Division K Critical Dialogues. Teacher Activism and Leadership: Organizing Collective Action for Justice, Equity, and Inclusion

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This session brings together teacher leaders who organize and lead from a variety of spaces, including social media, the US border, the picket lines and schools. Their work often involves collaboration with families, students, and community members in an effort to explicitly promote social justice, human dignity, and cultural pride. These teacher leader activists, who bring their expertise from the classroom and their involvement in the community, will share their experiences and insights and engage us in critical dialogue about new possibilities for educational practices and research that actually listen to the lives of teachers and their shared commitments to justice, equity, and inclusion.

Sub Unit

• Division K - Teaching and Teacher Education

Chairs

• Karla Scornavacco, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Monica Taylor, Montclair State University

Participants

• Julia Torres, Montebello Campus, Denver Public Schools

• Andrea Rudnik, Team Brownsville - Brownsville

• Heath Madom, Oakland Technical High School

• Lauren Markham, Oakland International High School

• Antero Garcia, Stanford University

Discussant

• Kevin Kumashiro, Kevin Kumashiro Consulting