Learn how to make your classroom one of the best venues for your students to discuss race.

Developed by Matthew R. Kay based on the principles behind his book, Not Light, But Fire, this workshop is designed to give teachers and administrators a method and strategies for initiating and facilitating meaningful, productive, and respectful dialogues about race.

Participants in this workshop will learn/take-away:

• How to recognize the difference between meaningful and inconsequential race conversations.
• How to build conversational “safe spaces,” not merely declare them.
• How to infuse race conversations with urgency and purpose.
• How to thrive in the face of unexpected challenges.
• How administrators might equip teachers to thoughtfully engage in these conversations.

Filled with candid guidance and practical advice taken from his own current classroom experiences, Kay will provide workshop participants with tools and strategies for making your classroom one of the best venues for young people to discuss race.