Teaching for Justice
Communities of Care
A two-day conference intended for K-12 educators and community members interested in integrating the principles of Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies into their professional work.
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?
Friday, May 17 (virtual)
Saturday, May 18 (at UCI)
9 AM – 4 PM PT
Cost: $50 Friday (virtual) | $210 Saturday (in-person)
Registration closes on May 10 at 5:00 PM PT
To register with a purchase order, please contact Jackie Mai at jxmai@uci.edu or 949-824-8355.
If your district is unable to cover the registration fee(s), we have a limited number of scholarships available. To request a scholarship for registration costs, please fill out the scholarship request form and a representative from the Teacher Academy will email you with more information.
If you have questions regarding the conference, please email Nicole Gilbertson at gilbertn@uci.edu.