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Join Parents Across America’s Poverty, Race and Education book club series with Jesse Hagopian and his book “More Than a Score” | Seattle Education

Join Parents Across America’s Poverty, Race and Education book club series with Jesse Hagopian and his book “More Than a Score” | Seattle Education:

Join Parents Across America’s Poverty, Race and Education book club series with Jesse Hagopian and his book “More Than a Score”

more than a score
Topic: Race, Poverty, and Education: Let’s get real about leveling the playing fieldTime: Nov 20, 2016 7:00 PM Eastern Time, 4 PM Pacific Time 
The guest for Parents Across America’s (PAA) next book club session in our Poverty, Race and Education series is Jesse Hagopian, Seattle teacher and editor of “More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing.”
To prepare for this session titled “Let’s Get Real about Leveling the Playing Field,” you can:
  • Buy and read Jesse’s book
  • Watch his TedX Talk on alternatives to standardized testing, and/or
  • Read some of his articles here or here, for examples.
Jesse reframes education in a way that supports all students and addresses the inherent racism in so much of current school policy and practice, including standardized testing.
This webinar discussion will take place on Zoom, a free program that you will have to download prior to the session (it’s fast and easy). Details are below:
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/461921348
Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll):  +14086380968,461921348# or +16465588656,461921348#
Or Telephone:
Dial: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll)
Meeting ID: 461 921 348
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=cNIvXyon0f19pCC4qOmSA7PLkOfvL3bm
 Join Parents Across America’s Poverty, Race and Education book club series with Jesse Hagopian and his book “More Than a Score” | Seattle Education: