June 26-27, 2018: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. David L. Lawrence Hall University of Pittsburgh: 3942 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15260 The Center for Urban Education Summer Educator Forum (CUESEF) is a professional learning experience for education professionals (pre- and practicing educators) in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region that focuses on supporting Culturally Responsive Education. During this intensive, two-day […]
The Stories We Tell: Transforming Narratives About Other People’s Children
Join the Center for Urban Education for the spring 2018 edition of #CUEtalks when we welcome Dr. Lisa Delpit from Southern University. In this talk, Dr. Delpit addresses how the stories our country has told us about certain people distort our perceptions and create self-fulfilling stereotypes of low performance. If we change our stories, we can both change the […]
Social Justice Teaching Issues Workshop: Youth Organizing
RSVP Youth Organizing March 1, 2018 5:30-7pm Please let us know if you can join us for a discussion about Youth Organizing with high school student organizers Suhail Gharaibeh-Gonzalez, Peyton Klein, Gigi Varlotta, Zoe Vongtau, and Serena Zets. March 1st 5:30-7pm (food provided please RSVP so we can plan for how much food to […]
Center for Urban Education: Responding to Reality
Responding to Reality: Advocating for Healthy Children in Urban Communities and Schools Join CUE and the Department of Health & Physical Activity for a panel discussion and reflection examining health issues and disparities, and how they influence educational outcomes. Moderated by Dr. A. Dex Samuels, Meharry Medical College and Dr. John Jakicic, Department of Health & Physical Activity […]
CUE Lunch & Learn Series
Practitioners Talking About Race With Students: One School’s Journey Thursday, February 16 Facilitated by Megan O’Brien, Christie Herring, Diana Gomez and Katie Pohl, in-service teachers, The Falk School 12 – 1:30 p.m., Center for Urban Education Conference Room (Posvar 4118) Click here to learn more and to register.
CUE Lunch & Learn Series
We Are Still Here: Declarations of Love and Sovereignty in Black Life Under Siege February 8, 2018 Facilitated by Cynthia Dillard, Mary Frances Early Professor of Teacher Education, Department of Educational Theory and Practice, University of Georgia 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., CUE Commons Click here to learn more and to register.
Meetup: Starting Critical Discourse in the Classroom
This Meetup will outline tools for white teachers to start and have successful conversations about race, based on research currently underway at the Center for Urban Education. Thursday, December 7, 2017 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh PA 15213 Second Opportunity! This event was first held on November 16th […]
Reflection Into Action: Addressing Race, Culture & Trauma
Join the Center for Urban Education and a panel of local professionals for a reflection and discussion building on the themes of the Tyrone Howard lecture as we explore new ideas and strategies for recognizing and addressing issues of race, culture, and trauma in schools. Tuesday, October 10, 2017 4 – 6 p.m. Holy Family […]
#CUEtalks presents Tyrone Howard
Why Race, Culture & Trauma Matter: Addressing Real Equity for Marginalized Populations Join the Center for Urban Education for the fall 2017 edition of #CUEtalks when we welcome Dr. Tyrone Howard from UCLA. In this talk, Howard will address the increasing complexities in today’s schools contexts, and how issues of race, culture, and trauma remain […]
CUE Brown Bag Lunch Series: Activism, Advocacy, and the Pursuit of Educational Change
Brown Bag Lunch Series Fall 2017, featuring the CUE Visiting Scholar Series Activism, Advocacy, and the Pursuit of Educational Change Thursday, September 28 Facilitated by Dr. Clyde Wilson Pickett, Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion, Community College of Allegheny County 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., CUE Commons (4303 Posvar) Readings for this session: Inclusive Directions: The Role of […]