3rd Annual Educating for Change Curriculum Fair

PEACE EDUCATION

** The 2007 Coureagous Educator Award was given to
Florence Borman from Keysor Elementary School in the Kirkwood School District **

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Saturday, September 29th
9 am to 3 pm
University of Missouri-St. Louis, Marillac Hall
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121

Over forty table displays from educators and activists including lesson plans, books, videos, resources, curricular guides and inspirational ideas for teaching for justice in classrooms. The table displays include educators across the lifespan (early childhood, elementary, high school, adult education, higher education).

Hands on and interactive workshop sessions with local educators and activists on themes ranging from using theatre in the classroom to youth organizing and activism.

Bob Peterson from Rethinking Schools will talk about his book Whose Wars? Teaching about the Iraq War and the War on Terrorism. Peterson will share strategies on teaching about justice and peace from his own experience as a 5th grade teacher and as an editor for Rethinking Schools that can be put to use in any classroom.

Charles Murphy and students from Roosevelt High School will present 3 original songs birthed by the struggle against the State Takeover of the St. Louis Public Schools. They will also reflect on the creative process that arose out of being involved in movement for social change and the role of digital technology in this movement.

Laura Richlin and Dominique Kennard will join us from Philadelphia's Parkway High School for Peace and Social Justice. This public High School was founded to offer students a rigorous college preparatory program that also promotes peace and social justice. Teachers and students from the school will share their process of founding the school as well as share insight about policies and practices devoted to justice and peace.

Kelley Ryan and students from Clayton High School will share their process of writing and performing the play And Carl Laughed, a play based on the life of Father Carl Kabat, a Catholic priest who has served over 17 years in prison for his nonviolent protest against nuclear weapons. The first draft premiered in the fall of 2006. A later, finalized version was performed internationally at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe, as a part of the American High School Theatre Festival.

Performer, dancer, educator and activist Alice Bloch joins us. Alice will perform several dances including her dance "Peace," and Isadora Duncan's "Blessed Spirits" and "Revolutionary." Alice is a fourth generation Isadora Duncan dancer and has danced internationally.

This event is sponsored by The Literacy Roundtable, The Dean's Committee on Social Justice, College of Education, UMSL and The Instead of War Coalition.

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