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1) 9/25 WEBINAR ON EDJE FRAMEWORK:  The national network, Education Deans for Justice and Equity (EDJE), created a vitally important and original "Framework for Assessment and Transformation" that leaders and educators can use to build the capacity of their schools and colleges to advance justice.  In this webinar, I give an overview of EDJE and our framework, five of its guiding principles, and tips on how to use it in your own institution.  This webinar is specifically designed for educational leaders, faculty, and staff in schools and colleges of education, but is open to the public and applicable to a variety of educational institutions.  Registration is required; this webinar will not be recorded.  Friday, September 25, 12:30-1:30pmPST.  To register: https://www.kevinkumashiro.com

2) 9/11 WEBINAR ON CARE-ED BRIEF:  Join Christine Sleeter, Alison Dover, Ruchi Rangnath, Roxana Marachi, and me to discuss the new brief by the California Alliance of Researchers for Equity in Education (CARE-ED) about "The Shift to Online Education During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic."  Registration is required; this webinar will not be recorded.  Friday, September 11, 12:30-1:30pmPST.  To register: https://www.care-ed.org

3) 9/16 WEBINAR ON WRITING FOR THE MEDIA:  An indispensable way to push critical scholarship and progressive visions into public debate and consciousness-raising is by writing for the media, including through op-eds, letters to the editor, and press releases.  This interactive webinar shares my experiences and examples, and offers tips and resources for you to do so as well!  This webinar is open to the public, and designed specifically for educational practitioners, leaders, scholars, and advocates.  Registration is required; this webinar will not be recorded.  Wednesday, September 16, 12-1pmPST.  To register: https://www.kevinkumashiro.com

4) *EXTENDED* 9/30 DEADLINE FOR CONFERENCE PROPOSALS:  Because the start to the 2020-21 academic year is like no other, I have received requests to extend the deadline to submit your proposals to present at the 10th International Conference on Education and Social Justice (December 4-6, online).  This year, some of the featured sessions include speakers from around the world, tentatively including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Hawai'i, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Sweden, and more!  The new (extended) deadline is Wednesday, September 30.  To submit your proposal: https://www.kevinkumashiro.com

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Kevin Kumashiro, Ph.D.

https://www.kevinkumashiro.com

Movement building for equity and justice in education

Dear Colleagues,
I thought this might be of interest to you.
Presented as part of the CARD-ED webinar today.

CARE-ED_EdTech_Equity Blind Spots/Trends

New! P-12 Computer Science Education - Certificate (Online)
Broaden your knowledge and teaching opportunities in computer science education.

Virtual Learning for Students with Disabilities - Certificate (Online)
Gain skills in the most up-to-date instructional technologies and assessment methods to affect student learning outcomes.

Montclair State University is offering an online certificate in Virtual Learning for Students with Disabilities specifically designed to address the urgent challenges teachers and students are facing right now.* The two course program includes immediately applicable tools and strategies you can transition from teaching in the classroom to providing virtual instruction. This program is not just about learning new apps and programs; it’s about understanding how to use technology to create an interesting, inviting, and engaging virtual classroom for all students. Learn more at the Virtual Learning webinar on Wednesday, September 23 at 4:30 p.m.

*Pending State Review. Students are able to take program coursework at this time by submitting a Non-Degree application to The Graduate School.

The MSUNER recently facilitated a session on the topic of Supporting Students' Transition Back to School .  This session was recorded for those who would be interested in viewing it: 

If you can, please complete the survey found here: SURVEY

Thank you!

The Culturally Responsive Education by Design PLC is your online equity-focused learning community to help you get to impact.

Let’s disrupt inequity by design together.

I can’t wait to welcome you inside the CRE by Design PLC, and I know how transformative it’s going to be for your instructional practice.

Join us inside CRE by Design! [or copy and paste the URL in your browser: https://crebydesign.com ]

“In presenting the sweeping narrative of American history, African Americans have for too long, been cast in minor roles far from events, personalities and themes that become engrained in every student’s memory. In New Jersey, that is all changing ... ”

The Amistad Commission Virtual Summer Institute Professional Development Course

The wait is over! The Amistad Commission - NJ Department of Education is excited to launch our inaugural on-line class, our virtual Summer Curriculum Institute Course for Educators and Administrators. Please join us.

Our virtual professional development course will launch on Tuesday, August 18^th -  Saturday, August 22^nd , 2020

The American Paradox:
An Analysis of Special Topics for NJ Schools on the Legacies of Structural Racism, Systemic Disparities, Self-Government, Enslavement, Native Dispossession,

Democracy, Civil Liberties and Civic Engagement throughout our American Narrative in the Classroom

Course Information and Registration is available now at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSJu5TD155o0HSxWTHaOZXv5lRUnzj4Z7pAwUyiAoHjmIpRQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Deadline to register is Sunday, August 16th, 2020

*Virtual Sessions Tuesday-Thursday at 10:00 am and at 2:00 pm*

*Virtual Sessions Friday-Saturday at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm & 6 pm*

*Daily uploads to our YouTube Channel of PD materials for the following day’s lecture preparation*

*Lecture schedule and daily log-in credentials meeting ID and passwords will be emailed to registered participants only- no one will be admitted into the virtual sessions without registering in advance via this event form.  Please subscribe to our YouTube channel in preparation for the professional development course - TheNJAmistad Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWAtQ4tbQfgFkSCvtQ5VbQg

We hope that you will join us to learn on August 18^th for this free PD opportunity for New Jersey Schools!

Course Description:

August 2019, marked the 400 year anniversary in Tidewater Virginia, where at the banks of the Jamestown River, American democracy and American enslavement emerged hand in hand. That marriage of ideals had consequential offspring, which have provided a complex inheritance for every generation of this nation’s citizens for the last 400 years. 2020 has catapulted our national attention and our family discussions, national news, social media platforms, and timelines have been filled with the remnants of these consequential offspring. We currently find ourselves in conversations involving our current global pandemic with its ever-climbing fatalities and evidenced medical disparities among communities of color; economic upheavals; federal and state’s rights debates and clarifications; constitutional and civics education reviews; political party infighting and polarizations; voting disenfranchisement concerns; questions of medical bioethics; conversations regarding reforms after the witnessing of police brutalities; civil rights and racial injustice; economic upheavals with the possibility of impending foreclosures and evictions; and finally the explications of structural racism, social justice, and policy changes.

This summer our proposed institute topic selection has been identified and abridged based on both our current national and global events. Our current realities and circumstances have created increased inquiries from teachers across the state, to the Amistad Commission for a multitude of areas for historic understanding, resources for students, and suggested learning approaches; most especially with the transition to online and remote learning. In response, we have crafted a late summer  professional development session before our Educators begin their school year that will provide content lectures, resources, as well as student engagement and classroom strategies.

Our goal is to assist NJ Educators and Administrators who tackle issues ripped from our headlines that are embedded throughout the NJ Learning Standards and Progress Indicators for Social Studies and district curriculum maps. At this moment, a space has been created for an indispensable teaching moment to educate our teachers and administrators, on the historic legacies at the root of our daily conversations that will no doubt continue to extend to our classrooms. It is a history that is only understood by telling the full story of our often-difficult American narrative. This must be part and parcel of all school curricula and professional development trainings nationwide.

This professional development online course will include virtual experiential learning, primary and secondary resources, lectures, multimedia presentations, curriculum development, and teaching strategies, lesson plan writing and methodology structuring sessions, we invite  NJ K-12 teacher, content specialist, administrators, and community stakeholders together  for these conversations while enlisting experts scholars in the varied topic areas of each lecture.

#AfricanAmericanHistoryISAmericanHistory

#KnowlegeISPower

#TruthBeTold

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Hello Colleagues,

Please see below the Save the Dates for the Third Annual NJ Convening on Diversifying the Teacher Workforce.  This Virtual Conference will happen on 4 consecutive Wednesdays in October, 2020: 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, and 10/28,  3:00- 5:00 pm.  This event is sponsored by the NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the NJ Dept. of Education, and Rutgers University.

The call for proposals will follow soon.