Pluralistic Education Conference

In person seats will be reserved for educators. Virtual attendance is open to all. You can register at tinyurl.com/tepup26.  CE credits will be issued by NJEA. Co-sponsors of the conference are Princeton Carl A. Fields Center, New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) Consortium, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) and The Asian American Foundation (TAAF).

The program of the 4th annual Pluralistic Education Conference is below:

Welcome – Laura Zhang-Choi of The E Pluribus Unum Project

Keynote Address – Dr. Venkat Ramaprasad, NJ Educator and Founder of Heartfirst

Keynote Address – Dr. Kim Pinckney of NJEA Consortium

Workshops Offered:

Toward a Pluralistic Approach to Teaching and Learning

Integrating AAPI Studies in the Classroom

Native Women and Allies Speak: What We Weren’t Taught in School

Integrating Latine American History into the K-12 Social Studies Curriculum

How to foster difficult conversations in the classroom

Spirit and Intent: LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Content in the Classroom

The workshop presenters are:

Kelley Bova of Coalition of Natives and Allies

Sima Kumar of The E Pluribus Unum Project and a NJ Educator

Dr. Rosina Lozano of Princeton University

Dr. Ying Lu of NYU-Steinhardt and The E Pluribus Unum Project

Arla Patch of Coalition of Natives and Allies

Dr. Rosetta Treece, superintendent of Hopewell Valley Regional School District and The E Pluribus Unum Project

Kate Okeson, Executive Director of the New Jersey Advisory Commission on LGBTQIA+ Youth Equity and Inclusion in Schools