Saturday February 9th, 2019
@ Maplewood Richmond Heights High School

14th Annual
Educating for Change Conference:

"Borders, Boundaries, and the Spaces In Between"

How Do We Redefine the Spaces We Occupy?
 
Educators committed to social justice often work within systems of entrenched practices and idealized visions of schooling that at times feel disparate and/or oppositional. What structures of schooling form the borders and boundaries you encounter as an educator?  This year’s Educating for Change conference seeks to make public your stories - from inside, outside and in between - to explore possibilities for opening doorways and transcending barriers.  How can we go beyond the borders of our classrooms? How can we work around or break through boundaries to make sure students get what they need?  How do we facilitate youth dialogue addressing these topics? Come join us as we - educators, students, parents and community members - look inward and outward to learn ways to push back on limits, cross borders, and take action for social justice.

 2019 Conference Schedule

7:00-8:00am        Table display set up & Presenter Registration
8:00am                 Doors Open! Table Displays, Silent Auction Sign Ups & Coffee available in the Gym
8:30-9:50am        BLOCK A: 80-minute Workshops, Table Displays, & Silent Auction Sign Ups
9:00-9:50am        BLOCK B: 50-minute Workshops, Table Displays, & Silent Auction Sign Ups
10:00-10:50am    BLOCK C: 50-minute Workshops, Table Displays, & Silent Auction Sign Ups
10:00-11:20am    BLOCK D: 80-minute Workshops, Table Displays, & Silent Auction Sign Ups
​11:00-12:10pm    Lunch and Table Displays; Note: Silent Auction Closes @ 12:20 p.m., Winners Notified via Text by 3:00 p.m.
12:20-2:00pm      Keynote: Why Gender Identity Justice Matters:
                                             Learning Literacy and Literacy Learning with and from our Students
2:00-​2:50pm        BLOCK E: 50-minute Workshops and Table Displays
3:00-4:00pm        Youth Presentation facilitated by C.H.A.T. Academy followed by Youth Art Contest Winner Recognition
4:00-4:30pm        Courageous Educator Awards & Prize Drawing
                             Please submit your Feedback Form (see QR code in program) and turn in Badge Holder & Lanyard.

2019 Conference Workshops

Block A - 8:30-9:50 am
(Room 206) Breaking Down Barriers: Ensuring Access to College and Career Success for ALL Students
(Room 205) Four Contested Racial Spaces in Missouri from the 1930s to the 1960s
(Room 204) Unfolding History: Reframing the Narrative to Design for Equity
(Room 304) Social "Art"ivism - using history and art to lead social change
(Room 201) See One, Do One, Teach One: Build Your Practice with the Racial Equity Curriculum Partnership
(Room 305) Using Global Literature to Support Critical Conversations about "Othering" Cultures
(Room 308) From the Confluence: Creating Meaningful Student Dialogue Through Music
(Room 202) Design Thinking as a Tool to Empower Stakeholders
(Room 302) River Perspectives: Environmental Justice and Water Rights
(Room 309) Got Gifts? : How To Advocate For Your Child
 
Block B - 9:00-9:50 am
(Room 306) Frontiers, Borders, and Immigration: When People Move (Social Studies Lessons Using Music)
(Room 301) Sex Ed: More Than Just The Parts
(Room 300) For Girls Between Worlds: How Black Girls Navigate White High Schools
 
Block C - 10:00-10:50 am
(Room 206) Empowering Students Through An Expanded View of Literacy
(Room 205) Boundaries and Borders: Determining the Role of Parents in District Wide Social Justice Efforts
(Room 204) Community Conversations: Engaging White Children and White Educators on Issues of Race, Racial
                        Identity and Racism
 
Block D - 10:00-11:20 am
(Room 304) Power and Potential of White Parents to Support Racial Equity Efforts
(Room 201) Inquiry-Based Explorations of Race in the Early Childhood Classroom
(Room 305) A Pathway to Racial Literacy: Using the LETS ACT Framework to Teaching Racialized Current
                        Events
(Room 202) Bridging the Divides
(Room 302) A Conversation on Social Justice in Predominantly White Schools
(Room 309) Creating brave spaces: Honoring the intersection of identity in learning places
(Room 306) Changing Systems: Engaging student voice through systems thinking
(Room 301) Observation, Inference, and the Power of Purposeful Conversation
(Room 300) Signature Pedagogies for Teaching Global Competence and Citizenship
(Room 303) R3 at MRHE: Using a Trauma-Informed Lens to Support the Needs of All
(Room 308) La Linea: Bridging Cultures Through Poetry Translation
 
Block E - 2:00-2:50 pm
(Room 201) Social Citizenship
(Room 304) We Can Because We Are
(Room 303) Bridging Language Barriers: The Intersection of Hip Hop and Educational Pedagogy
(Room 308) Unmasking Racial Trauma in the lives of Minority Girls and Women
(Room 302) Justice League: Using Graphic Novels to Teach Social Justice Principles
(Room 305) And Now You Want Me to Find Time to Code, Too? Creative and Painless Ways to Bring
Digital Equity to Your Classroom
(Room 309) We are Jennings Senior High!
(Room 206) Becoming the Advocate: Speaking Up for the Issues You Care About
(Room 205) Sj Miller: Queering Literacy Instruction for Students with Complex Gender Identities: Creating
                          Safe, Inclusive, and Affirming Classrooms and Schools