ASU Center for Educational Opportunity Convenes Teacher Leaders for an Open Discussion on Reclaiming Humanity in Trauma-Informed Classrooms and Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline

More than 150 registered with almost 70 education advocates participating in the first of a series of webinars co-hosted by Albany State University Center for Educational Opportunity and Tall Poppy, Inc. on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The discussion centered on teachers in their roles as advocates for social justice in schools. The session was facilitated by Katherine Bassett, CEO of Tall Poppy, Inc. and featured teacher leaders Kelisa Wing, 2017 Maryland Teacher of the Year, who shared solutions for dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline; and Kimberly Worthy, 2009 DC Teacher of the Year, who shared the work of reclaiming the humanity of children in trauma-informed classrooms. A link to the recording can be found here.