Listen to an exclusive interview with the sister and brother team of Claire and Ralph Nader! These two longtime civic leaders and advocates for social, economic, and legal justice talk with James Damico, Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at Indiana University, about Claire’s recent book, You Are Your Own Best Teacher! Sparking the Curiosity, Imagination, and Intellect of Tweens. In this video, Claire and Ralph cover a range of topics and questions, including: Learning about your body The Commons How to wage peace What does it mean to be smart? Historical…

Have conceptions of Santa Claus as a religious symbol, barred “the most popular holiday mascot” (Fajardo, 2018) from your public school? Hear anecdotes about Santa’s secular identity along with scholarly “origin stories” about four Black Santas. Pedagogical ideas for sociocultural and socioeconomic curricular explorations will also be provided. Speaker: Danné Davis, Associate Professor, Montclair State University