The College of Education & Human Development’s Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence will host the 16th Annual Sources of Urban Educational Excellence Conference on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a virtual format.
This event will examine urban education from multidisciplinary perspectives as it addresses this year’s theme, “Shifting Our Gaze: Towards a (Re)Humanizing Urban Education.”
The 2021 theme connects the work of (re)humanizing education to the education of the whole child, mental health, the experiences of the whole teacher/educator and social justice. This year's conference will also host keynote conversations with Luther Smith Jr., Emory University’s Professor Emeritus of Church and Community, and Venus Evans-Winters, founder of Planet Venus and creator of the Write Like A Scholar program.
“The 2021 theme invites us to shift our gaze from seeing the dehumanized versions of our children and our communities toward education as a practice of healing and liberation,” said Brian Williams, Crim Center director. “By working to see ourselves and our communities in authentic ways, we will develop the consciousness required to imagine new possibilities and transform our world for the better.”
Attendees are also invited to a pre-conference virtual book talk with Vincent Willis, assistant professor at the University of Alabama. This event, entitled, “Priceless: Black Youth, Citizenship and the Cost of Educational Equality,” is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m.
The Sources Conference is free to attend, but registration is required. To register, click here.
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