The Challenge of Teaching in a Racially and Politically Polarized Time
October 18, 2016
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Our panelists will address the complex issues faced by
K-12 teachers struggling to help students make sense of the current tumultuous environment: the heated rhetoric around race, immigration
and xenophobia in the 2016 election, the debates around race and policing here
in Chicago and throughout the country and other
controversial issues. What are
the challenges of these developments for teachers and what are the different
ways that educators meet these challenges?
The panelists will address how to engage students in meaningful
discussion, how to create safe classroom spaces and how to develop a mind-set
of civic responsibility.
Dr. Horace Hall,
Associate Professor, DePaul College of Education will present introductory
remarks and moderate the panel.
Panelists include:
Liz Robbins, Social Science teacher, Lindbloom High
School; Civic Instructional Specialist for Chicago Public Schools
Mario Perez, Coordinator and Social Science teacher, the
Newcomer Center, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights
Johnae Strong, Elementary school teacher and restorative
justice coordinator, Chicago Public Schools
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