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Teaching 2020:
​Becoming an Antiracist Educator

A Webinar Series for all educators

Featuring historic upstanders of the Civil Rights Movement, as well as some of the most cutting-edge thinkers on racism today, this timely event is one you won’t want to miss! Learn how to teach about systemic racism, the history of race in America, and strategies that your students can utilize to become antiracists in their schools, communities, and region.  Become a resource to inspire your classes to be part of the solution to the racism that plagues our society.

Register and pay for each conference individually, or purchase all three
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New York State Teachers in BOCES network, register here --- teachers outside BOCES network teachers here
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An Evening With civil rights upstanders

Stand Up To Racism in the Classroom
Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 - 8 PM EST
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Learn how students have stood up to racism through an incredible conversation with Jim Zwerg and Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, sit-in and Freedom Rider upstanders of the Civil Rights Movement. Participants will receive the “Ordinary Hero” lesson toolkit that will provide your students with the background, courage, and inspiration to stand up to racism in our time.

AntiRacist strategies for the classroom

Antiracism in the Classroom
Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 - 8 PM EST
Learn how systemic racism directly impacts the classroom and our society, as well as what educators can do about it. Featuring Dr. Tracey Benson, co-author of Unconscious Bias in Schools and diversity trainer Toni Amos, co-founder of Ragan & Amos Consulting. Curriculum specialist Jessica Karnes will provide best practices in antiracist education resources.

teaching about race

For Educators of All Grades
Tuesday, November 10, 6:30 - 8 PM EST
This session opens with responses to racist arguments from the past into present. Featured speakers include Adam Rutherford, author of How to Argue with a Racist; Caroline Randall Williams, author of the New York Times article, “My Body is a Confederate Monument,” and an introduction to the Human Genome Project by anthropologist Dr. Paul Benson.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • About
    • Mission & Vision
    • Board Of Directors
    • Our Team
    • Contact
  • For Students
    • About the Symposium >
      • Intern Application
    • How the program works
    • Previous Programs
    • Student Comments
  • For Educators
    • Spring Webinar >
      • Understanding White Supremacy
      • Registration
    • About Teacher Trainings
    • Past Teacher Trainings >
      • Winter Webinar Survey
    • Teacher Comments
    • Reed Taylor Award
  • Donate Now