Family (n): a group united by a significant shared characteristic.


At the BESJ conference, we’re inviting you to participate in three conversations with a family group – one at the beginning of the day, one after workshops, and one at the end of the day.  Our hope is that spending time debriefing with folks who do similar work as you on the day of the conference will lead to deeper relationships after the conference.  And deeper relationships sound pretty awesome to us.

We'll ask you to choose/rank the family you would like to spend time with.  We’ll do our best to make this happen.

Classroom Teacher
-pre-K to 5 classroom teacher
-6-12 math/science/technology/health teacher
-6-12 fine arts/technical arts teacher
-6-12 social studies/language arts/foreign language teacher
-post-high school/adult education teacher

Organizer
-youth organizer/adult ally
-legislative/policy organizer
-parent organizer

Researcher

Student
-high-school student
-college student
-graduate student
-continuing education student

Coalition Groups
-special education focus
-bilingual/immigration/ESL focus
-ethnic studies/cultural relevancy
-restorative justice/school-to-prison pipeline