Innocent Classroom founder Alexs Pate explains how teachers can help students of color shed negative stereotypes, thereby freeing them to engage, learn, and experience success.
Alexs Pate is the President and CEO of Innocent Technologies and the creator of the Innocent Classroom, a program for K-12 educators that aims to transform U.S. public education and end disparities by closing the relationship gap between educators and students of color. The Innocent Classroom has partnered with districts and schools throughout the United States, training more than 7,000 educators. The success of the Innocent Classroom has led to the development of Innocent Classroom for Early Childhood Educators and Innocent Care training for healthcare professionals to build connections with their patients. Alexs is the author of five novels, including the New York Times best-seller Amistad. Prior to these pursuits, Alexs was a professor and teacher at Macalester College, the University of Minnesota, Naropa University, and the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast Creative Writing Program, where he also earned an MFA.
