NWTSJ

2011 Program 2011 Program

In solidarity with our colleagues in Tacoma, we are offering all Tacoma educators a special "strike rate" of $5 for participation in the conference. This will include lunch and full access to workshops.

1-quarter credit or clock hours available. Please pre-register.

Overnight housing is available in Seattle. If you would like to stay with local teachers and community activists, please email sistateacher@gmail.com to make arrangements. As available housing is limited, please contact early.

4th Annual Northwest Conference on Teaching for Social Justice

“Rethinking Our Classrooms, Organizing for Better Schools”

Watch this year's keynote address!

Saturday October 1, 2011
8:00 – 4:30

Chief Sealth International High School,
2600 SW Thistle St,
Seattle WA 98126

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2011 Keynote: Karen Lewis, President of the Chicago Teachers Union
A video of Karen's opening remarks to a townhall meeting.
See videos of the previous year's keynote speaker, Sonia Nieto.

Special Guest: Stan Karp
Rethinking Schools editor Coordinator of ‘Not Waiting for Superman’ project

Samples of Scheduled Workshops:

  • Closeted Silence
  • Unpacking the Ode
  • The Politics of Naming
  • Gender and Sexuality 101
  • From Real to imagined ELL
  • Stories of Subversion: Mathematics in Action
  • Do Your Students Know Enough to Go to War?
  • Helping Undocumented Students Get to College
  • Using Scandal to Create Inquiry-based Discussion
  • Nature and Labor: From Disposability to Sustainability
  • Honoring Our Ancestors: Bringing Students' Lives into the Classroom

We would like to keep the Northwest Conference on Teaching for Social Justice green. Please plan to bring your own water/coffee/beverage container as we will not provide bottled beverages.

Sponsored by:
Puget Sound Rethinking Schools, Tacoma Coalition X, Olympia Educators for Social Justice, Portland Area Rethinking Schools, Rethinking Schools Magazine