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Race and Identity in Social Studies Education

Tue, April 12, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Marriott Marquis, Floor: Level Four, Liberty Salon J

Session Type: Symposium

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The need to engage students and their teachers in conversations around race/ethnicity has become increasingly important given the recent demographic changes. According to the last census, 36% of the U.S. population is a person of color, a percentage expected to increase. Social studies educators will be expected to teach in increasingly diverse classrooms, but will they prepared? Thus, this session will explore 1) the pedagogical and curriculum practices teachers use to engage students in conversations around race/ethnicity; and 2) how students use social studies content to inform their notions of race/ethnicity. The objective of the symposium is to place race/ethnicity at the center of social studies research with the intent to further develop the field and social studies pedagogical practices.

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