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Equity Now Conference: Welcoming, Affirming, and Healing Schools

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The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools is proud to announce Dr. Pedro Noguera as the keynote speaker for its 2023 Prioritizing Equity Conference: Past, Present, and Future.

What are the aims of the

2023 Prioritizing Equity Conference?

NYU Metro Center’s 2023 Prioritizing Equity Conference: Past, Present, and Future aims to broaden knowledge and intentionally break fresh ground in the development of an inclusive educational system that invites all of our children to achieve their best possible academic, socioemotional, and cultural development. The 2023 Prioritizing Equity Conference(link is external) will push the boundaries of what educational equity means, and for whom, and will share research, practices, strategies, and tools with attendees that can be shared with colleagues on how different education equity leaders can play a role in improving beliefs, policies, and practices in schools, districts, regions, and greater school-wide communities. To that end, the theme of NYU Metro Center’s 2023 Prioritizing Equity Conference is decolonizing education, wellness and sustainability in leading equity efforts, in addition to equity-based practices that districts and schools have developed and sustained.

2025 Equity Now Conference: Welcoming, Affirming, and Healing Schools Schedule

Conference Schedule

8:45-9:30am: Continental Breakfast 

9:00-9:05am: Message from Dr. Fabienne Doucet, Executive Director of NYU Metro Center

9:05-9:10am: Greetings from Dean Jack H. Knott, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development

9:10-9:28am: Message from Dr. Lester Young, Chancellor for New York State Education Department

9:28-09:30am: Introduction to Keynote Speaker, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings

9:30-10:30am: Keynote Speaker: Dr Gloria Ladson-Billings

10:32-10:50am: Book Signing with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings

10:55am-12:05pm: AM Breakout Session 

12:15-1:10pm: Networking Lunch

1:20-2:30pm: PM Breakout Session 

2:35-3:00pm: Coffee Networking

3:00-4:15pm: Panel Conversation: Creating Welcoming, Affirming, and Healing Schools

4:15-4:30pm: Closing

Registration for the Equity Conference is closed.

Equity Now Conference has been sold out. (link is external)

AM Breakout Sessions (10:50 AM-12 PM)

 

None of the Above: Disrupting the “Common Sense” Behind Standardized Testing & Crafting a New Narrative to Lead School-based Change

Presenters: Trevor Baisden

You Won't Break My Soul: A District-Wide Approach to Developing, Supporting, and Sustaining Culturally Responsive Leaders

Presenters: Denise L. Williams

Equity in Action: Navigating the Three Core Lines of Action for Growing a Diverse Staff

Presenter: Renise Washington, Waishana Freeman, Cindy Martinez, Iris Gomero

Paradigms, Not Programs” Deepening Our Restorative Practice

Presenter: Dr. Lauren Trout, Crystal Wu

Libraries as Catalysts for Resource Redistribution

Presenter: Lindsay Valentine, Sudha Narsipur, Dr. Ann Dealy, Liz Byle

Moving past "good" and "bad" schools with holistic school quality measurement

Presenter: Peter Piazza

Erasing the Redlines for Educational Access 

Presenters: Alyssa N. Haymore 

Cultivating Inclusive Classrooms: Heart-Centered Teaching and Learning

Presenters: Antoinette Miller, Tim Ojetunde

Abolitionist School Social Work

Presenter: Dr. Krystal Folk-Nagua

Decolonizing SEL Practices In The Classroom

Presenter: Davielle Morton

Parent and Family Engagement as a Libratory Educational Practice

Presenters: Natasha Capers

Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education in thze Math Classroom

Presenters: Jose Vilson, Luz Maria Rojas (Rojas Vilson)

PM Breakout Sessions (1:15 PM-2:25 PM)

 

Advancing Equity Practices for Multilingual Learners

Presenters: Ron Woo, Elsa Nunez, and Pamela D’Andrea Martínez

The Ossining Equity Fellowship: Systems for Developing a Culturally Responsive & Sustaining Education

Presenter: Dr. Anne E. Dealy

Equitable Education: Prioritizing Equity with Data-Driven Approaches

Presenters: Dr. Babetta Hemphill, Eboney Forté, and Hon. Linda Griffin

Healing Spaces to Sustain Equity

Presenter: Dr. Wenimo Okoya, Justis Lopez, and Kameca Waugh   

Universal Design for Learning: A Pathway Forward to Dismantle Ableism and Anti-Blackness in Early Childhood Classrooms

Presenter: Heather Clarke

Healed Teachers Heal Students: Using Data-Informed Healing Circles to Improve Well-being Among Educators of Color

Presenter: Ginelle Wynter

CRSE: Not an add on- but an anchor

Presenter: Dr. Andolyn Brown, Luis Alejandro Tapia, Nakeeba A. Wauchope, and Erin Dunlevy

Design thinking for liberatory change in alternative high school settings

Presenter: Dr. Jamel Adkins-Sharif

Toward a Critical Improvement Science Approach: Practical Paradigm Shifts to Create Strategic and Sustainable Adaptive

Presenter: Dr. Kris M. DeFilippis

Leaning In- One District’s Equity Journey: Progress, Challenges and Strategies Learned along the way

Presenters: Dr. Gail Duffy, Jen De Lisi, Sarah Katz, and Sara Rust

Loving Schools that Can Heal Us All: Parent Organizing for Culturally Responsive and Healing-Centered Education and School Environments

Presenters: Natasha Capers and Rasheedah Harris

Pathways to Success: Enhancing College Preparation Through NYU's K-12 Programs

Presenters: Dr. Laurie B. Behringer, Jimmy Suarez, Melania Velverde, Natasha Bean, Ben Esner, Dr. LuAnn Williams-Moore, Dr. Sarah Beck, Anna Ortega Chavolla, Dr. Charlton McIlwain, and Jonathan B Williams

PM Plenary Session (2:55 PM-3:50 PM)

Getting to Equity by Centering Youth Voice

Presenter(s): Ashley Acosta, Alpha Jalloh, & Brian Bamah

APPRECIATIONS

This event could not have been put together without the extraordinary contributions of the following persons listed below.

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Acknowledgments 

The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools wishes to extend our appreciation and gratitude to all who were involved in making this equity conference a success. Without tireless work, dedication and commitment our conference would have not been possible.

  • Dr. Fabienne Doucet
  • Dr. Maria G. Hernandez
  • Dr. Andolyn Brown
  • Reed Swier
  • Silvia Taylor
  • Keno Moore
  • Jules Csallig
  • Rhea Almeda
  • Matt Gonzales
  • Paloma Garcia
  • Pharoah Cranston
  • Cindy Qiang
  • Dr. Crystal Martin
  • Christina Clarke
  • Equity Conference Volunteers

A special thanks to all of our contributors:

A special thanks to all of our contributors, including: NYU Steinhardt's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging, NYU Steinhardt's Office of Research, and the Institute of Human Development and Social Change.

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We would also like to thank:

  • Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
  • Dr. Khalil G. Muhammad
  • Chancellor Lestor Young
  • Natasha Capers
  • Zakiyah Ansari
  • IntegrateNYC
  • Silent Auction Gifters
  • Conference Presenters
  • Equity Conference Attendees 
  • NYU Kimmel Center for University Life

 

Travel Information for the

Prioritizing Equity Conference

 

The Prioritizing Equity Conference will be held at the Kimmel Center for University Life

60 Washington Square South

New York, NY 10012

 

Local Airports

NYU is located in Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan. If you are traveling by air you may come to NYC through JFK, LaGuardia Airport or Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

 

Local Hotels

Washington Square Hotel(link is external)

103 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10011

212-777-9515

 

The Standard East Village(link is external)

25 Cooper Square New York, NY 10003

212-475-5700

 

Club Quarters World Trade Center(link is external)

140 Washington St

 New York, NY 10006

212-577-1133

 

Hampton Inn Manhattan/Financial District(link is external)

32 Pearl Street

New York, NY 10004

1-844-202-4672

 

The Marlton Hotel (link is external)

5 W 8th Street, New York, New York 10011

(212) 321-0100

 

The Walker Hotel Greenwich Village (link is external)

52 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011

(212) 375-1300

 

The Hyatt Union Square(link is external)

134 4th Ave, New York, NY 10003

(212) 253-1234

 

W New York - Union Square (link is external)

201 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003

(212) 253-9119

 

PUBLIC Hotel (link is external)

215 Chrystie St, New York, NY 10002

(212) 735-6000

 

Hilton Garden Inn-Tribeca (link is external)

39 6th Ave, New York, NY 10013

(212) 966-4091

 

Moxy NYC-East Village(link is external)

112 E 11th St, New York, NY 10003

(212) 288-6699

 

Hotel Indigo Lower East Side (link is external)

171 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002

(212) 237-1776

 

Arlo SoHo(link is external)

231 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013

(212) 342-7000

 

The Bowery Hotel(link is external) 

335 Bowery, New York, NY 10003

(212) 505-9100

If you have any questions about NYU Metro Center’s 2023 Prioritizing Equity Conference: Past, Present, and Future, please contact Demiana Rizkalla via email here.