Thursday, January 27, 2022
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Virtual event
Event Overview
The Center for Urban Education will honor the life and legacy of Robert "Bob" Parris Moses (January 23, 1935 - July 25, 2021) during his birthday week.
Bob Moses was an educator, leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the Civil Rights movement and founder of The Algebra Project, a national U.S. mathematics literacy program aimed at supporting math learning among low- income students and students of color through curricular materials, teacher training, professional development support and community involvement activities. Its spin-off program, the Young People's Project, trains, employs, and supports high school students to become math literacy workers. Design principles of both projects guide the Center for Urban Education's Ready to Learn program.
Join us to discuss Bob Moses' legacy, examples of the successes of his ideas, and how we might carry the mantle of justice through critical math pedagogy.
Speakers
Panelists
Maisha Moses, his daughter and Executive Director of the Young People's Project
Cliff Freeman, Director of STEM programs for the Young People's Project
Albert Sykes, Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA)
Moderators
Cassandra Brentley, Program Director of Ready to Learn in the Center for Urban Education
Dr. Kari Kokka, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Event Materials
In order to have a rich and impactful learning experience, participants are asked to review these materials prior to the event:
- Obituary of Bob Moses (Courtesy of The New York Times, July 25, 2021)
- First chapter of Bob Moses' book Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project (PDF)
- The Algebra Project website
Related Follow-Up Event
Responding to Reality: Remembering Bob Moses
Thursday, February 3, 2022
6 - 7:30 p.m. ET
Virtual Event
The Center for Urban Education (CUE) will keep the conversation going from the Remembering Bob Moses: His Life and Legacy Lunch & Learn by hosting a Reflection into Action interactive event. During the virtual event, participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the CUE Ready to Learn program. In addition, event participants will work collaboratively to create actionable ideas to improve and expand Ready to Learn to support the math learning of more middle school students in the region.
As we reflect on the discussion of Bob Moses' legacy and examples of the successes of his ideas, this event aims to bring educators, community members, and students together to strategize about how the Ready to Learn program can serve as a vehicle to carry the mantle of justice through critical math pedagogy.
Questions
If you have any questions or require any special accommodations for the event, please contact the Center for Urban Education at cue@pitt.edu.