Oakland University
College of Arts and Sciences
Dear Educators,
We hope you are having a great school year!
Registration is now open for "Teaching Race in America: A Professional Development Conference" (August 9, 2023). To register for this SCECH conference, please click on the button below. Registration costs $20. 
Presenters and Workshops
The conference will feature presentations by Nikole Hannah-Jones (creator of The New York Times’s 1619 Project and Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University School of Communications), Roy Finkenbine (Professor of History and Director of Black Abolitionist Archives at the University of Detroit Mercy), Carlin Borsheim-Black (Professor of English Education at Central Michigan University), and local teachers and university professors.
Call for Proposals Extended to March 31!
How do we discuss our nation’s racial past and present in our classrooms and communities? How do we honestly examine and confront the history of race in the United States in today’s contentious environment? How should teachers respond to those who want to exclude any discussion of systemic racism in our history, culture, institutions, and economy? 
We are seeking proposals for breakout sessions aimed at sharing effective classroom strategies. To learn more about submitting a proposal, please check out our workshop goals and the button links for the conference webpage and proposal form below. 
Workshop Goals
  • Participants will gain a richer set of perspectives on the challenges and benefits of teaching race through intentional and honest conversations with colleagues.

  • Participants will explore new strategies and approaches for teaching race and equity.

  • Participants will examine instructional resources to teach race, and determine areas of application in their ELA and Social Studies classes.

  • Participants will engage with and develop a plan to implement discipline-specific approaches to anti-racist instruction in ELA and Social Studies classes.
Conference Information
If you are interested in attending or submitting a proposal, check out our conference webpage. If you have any questions, please contact us at outeachingconf@oakland.edu. 
Thank you for your time and consideration! 

Best,
Conference Planning Committee
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Education and Human Services
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