The UW–Madison School of Education’s offices of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI), and Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE) will host a symposium, Leading Antiracist School Communities, on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Leading Antiracist School Communities means creating and promoting school cultures that value and support inclusive curriculum, pedagogy, and policies, while actively deconstructing the systemic racism that shapes many of our current instructional practices. Antiracist leadership supports the creation of humanizing and empowering learning experiences for students of color by interrogating and redressing the structural causes of racism within school communities.
In this first event of the Real Talk for Real Change symposia series, LaVar Charleston, the School of Education’s associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion, will host a panel co-facilitated by Lisa Barker, PLACE education director, and Professor Rich Halverson, associate dean for innovation, outreach and partnerships. The panel includes the following special guests:
- Nicole Louie, assistant professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
- Anjale Welton, professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
- Tony Dugas, principal, Georgia O’Keeffe Middle School
- Farrah Johnson, parent, Frank Allis Elementary School
- Camara Stovall, teacher, Frank Allis Elementary School
The Real Talk for Real Change symposia series focuses on critical issues of racial justice in education by centering the voices of UW–Madison scholars of color and community members. The hope is to share knowledge and facilitate conversations that will equip our UW–Madison and the wider education community to focus on equity in their education policies, curriculum, and practices of teaching and learning.
This partnership between OEDI and PLACE was made possible by the generosity of the Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS) and the School of Education’s Impact 2030 initiative.
The symposium is free and open to the public, and will take place online. Learn more and register (by Aug. 26), here.