Educating for Democracy Conference

Educating for Democracy is a transdisciplinary initiative framed by developmental science, critical histories, and culturally responsive teaching and provides K-12 educators with FREE developmentally appropriate civic discourse curriculum materials around issues of race and justice in the U.S. context. Our civic discourse materials provide students with age-appropriate civic discourse questions with rich literary and historical materials. Educating for Democracy's ultimate goal is to build K-12 students into justice-orientated citizens who can make the world a more just place. 

We are hosting a FREE, VIRTUAL conference highlighting this work and focused on supporting educators to build classrooms communities conducive to civic discourse around race, justice, and history in K-12 classrooms. The conference will be a learning space to collaborate, draw inspiration, and reaffirm that developing students who can disrupt inequity and promote peace is crucial to the health of our democracy. Conference speakers include:

• Dr. Carol Lee, President of the National Academy of Education
• Dr. Lagarette King, Director of the Center for Black History and Racial Literacy Education
• Dr. Joyce King, Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair of Urban Education
• Dr. Gloria Butte, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Attendees can expect to:

• Learn best practices around engaging K-12 students in civic discourse around race and justice
• Learn techniques to create affirming classroom contexts for K-12 students
• Learn about the impact of conversations or lack of conversations around race and justice on K-12 students
• Learn research skills for finding rich historical sources
• Learn facilitation skills for navigating conversations around race and justice in the classroom
• Earn 5 PD credit hours!

Please see the flyer for additional details about the 2nd annual Educating for Democracy Conference