Teaching to Meet the Moment

The work of educators has never been harder. Over the past year, the global pandemic has shaken the very core of public education. In addition, we continue to see the deeply entrenched legacies of structural and systematic racism and massive inequality in our schools, as we strive to prepare students who see the connections between movements for racial, economic, health, and environmental justice, and who are prepared to lead in each.  

In this new webinar series and podcast from the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching at Stanford University, we set out to understand how education is changing from the bottom up in this moment, by talking to a range of stakeholders, from teachers and teacher educators to experts from the academy, to innovators and activists on the front lines of change. In each episode, we’ll tackle a theme, talk to a guest or two, and provide takeaways and resources to spark continuing conversation and inform action. At a time when educators are feeling isolated and many school communities are fragmented, we see this as a chance to build not just a community of practice, but a community of care.

Our first season revolves how we adapt to the current moment, not simply to make it through, but to reimagine what education looks like, build community, and continue to advance our values even under circumstances that are far from ideal.