6, 2018 – 12:00pm to 1:15pm , CUE Commons, 4303 Wesley Posvar, 230 S. Bouquet St. Light refreshments will be available at 11:45 a.m. Critical Language Pedagogy is an approach to teaching about language that acknowledges power, privilege, identity and racism in how […]
fitUnited Lunch & Learn: Common Sense Media
Kids today grow up in a digital world with potential for communication, collaboration, and creation. Yet schools and families face challenges with ethical issues that arise from students’ use of technology, such as cyberbullying, inappropriate sharing, and plagiarism. Digital citizenship is an essential 21st century skill in which students think critically, behave safely, and participate […]
Lunch & Learn – Schooling in Racist America: White Teachers and Whiteness with a Soft Touch
November 8, 2018 – 1:00pm to 2:30pm 4303, Wesley Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet Street Light refreshments will be available at 12:45 p.m. This talk first argues that, as a descriptive and analytic phrase, “White supremacy” has certain advantages over the more folk use of “racism.” This utility is only becoming more obvious as white supremacy re-enters our national […]