Talking Equity in Polarized Times: Stories and Strategies from Teachers and Students

About Jeff KellerKristien ZenkovMeagan Call-Cummings

Meagan Call-Cummings PhD is an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. As a research methodologist she emphasizes the meaningful inclusion of those who are often excluded from the knowledge creation (research) process including teachers young people and communities of Color.Kristien Zenkov PhD is Professor of Education at George Mason University. He is a long-time co-teacher with high school and middle school teachers and a dedicated boundary-spanning teacher educator. Hes most proud of his teaching research and advocacy work that recognizes youths and teachers as key informants for what teaching and school at their best might look like.Jeff Keller is a high school history teacher and a doctoral candidate at George Mason University where his work focuses on how students and teachers experience teaching and learning about controversial issues in todays political climate. He has taught for more than fifteen years earning multiple honors at the school local and state level.