The “What’s Next?” Roundtable Series are CLA-hosted discussions with community leaders that seek to answer the question “What’s next for us to eliminate institutional and systemic racism in society in the wake of George Floyd’s death?”

This session, "You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught: Our classrooms are where our children get their social lenses" was held online via Zoom on November 19, 2020.

Let’s take a critical look at how curriculum and pedagogy within our public and private elementary and secondary classrooms can shift how our children view themselves and each other as equally important young citizens. Join us for a conversation about education in the context of student resistance and political upheaval.

PANELISTS:

Courtney Bell, former Minneapolis High School teacher; Founder and Principal Consultant, Courtney S. Bell Consultants, LLC

Kimberly Colbert, English Teacher, Central High School

Brian D. Lozenski, Associate Professor of Urban and Multicultural Education, Macalester College

Vernon Rowe, Principal, Northeast Middle School

MODERATOR:

Rose Brewer, Professor, Department of African American and African Studies, University of Minnesota