31.018 - Division B Fireside Chat. Bringing Ferguson to Our Classrooms: The Implications of Michael Brown's Teacher Curricula

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, and Renisha McBride were all young, unarmed African Americans who were killed at the hands of Whites. Most recently, the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri reawakened the public consciousness regarding the racism that African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities face each day, as well as how that racism has led to strained relationships with the police force. These events have tremendous implications for curriculum workers and how we prepare teachers to address the issue of racism with their students. This discussion will actively engage with these concerns.

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Cosponsors

• Division B - Curriculum Studies

• Graduate Student Council

Chairs

• Adrianne Rochelle Pinkney, Emory University

• Kristen Duncan, University of Georgia - Athens

Speakers

• Jennifer R. Esposito, Georgia State University

• Tyrone C. Howard, University of California - Los Angeles

• Bettina L. Love, University of Georgia

• David O. Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Richard Ayers, University of San Francisco