Killing the Mockingbird?
Primary Sources, the Canon, the N-Word, White Teachers & Moore
Purpose
How do you teach a text that has the n-word? What if you are white? Should white teachers teach the n-word at all? Does it matter what year the document was written or what race the author is? Join us for this challenging and interactive exploration where we will look at the history and impact of the n-word. We will also consider how both teacher and student identity impact teaching, learning, curriculum, and parent involvement. Participants will take part in challenging discussions and active learning and leave better prepared to engage as an antiracist educator. This workshop is particularly geared towards white educators, but everyone is welcome.
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Cost
$100/participant
We do not want the tuition to be a barrier to participation. We can offer a sliding scale, so please reach out to Jenna at Jenna@teachingwhilewhite.org to discuss options.
Who should attend
This workshop is particularly geared towards white educators, but everyone is welcome.
Registration
Registration will be limited to 40 participants.
Facilitators
Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. has pursued and achieved success in academia, business, diversity, leadership and community service. In 1996, he started America & MOORE, LLC to provide comprehensive diversity, privilege and leadership training/workshops. Dr. Moore is recognized as one of the nation’s top speakers and educators. His interview with Wisconsin Public Radio won the 2015 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association's Best Interview in Medium Market Radio, 1st Place, and he is featured in the film “I’m not Racist….Am I?” Dr. Moore is the Founder/Program Director for the White Privilege Conference (WPC).
In 2014 Dr. Moore founded The Privilege Institute (TPI) which engages people in research, education, action and leadership through workshops, conferences, publications and strategic partnerships and relationships. He is co-founder of the on-line journal Understanding and Dismantling Privilege, co-editor of Everyday White People Confront Racial and Social Injustice: 15 Stories, The Guide for White Women who Teach Black Boys, The Diversity Consultant Cookbook: Preparing for the Challenge (2019), Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls (March, 2021) and Lil’ e - The Big Misunderstanding (2020). For 10-years, he served as Dir of Diversity at Brooklyn Friends School (Brooklyn, NY) and The Bush School (Seattle, WA). Dr. Moore received his PhD from the University of Iowa in Education Leadership. His PhD research is on Black Football Players at Division III Schools in the Midwest. Twitter: @eddieknowsmoore | Instagram: @eddiemoorejr | In: www.linkedin.com/in/eddiemoorejr *IDI Qualified Administrator https://idiinventory.com/
Jenna Chandler-Ward has been an educator in non-profits, schools, and colleges for over 20 years, working with students from kindergarten to college level. Most recently, Jenna had been a middle school English and drama teacher outside of Boston for over ten years. Jenna was also a founder and co-director of the Multicultural Teaching Institute, which produces workshops and a conference for educators on issues of equity and inclusion. Jenna currently lives in Cambridge, MA, on the ancestral and traditional land of the Massa-dchu-es-et and the Wampanoag. She is a diversity consultant, specializing in professional development for educators on issues of whiteness, and its impacts on teaching, curriculum, programming, and leadership.
Marguerite W. Penick received her PhD from the University of Iowa in Curriculum and Instruction. She was a High School teacher in an urban school in Kansas City, KS. She currently serves as a Full Professor in the Department of Leadership, Literacy and Social Foundations at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Her work centers on issues of power, privilege and oppression in relation to issues of curriculum with a special emphasis on the incorporation of quality literature in K-12 classrooms. She appears in the movie “Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible” by the World Trust Organization. Her most recent work includes a joint article on creating safe spaces for discussing white privilege with
pre-service teachers and is a co-editor of Everyday White People Confronting Racial and Social Injustice:15 Stories, and The SAGE Sourcebook of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, The Guide for White Women who Teach Black Boys, The Diversity Consultant Cookbook: Preparing for the Challenge, and Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls.