TUC Learning-Centered Keynote

All faculty are welcome to join FacDev in reflecting on this semester and making meaningful understandings for the future at our Learning-Centered Keynote event.  Dr. Stephen D. Brookfield will give his keynote address on Acknowledging the Reality of Race in the Classroom and host a Breakout Session on Implementing Protocols for the Discussion of Race.

About our Guest Speaker: Dr. Stephen D. Brookfield

As the author of Discussion as a Way of Teaching, Dr. Brookfield is an expert in instigating dialogue in the classroom. He currently serves on the editorial boards of educational journals in Britain, Canada and Australia, as well as the United States.
Dr. Brookfield holds the John Ireland Endowed Chair at University of St. Thomas in Menneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota where he recently won the univesity’s Diversity Leadership Teaching & Research Award.

Keynote Address: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Acknowledging the Reality of Race in the Classroom

For students of color, race is everything.  Even in courses that have nothing to do with the topic of race the dynamics of classroom interactions, and the racial identity of teachers are important factors. In this presentation, Stephen Brookfield will explore how teachers, especially white teachers, can bring race to the foreground in classroom discussions.

Breakout Session: 2 pm - 3 pm

Implementing Protocols for the Discussion of Race

The breakout session will allow us to try out some protocols for discussing race in the classroom.

Visit the following link for the full flyer: https://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/Stephen%20Brookfield%20flyer_1.pdf