June 11 - 12, 2021

On Art, Pedagogy And Liberation: Pursuing Passion, Purpose And Possibility

In this address, Dr. Emdin highlights the present state of education and pushes us to imagine and then move towards a pedagogy that offers new possibilities. In an equal parts philosophical and practical talk, he merges theory and practice to move educators to examine where our passions lie, what our purpose should be, and what a system that uses the arts as a vehicle for transformation could look like.

Christopher Emdin is a tenured professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education. He is the author of the award-winning book Urban Science Education for the Hip-Hop Generation and the New York Times Best Seller, For White Folks Who Teach In The Hood and the Rest of Y’all Too. Emdin has been named one of the The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans and one of the 27 people bridging divides across America by Times magazine. His newest books Ratchetdemic and STEM, STEAM, MAKE, DREAM will be released in 2021.

Keynote address: June 11, 2021 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM

Please note that Dr. Emdin’s keynote address will not recorded and made available after the conference. Live attendance is required. A 15-minute Q&A will be moderated by the conference leaders.

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