Tentative 2007 Conference Schedule
(as of December 22)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12
Breakout Session #1
12:30-2:00pm
1A: Research Presentations: Examining the Experiences of Student Teachers
Perceptions of Social Justice among Selected Pre-Service Teachers in Abeokuta, South West Nigeria
Noah Adewale, Lagos State University at Ojo, Nigeria
Incongruous Multicultural Education and Implications for Effectively Imparting the Social Justice Ideal
Sheron Fraser-Burgess & Mervin E. Chisholm, Ball State University
Transformative Teacher Education: Constructing Conscientization
Daniel J. Glisczinski, University of Minnesota at Duluth
The Unexamined Whiteness of Teaching: Will the Cycle be Unbroken?
Bree Picower, New York University
1B: Research Presentations: Understanding Diversity and Difference in Schools
Leaving LGBT Students Behind: Schools, Sexuality, and Rights
Stacey S. Horn, University of Illinois at Chicago
Let Them Speak
Linda Piper Price, Institute of American Indian Arts
The Influence of Selected Noncognitive Variables on the Academic Success of Urban Black High School Males
Leon Rouson, Norfolk State University
How Can a Multicultural Education Class Help New Teachers to Dispel Their Own Stereotypes about Middle Eastern Cultures (Muslims and Arabs)?
Michelle Y. Szpara, Long Island University at C.W. Post
1C: Curriculum Showcases: Courses on the Social and Cultural Contexts of Schooling
Creating a Place for Transformative Thinking and Action: Growing a Place-Based Curriculum
Deborah Black, Keene State College
Cultural Foundations of Education
Erica R. Davila, Arcadia University
Preparing Socially Conscious Educators for a Diverse Society
Christina M. Reagle, Western Washington University
Breakout Session #2
2:15-3:45pm
2A: Research Presentations: Interrupting Initiatives from the Right
Complicity with Conservatism: The De-politicizing and Re-politicizing of Social Justice Education
Paul C. Gorski, EdChange and Hamline University
The War on Education
Narges Niedzwiecki, Orange Coast College
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Private Practices, Public Educators, and the Lifestyle Problems in Accreditation and Certification
Therese Quinn, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Should "The Achievement Gap" be Our Target?: An Imperialist Look at NCLB
Sharon Radd, University of St. Thomas
2B: Curriculum Showcases: Central Questions in Educational Discourse
Interrogating the Purpose of Schooling
Kim Hackford-Peer, University of Utah
Rethinking the Urban Crisis in Education
Heather Lewis, Pratt Institute, & Bethany Rogers, The College of Staten Island, CUNY
"What's This Book Doing in a Literacy Course?"
Rachel Martin, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
2C: Curriculum Showcases: Service Learning in Teacher Preparation
Service Learning as a Curriculum Component
Eileen Quinn Knight & Tamara Korenmen, Saint Xavier University
Developing Social Justice Consciousness through Service Learning and Reflection
Pamela T. Motoike & Tania D. Mitchell, California State University at Monterey Bay
Opening Plenary Session: Reframing Teacher Education
4:00-5:00pm
The Conference Organizer and the Director of CAOE will welcome all participants and provide a context for this conference with a presentation on recent initiatives from the Right on such policy issues as funding, censorship, and teacher certification. The presentation will focus on why politicians and the general public seem swayed by these initiatives, and how the Left can be proactive in advancing equity and justice. Immediately following the Opening Plenary Session will be Networking Reception and a booksigning by leading scholars in the field of education and social justice, including William Ayers, Stacey Horn, Amanda Lewis, Pauline Lipman, Larry Nucci, William Schubert, William Watkins, and others. Teaching for Change and Rethinking Schools will run the Conference Booksale throughout the weekend. Light refreshments will be provided.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13
Breakout
Session #3
9:00-10:30am
3A: Research Presentations: Curricula and Programs for Addressing Diversity among K-12 Students
Blowing Up the Canon: Assisting Students in Developing a Critical Lens
William McHenry & Raymond Salazar, Jones College Preparatory High School
The Impact of Mentoring and the Peer Management Strategies of Upwardly Mobile High School Students
Fred Muskal, University of the Pacific
The Teacher, Teacher Education and Curriculum Design for Social Justice
Henry Adewale Odunayo, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Nigeria)
3B: Curriculum Showcases: Using Technology in Teacher Preparation
Preparing Teachers to Teach towards Social Justice: Assignments for First Semester Pre-service Teachers
Shari Saunders, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Open for Discussion: Using Online Technology to Extend Classroom Conversation
Ann Schulte, California State University at Chico
3C: Curriculum Showcases: Innovative Program Content, Design, and Evaluation
Working Toward Equity through Standards-Based Field Experiences
Margaret J. Finders, Jon Davies, Barbara Gander, Jeanne Danneker, & Tracy Caravella, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
Drawing on Transformative Experiences in Anti-Oppressive Teacher Education
Judith Reed, Keene State University
Showcasing CASEL's Implementation Toolkit and Selection Guide for Social and Emotional Learning Programming in Schools
Manolya Tanyu, Jennifer Axelrod, & Mary Utne O'Brien, University of Illinois at Chicago
Breakout Session #4
10:45am-12:15pm
4A: Research Presentations: Collaborations between University and K-12 Educators
Collaborative Reforms: Exploring the Development of Community-Based University and School Partnerships
Andrew Allen, Finney Cherian, & Yvette Daniel, University of Windsor, Canada
A Cross-Institutional Dialogue about Social Justice: Four K-12 Educators and a Dissertator Sit at the Table
Connie North, University of Wisconsin at Madison, & Lauren Lebwohl, Oregon Middle School
Minimizing Practice: Academics, Teachers, and Power, Hierarchy, and Social Equity
Sarada Hanumadass Weber, Jones College Preparatory High School, & Debra Miretzky, National Society for the Study of Education
4B: Curriculum Showcases: K-12 Curriculum for Thinking Globally
Teaching Social Justice through International Literature: Words Without Borders
Susan Harris, Words Without Borders
A Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Student Suspensions in an Elementary School
Gary Kamino & Ryan Naidoo, Roselands Junior Public School, Canada
The People Behind the Numbers: Exposing Overpopulation Myths as a Tool for Social Justice Education
Amy Oliver, Hampshire College
4C: Curriculum Showcases: The Power of Stories and Narration
Critical Narrative Essays: A Reflective Strategy for Preparing Teachers to be Champions of Social Justice
Kelly Duffy, Vivian Johnson, & Robert Simmons III, Hamline University
Multicultural Awareness: Language, Literature, and Activities for the Classroom
Sandra Loughran, Dowling College, Katherine Schlicting, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, & Linda Fernsten, Dowling College
Pedagogy and Classroom Dynamics: Teaching Positionality, Power, and Identity Intersections
Mitsunori Misawa, University of Georgia
4D: Curriculum Showcases: Taking Action
Taking Action within a Five-Part Inquiry Infrastructure
Peter Appelbaum, Arcadia University
Action Research as a Tool for Change
Sara Falls, Abraham Lincoln High School and San Francisco Education Fund
Center for Urban Schooling: Social Justice and Teacher Education through Model Schools and Inner City Options
Jeff Kugler & Leslie Stewart Rose, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto, Canada)
Breakout Session #5
1:45-3:15pm
5A: Research Presentations: Experiences of K-12 Teachers
Becoming a Transformative Urban Teacher: Personalizing, Contextualizing, Problematizing, and Politicizing Teaching Practice
Kelly Donnell, Roger Williams University
A Case Study of a First-Generation Mexican Teacher's Culturally Comprehensive Knowledge and Self-Reflective Planning for Latino/a Mexican Elementary Students in a U.S. Midwestern School
Alberto Lopez-Carrasquillo, Illinois School District U-46
Understandings of Social Injustice in Teaching for Social Justice
Sung Choon Park, Ohio State University
"Someone Should Know Where We're Going": Teacher Negotiation of Mandated Literacy Reform
Elisa Salasin, University of California at Berkeley
5B: Research Presentations: Preparing Primarily White Teachers for Diverse Classroom
Educating for Social Justice and Progressivist Teacher Education: Are there Contradictions Here?
Charles Bingham, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Revisiting "The Master's Tools": Troubling the Ideal of Cross-Cultural Teacher Education
Ann Chinnery, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Why Fiona has No Accent, and Other Mysteries: Using Pop Culture Stereotypes to Further a Social Justice Approach in Teacher Education
Ozlem Sensoy, Simon Fraser University, Canada
There is No Innocent Space: The Challenges of Building Coalitions in Pre-Service Teacher Education Classrooms"
Dolores van der Wey, Simon Fraser University, Canada
5C: Curriculum Showcases: Teaching through the Arts in K-12 Schools and Teacher Preparation
Changing Pre-Service Praxis through Aesthetic Pedagogy
Sharon Hogan & Josephine Wise, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Adding Insult to Imagery?: Teaching, Censorship, and Mass Media
Robert W. Sweeny, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Xtine Hanson, California State University at Fullerton, & Heather Corbin, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Doing Democracy: Critical Multiculturalism and Social Justice for Teacher Preparation
Kevin M. Tavin, Ohio State University
Breakout Session #6
3:30-5:00pm
6A: Research Presentations: Troubling Categories of Diverse K-12 Students
Rising above Social Injustice
Audrey Cuff, Fielding University
Troubling the Troubles of Black Male Students in Urban Schools
Lance T. McCready, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto, Canada
Deconstructing Personal Hurdles through Installation Art
Irina Zadov, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
6B: Curriculum Showcases: Lessons and Courses for Student Teachers on Racial and Cultural Diversity
Starting the Dialogue about Race and Social Justice
Bil Johnson, Brown University
Lessons, Activities, and Curricular Resources for Teacher Preparation
Ian K. Macgillivray, James Madison University
A Different Diversity: Honoring the Diversity of Ideas
Ronald Narode, Portland State University
6C: Curriculum Showcases: Preparing Teachers to Teach for Democracy
Teaching Democracy and Global Issues in Isolationist, Patriotic Times
Sybil Durand & Bruce Parker, Purdue University
The Journey Continues Beyond Teacher Preparation: A Commitment in Curricular Design and Learning Opportunities for Practicing PK-12 Teachers to Teach Toward Social Justice
Teri Staloch, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 14
Breakout Session #7
9:00-10:30am
7A: Research Presentations: Re-Conceptualizing the Social Context of Education
Non-Native Speakers and the Importance of Voice in Western Academic Writing
Kathleen Alexander, Gonzaga University
The Right, the Left, the Absurd, and the Meaningful: Personal Narratives on Illegal Immigration and Social Injustice
Antonina Lukenchuk, National-Louis University
Reframing Law and Order: Making Prison Expansion an Educational Issue
Karen Benita Reyes, University of Illinois at Chicago, & Erica R. Meiners, Northeastern Illinois University
7B: Curriculum Showcases: Popular Culture and Critical Media Literacy
From West Coast Streets to West Bank Beats: Understanding Imperialism and Struggle through Global Hip Hop
Mark Gonzales, Human Writes Project and Jordan High School
Beyond the Picture Frame: Images and Identity in a Racialized Context
Andres L. Hernandez, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, & Deidre Searcy, Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Spittin' Knowledge Initiatives: A Hip-Hop Based Curriculum
Andrew J. Ryan, George Mason University and University of the District of Columbia
7C: Curriculum Showcases: Roles of Parents, Psychologists, and Community Members
A New Generation of Community Leaders and Teachers
Leticia Barrera, Ebelia Mucino, Elizabeth Pagan, & Ofelia Sanchez, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, with Bridget Murphy, LSNA, & Elizabeth Skinner, Chicago State University
Social Justice for School Psychologists
Joseph C. Kush, Duquesne University
Teaching to Make a Difference: Exploring Local Knowledge to Advance Cultural Competency
Gary Stiler & Ann Unterreiner, University of Redlands
Breakout Session #8
10:45am-12:15pm
8A: Research Presentations: Emotion and Teaching
Queer Aporias: Straight Teachers and a Sexual Minority Curriculum
Patrick Finnessy, University of Illinois at Chicago
The Politics of Social Reproduction and the Limits of Curriculum: An Example from Anti-Oppressive Education
Carol Schick, University of Regina, Canada
Not Enough Chairs: The Art of Hosting Learning
E.V. VanderWeil, Gonzaga University
8B: Research Presentations: Race, Culture, and Education
The Center for Human Origin and Cultural Diversity: Merging Social Justice Literacy, Anthropology, and Science to Promote Teacher Self-Discovery
Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris & Joan Hoscher, University of Missouri at St. Louis
Exploring Critical Theories of Race in Mathematics Education for Black Students
Ebony McGee, University of Illinois at Chicago
Champions of Social Justice: Preparing Teachers for the Challenges of the New Millennium with Special Reference to Southern Africa and Urban Schools
Moses B. Rumano, Miami University of Ohio
Eugenic Ideology and Historical Osmosis: Responding to Initiatives from the Right
Ann H. Winfield, Roger Williams University
8C: Curriculum Showcases: Teaching for Social Justice across the K-12 Curriculum
Democratic Education Initiative
Shanti Elliott, Francis Parker School
Social Justice Issues in Health/Wellness/Physical Education
Cara N. Nance, Jones College Preparatory High School
Critical Creativity in the Curriculum: Examining Privilege through Collective Art Creation in the Social Justice Classroom
Debora Nelli, Portland State University
Post-Conference Workshop on Publishing for Emerging Scholars
2:00-5:00pm
Designed for emerging scholars (graduate students and recent graduates) in the field of teacher education and social justice, this workshop shares tips on publishing books and journal articles. Pre-registration is required, and space is being filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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