The third annual Teaching for Justice conference aligns with Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month with the theme, Communities of Care. Following two successful years of bringing educators together to build a network for knowledge, skills-sharing, and addressing the well-being of students, this year we focus on understanding how Asian American Studies pedagogy and practice can teach and embody care in classrooms and communities. This year’s conference will amplify the work of educators, researchers, and community organizers by 

• broadening knowledge bases through active and empathetic listening to diverse experiences to foster connections and understanding; 
• providing models of culturally- sustaining pedagogy that celebrate and honors community funds of knowledge; and  
• building community and collective wisdom with advocates at different touchpoints of the education system who share the goal of a more inclusive, humanizing, liberatory, and joy-filled K-12 education.

Day 1 will be an all-virtual format and Day 2 is in-person at the UCI Student Center. Recordings of select sessions will be available to registered participants. 

Guiding Questions:
• How can we participate in and build caring communities in education?
• How can we use collaboration and collective wisdom in our teaching practices to create inclusive, supportive, and joy-filled K-12 communities that foster learning?

Conference Planning Committee

Partners