Educator Sonja Cherry-Paul to give pair of presentations Feb 6, 2025

Date

Location

Miller Hall 258 (2:30 p.m.) & Miller Hall 138 (5 p.m.)

Educator Sonja Cherry-Paul, author of "Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You" and "Antiracist Reading Revolution: A Framework for Teaching Beyond Representation Toward Liberation," will give two presentations on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.

Both presentations are free and open to the public.

The Presentations

Preparing Anti-Racist Educators:  (Re)imaging Teacher Education in Challenging Times 

2:30-3:30 p.m., Miller Hall 258

This session brings together program directors, advisors, staff, faculty, and college leaders in teacher education for a conversation with Sonja Cherry-Paul about how to prepare and support anti-racist educators in trying times. As a former middle school classroom teacher, founder of Red Clay Educators, and co-director of the Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy (IREL), Cherry-Paul brings a wealth of insight and experience to develop curricula that advances antiracism and anti-bias pedagogy. This session is open to all those interested in building the language and tools to facilitate transformational conversations and instruction with teacher candidates about race.

Teaching Justice in A World on Fire: An Intergenerational Dialogue with Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul

5-6 p.m., Miller Hall 138

This talk takes an unconventional approach¾an intergenerational dialogue about teaching justice in a political context that resists it. Guided by the voices of current teacher candidates, this dialogue with Sonja Cherry-Paul addresses the fears, concerns, and dreams of future educators who are struggling to navigate the anti-DEI threats currently being waged against schools and teachers. This conversation will spotlight an in-depth and honest look at the issues current teachers face to advance anti-bias and anti-racist classrooms in a world on fire.