Practices of Freedom: A Model for Transformative Teaching and Teacher Education aims to construct and refine a teacher training model that centers Black community educational knowledge traditions in order to increase Black teachers & teachers of color and transform curricula and pedagogy in Western Pennsylvania. The ambitious and multi-pronged approach brings together intergenerational micro-collectives of people to participate in study groups, signature coursework, and participatory action research projects that are grounded in Black pedagogies and knowledge traditions.
Using a micro-collective model, high school students, college students, in-service teachers, and community educators are invited to engage in deep learning and reflection together using a freedom-based curriculum. Program participants will take part in the following activities:
Critical study groups
Equity conversations
Journal reflections
Center for Urban Education Lunch & Learns
Freedom Seminars (1 credit course)
Black Educational Thought (3 credit course)
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