Events

In this event, we will be continuing our conversation surrounding Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings’ book, “The Dreamkeepers.” The Dreamkeepers challenges us to envision intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of not just African American students, but all children.

In this event, we will be discussing Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings’ book, “The Dreamkeepers.” The Dreamkeepers challenges us to envision intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of not just African American students, but all children.

This event features a live interactive workshop with a 2021 DoDEA Europe South District Teacher of the Year Lachanda Garrison. Lachanda offers the following information about her Rich Identity Tasks work:

"Every student comes into our classroom with a variety of life experiences. How do we learn more about our students through their stories to help them better engage with mathematics? Can helping our students acknowledge their story better help us provide a richer mathematical learning environment where all students feel respected and safe to learn?"

This is the second event in our series on the work of Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings and Culturally Relevant Teaching and CGI. Before the event, we'll be watching her talk, “10 Questions with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings on Building Culturally Relevant Schools” (1hr 2mins), which can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOs8CqhvnqU.

This event is the first in our series on the work of Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings and Culturally Relevant Teaching and CGI. Before the event, we'll be watching her talk, “Building Culturally Relevant Schools Post-Pandemic with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings” (1hr 12mins), which can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr2monteBbo.

Prior to the Live Event, watch Deborah Lowenberg Ball’s Presidential Address presented at the 2018 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, entitled “Just Dreams and Imperatives: The Power of Teaching in the Struggle for Public Education” You can access the video via YouTube (starting at 53:32): https://youtu.be/JGzQ7O_SIYY?t=3212.

Prior to the Live Event, watch Crip Camp. Crip Camp is a documentary film (1:46:42) that shares the experiences of a group of “disabled young people and their journey to activism and adulthood, and in doing so, provides an opportunity for all to delve into the rich and complicated history of disability activism, culture, and history.” It is available through several services providers, including Netflix. It is available for free at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFS8SpwioZ4.