Workshop

1. Teaching social justice in the EFL classroom
within the Colombian post conflict
María del Pilar Fernández Pedraza M.A.
Leidy Yisel Gómez-Vásquez M.A.

2. Workshop objective
To provide pedagogical and digital tools to help
students reach an understanding of Social Justice
connected to violent events in the Colombian conflict,
their development and solutions.

3. General structure of the workshop
1. Introduction: concepts and definitions
2. Context: origins; actors, causes and consequences
of the conflict.
3. Victims: being empathetic to the suffering of
others.
4. Getting ahead: the path followed to overcome the
situation.
5. Socializing ideas: how to apply this information in
your particular context.

4. Defining Social Justice
By groups of 3
Write down a short definition of Education for Social
Justice from your understanding.

5. Education for Social Justice
“Teacher education for social justice encompasses
many pupil learning goals, including thinking critically,
connecting knowledge to real-world problems and
situations, challenging received knowledge,
understanding multiple perspectives, debating diverse
viewpoints, unpacking underlying assumptions, and
engaging productively in cross-cultural discussion.”
(Cochran-Smith, Gleeson, and Mitchell, 2010, p.37)

6. Before teaching Social Justice
1. Make getting to know students a key component of
any social justice teaching.
2. Know that not all students feel the same way about
these issues.
3. Familiarize yourself with the material before
teaching.
4. Keep your administrator in the loop.
Taken from: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/social-justice-resources/

7. An introduction to the event

8. SOMETHING ABOUT SAN CARLOS, ANTIOQUIA
San Carlos is a municipality part of the sub-region of Eastern Antioquia well-
known as the hydro-electrical capital of Colombia due to its strategic
location. San Carlos is a town with great variety of natural resources:
beautiful woods, natural reserves, rivers and waterfalls, as well as fertile
lands that allow the community to produce coffee, sugarcane, potato and
corn.
Unfortunately, due to its strategic location, San
Carlos became the main objective of different
armed groups that wanted to have control over
the territory to impose their ideologies and
benefit their own interests in detriment of the
civil society.

10. 1. Context: origins, actors, causes and
consequences of the conflict.
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2. Victims: being empathetic to the suffering
of others. bit.do/2stage
3. Getting ahead: the path followed to
overcome the situation. bit.do/3stage
Let’s Work!

12. Reflect and discuss with a partner:
What is my role in the post conflict?
What actions can I perform as teacher to construct
social justice in my context?
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13. LESSONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
1. https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/social-justice-resources/
2. http://blog.tiching.com/15-interesantes-recursos-para-la-educacion-civica/
3. https://www.thetechedvocate.org/how-to-teach-kids-social-justice-in-the-digital-
age/
POSTCONFLICT
1. https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2018/10/lessons-post-conflict-states-
peacebuilding-factor-environment-climate-change/
2. https://thebogotapost.com/pieces-of-peace/25570/#
VIDEO RESOURCES
Teachers’ memories in San Carlos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TakMyxb_wUs
Postconflict in San Carlos: https://semanarural.com/web/articulo/san-carlos-
antioquia-de-cuna-de-la-violencia-a-pueblo-pujante/15
Centro de memoria histórica:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=no+hubo+tiempo+para+la+tristeza+
Resources and Tools

14. DIGITAL TOOLS
Timeline creator: Sutori
Easy video maker: Animoto
Story creator: Storybird
Sharing information: Padlet
Infographic creator: Picktochart – Venngage - Canva
Podcast recorder: Audacity - Garageband
Resources and Tools

15. References
1. Borda, E. (2016). Colombia’s move toward a post-conflict era: Transitional challenges. Developing
ideas.
2. Barakat, S., Hardman, F., Sundaram, V., et al. (2013). The role of basic education in post-conflict
recovery. Comparative Education. 1. 124-142.
3. Cifuentes, M. R. y Vallejo, S. Y. (2018). Trabajo social y justicia social en tiempos de transición.
Revista Eleuthera, 18, 150-165.
4. Errazkin, M. and Martinez, R. (Coords), 2012. Sharing European Memories at school: working with
historical memory in the classroom. A teaching plan and guide for implementation. Ed. Aranzadi
Society of Sciences 2012
5. González, C. (2017). Desafios institucionales de una nación en el posconflicto. Revista de economía
Institucional. 19 (37), 317-322
6. Jiménez, F., Lalueza, J. L. y Fardella, K. (2017). Aprendizajes, inclusión y justicia social en entornos
educativos multiculturales. Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa, 19(3), 10-23.
7. Kolangui, N. T. & Magaña, L. R. (2014). La justicia social. México. D.F. Editorial Limusa.
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en el posconflicto Colombiano. Revista Filosofía UIS 16 (2). 242-257
9. Murillo, F. (2018). ¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de justicia social en educación?: el análisis
ideacional como estrategia de análisis crítico del discurso. Literatura y Lingüística. 37. 273 – 300

16. References
10. Murillo, F., Hidalgo, N. (2015). Enfoques Fundamentantes de la Evaluación de Estudiantes para la
Justicia Social Revista Iberoamericana de Evaluación Educativa, 8(1), 43-61.
11. Pérez, F. (2016). El papel de la educación en el posconflicto. Viva la ciudadanía, semanario virtual.
12. Sanz, J., Serrano, A. (2015). El desarrollo de capacidades en la educación una cuestión de justicia
social. Sinética. 46. 1-16
13. Sierra Piedrahita, A. M. (2016). Contributions of a social justice language teacher education
perspective to professional development programs in Colombia. PROFILE Issues in Teachers’
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14. http://www.archivodelosddhh.gov.co/saia_release1/ws_client_oim/menu_usuario.php
15. http://rutasdelconflicto.com/interna.php?masacre=397
16. http://www.centrodememoriahistorica.gov.co/noticias/noticias-cmh/cuatro-masacres-que-san-
carlos-no-olvida
17. http://www.archivodelosddhh.gov.co/saia_release1/ws_client_oim/menu_usuario.php?pagina_d
efault=pnatural.php&descargar_archivo=1
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forzada/index.html
19. http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/Colombia/dcs-upn/20121130052459/memoria.pdf
20. https://www.magisterio.com.co/articulo/la-memoria-historica-en-el-aula-de-clase-una-estrategia-
didactica-para-la-ensenanza-de-las

17. Thank you!
María del Pilar Fernández Pedraza M.A.
maria.fernandez1@unisabana.edu.co
Leidy Yisel Gómez-Vásquez M.A.
leidy.gomez1@unisabana.edu.co