Equity Pedagogy: Creating Classrooms Where All Children Thrive

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A copy of Dr. Lopez’s accompanying slides may also be found here.

About the Event

Many of the current controversies in education – such as whether critical race theory should be taught in schools – reflect broader ideologies that either support or undermine the experiences and achievement of marginalized youth. In this interactive webinar, Dr. Francesca Lopez will discuss the essential knowledge that educators must have if they are to transform their classrooms into spaces that promote equity and respect for student differences. This includes an examination of the research on how teachers develop expectations that influence students’ academic identity and performance. Dr. Lopez will conclude by sharing insights from emerging research on the benefits of an asset-based approach to teaching and policymaking. This webinar will be hosted via the Zoom platform and is the first to use Mentimeter – presentation software that allows participants to engage in the discussion in real time. 

Featured Presenter: Dr. Francesca Lopez

Dr. Francesca Lopez is Waterbury Chair in Equity Pedagogy and Professor of Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Penn State University. Her research focuses broadly on the knowledge teachers need to create anti-racist classrooms that promote the identity and achievement of marginalized students. In 2009, Dr. Lopez received the Division 15’s Early Career Grant, and her research has since been funded through the American Educational Research Association Research, the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, the Institute of Educational Sciences, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Her work has been published in a variety of outlets, including Journal of Teacher Education, Educational Policy, and Contemporary Educational Psychology.

Event Moderated by Dr. David Morris ([email protected]) and Dr. Jason Chen ([email protected]).