Christopher Emdin - Culture, Creativity, and Connection: Teaching That Resonates

Experience the power of culturally responsive teaching with Dr. Christopher Emdin—a renowned educator, author, and founder of HipHopEd. Discover how to infuse creativity and students’ cultural identities into your classroom through innovative practices like HipHopEd and Science Genius BATTLES. Learn actionable strategies to boost engagement, foster authentic connections, and reimagine academic success for all learners. Leave inspired to use students’ strengths and passions as a bridge to deeper learning and community.

Dr. Christopher Emdin is the Maxine Greene Chair for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Professor of Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is also the  Director of Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the STEAM DREAM and Ideal Lab.

He is the creator of the HipHopEd social media movement, Science Genius BATTLES and the CREATE Accelerator – an initiative that funds non-profits focused on culture and education. He has been named one of the 27 people bridging divides in the United States by Time magazine and the Root 100 list of most influential African Americans.

He is the author of numerous award winning works; including the Strage Prize awardee, Urban Science Education for the Hip-hop Generation and the New York Times bestseller, For White Folks Who Teach In the Hood and the Rest of Ya’ll too. His latest books are STEM STEAM Make Dream and Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success.

Dr. Christopher Emdin will be presenting at Copper Hills High School.