Online Discussion - Teaching Current Events - Events

May 19, 2008 to May 20, 2008
Location: Online
Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2022

I will be a panelist in a 2 day online discussion about the need for, and innovative ways to, discuss current events in the classroom. Please join me! Details below:the Education for Liberation Network presentstalkin ‘bout…teaching current eventsa public, online discussion about how to bring current events into the social justice classroommonday, may 19 to tuesday, may 20www.edliberation.org/talkin-bouttalkin’ bout is an online discussion series that brings together educators, activists and youth to participate in a public conversation on the network website about timely and important topics in liberatory education. From Monday, May 19 to Tuesday, May 20 a panel will answer questions posted to an online discussion board about what teaching current events in the context of Education for Liberation means. The conversation will take place on the website of the Education for Liberation Network. Please join us by posting questions and comments for the panelists and participants.This discussion features panelists from organizations and media outlets that publish current events teaching materials including The Nation magazine, IndyKids, Democracy Now! and World Savvy.In the column on the right-hand side of the talkin ‘bout page you can download examples of current events teaching resources.The panelists are:Amanda Vender, an IndyKids founder and editor. Amanda is currently a graduate student in education at Hunter College.Jeff Kisseloff, who writes the teacher’s guides for The Nation magazine. Jeff is a journalist and author of five books, most recently, "Generation on Fire: Voices of Protest from the 1960s."Kelly Korenak, Program Associate at World Savvy, a global education non-profit. She is also a teacher and social worker.Tara Mack (Moderator), Director of the Education for Liberation Network.Additional panelists TBAThe network invites all those interested in this important issue to post their own questions and comments for the panelists and for each other. Anyone can read the discussion without registering. To post, first you must register to use the site.We hope you will join us for an enlightening and lively digital conversation.The Education for Liberation Network is a national coalition of teachers, community activists, youth, researchers and parents who believe a good education should teach people—particularly low-income youth and youth of color—to understand and challenge the injustices their communities face. Click here (www.edliberation.org/join-us) to join the network listserv. For more information contact Tara Mack, Director, Education for Liberation Network on tara@edliberation.org.Read about the Education for Liberation Network in The Nation magazine: (http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080225/doster).

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