This workshop draws on the work of contemporary Black writers and storytellers such as Austin Channing Brown in an effort to get a glimpse into the world of Black students and better understand the various approaches of support. It emphasizes the role of storytelling and student agency in creating more effective means of better speaking to the academic needs of Black students. It touches on the Jim Crow era and the civil rights movement of the 1960s. After a historic survey, we will reflect on the definition of anti-Blackness, brainstorm ways to confront it in the classroom, and discover/revisit a few pedagogical practices that may better speak to the academic needs of Black students.
The last component of the workshop will be a special project designed to engage the critical thinker in you. It will have you reflect on a concept you teach and present it in a recorded short story format to be housed in the Faculty Commons.
Let’s continue to show that black lives matter!
Monday, May 24, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
6 PD Hours | $100 stipend for faculty who complete the special project
12 seats: Register for BLM here
Questions about this session should be directed to Ron Holland, English.
Last Updated May 25, 2021