Dr. Wayne Au | School of Educational Studies, University of Washington Bothell, USA
Friday, January 28, 2022 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom
Faculty Host: Dr. E. Wayne Ross
For Zoom details, please email edcp.educ@ubc.ca
Abstract
Teachers are on the frontline of ongoing social, economic, and community health crises. Using the organizing for racial justice done by teachers in Seattle, WA, in this talk Dr. Wayne Au will discuss how teacher actions represent a kind of pedagogy of insurgency that is required when social contradictions reach a particular level. While not all-powerful, it is important to recognize that this kind of pedagogy can have significant local impact as well as offer symbolic inspiration for teacher organizing at the national and international levels.
Bio
A former public high school social studies teacher, Wayne Au is currently a Professor in the School of Educational Studies and is former Dean of Diversity & Equity for the University of Washington Bothell. He is a long-time editor for the social justice teaching magazine, Rethinking Schools, and his work focuses on both academic and public scholarship about high-stakes testing, neoliberal education policy, teaching for social justice, critical pedagogy, and anti-racist education. Author or editor of over 100 publications, his recent co-edited books include Rethinking Ethnic Studies and Teaching for Black Lives, and his most recent authored book is A Marxist Education. He was honored with the UWB Distinguished Teaching Award in 2015, presented the William H. Watkins award for scholar activism from the Society of Professors of Education in 2017, and recognized with the Distinguished K-12 Educational Leader Award from the Evergreen State College MiT program in 2019.