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Form, Identity, Dissent – Reclaiming the Critical Space
Full text linkPreethi Athreya questions the aesthetic overlay and positivity superimposed on the body that is primarily socio-political.
 
Crossing Barriers: Dance Unwound - A Conversation with Sushant Gaurav
Full text linkAn interview of a diachronic space-time configuration in the conventional field of Kathak, a prominent traditional dance form
Professional Development Training for Administrators in the Early Childhood Education and Care Setting
Full text linkAdministrators and other professionals who support teachers in the early care and education setting are essential to the organization and climate of the center, the classroom environment, and the experiences of teachers, children, and families. The current qualitative study investigates the experiences of five Early Head Start administrators who participated in a 15-hour attachment- and relationship-based professional development training. Themes that emerged from analyses underscore the importance of the administrator’s role in supporting teachers to integrate professional development content within their classrooms and highlight the powerful nature of participating in a training that is specifically designed and aimed at the complex role of the administrator. This study informs the field on the importance of providing professional development and support to early childhood education administrators and attending to all the complex and important relationships reflected within the early childhood setting
Leveraging Faculty Expertise to Meet Emerging Needs: Creating a Faculty Fellowship Program
Full text linkTrack: Educational and Faculty Development
After the emergence of Generative AI (GenAI), faculty needed to learn about this new technology and adapt their teaching in a short timeframe. Without the staff to offer extensive new programming, we leveraged the expertise of faculty on campus with the creation of a Faculty Fellow for Generative AI. Our Fellow focused on building a half-day, modularized workshop introducing concepts and applications of AI that was open to all instructors. In addition, we invited units and departments to request customized versions of this foundational workshop tailored to the specific needs of their faculty. In this presentation, faculty development staff and our faculty fellow will describe our approach to creating the fellowship, creating development opportunities for faculty around GenAI, and delivering customized sessions across campus. Participants will be invited to explore how they can leverage faculty expertise in their contexts, from both staff and faculty perspectives
Examining the Moderating Effect of Teacher Experience on Academic Achievement in Urban Schools: A Critical Spatial Analysis of Access
Full text linkThis study investigates the moderating effect of teacher experience on academic achievement in urban schools, focusing on the comparison between Texas and Tennessee. Using critical race spatial analysis (CRSA), the research maps the geographic distribution of experienced teachers in urban areas and examines how this distribution relates to student demographics and academic outcomes. Findings reveal that students in historically marginalized communities often have less access to experienced teachers, contributing to persistent achievement gaps. The study provides insights into how the unequal distribution of experienced educators perpetuates educational inequities, particularly in communities of color. By examining Tennessee’s urban education context as a mirror for Texas, the paper highlights the broader implications for state policy and educational reform. These results underscore the need for systemic efforts to ensure equitable access to experienced teachers in urban schools, aiming to improve academic outcomes for all students
Unearthing the disenfranchisement of Black voters: : Preparing adult learners for critical consciousness and political resistance
No full textThis paper examines voting laws that have been enacted in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado within the last decade to determine the extent to which they promote enfranchisement or disenfranchisement of eligible voters. The findings show that following Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court ruling in 2013, Florida, Georgia, and several other “battleground” states have enacted voting laws that disproportionately prevent eligible Black voters from registering to vote and from voting. As the implication of the study, the authors extoll the virtue of educating citizens about the sacrosanctity of an electoral process that is inclusive and free from voter suppression. They recommend an adult education curriculum that encompasses a robust civic and citizenship education as well as critical literacy in two-year and four-year colleges as well as in the informal and non-formal adult education sector to raise adult learners’ critical consciousness on oppressive electoral laws and ways to resist them
A Framework for Modifying Mathematics Tasks for Accessibility
Full text linkFor our work in Language in Mathematics, we developed a framework for analyzing mathematics tasks along lines of mathematics concepts, mathematics practices, contexts, and language demands. By referencing these features, we worked across our distinct academic specializations of mathematics education and language/literacy education more easily. They also helped us to draw important distinctions between task characteristics (concepts and practices) that cannot be modified without changing what is being assessed mathematically; and those that can be changed (context and language demands) as long as the changes are done with care. We share our framework, which can be used for curricular and instructional purposes, in hopes it can help other educators to work cross disciplinary areas for improving the accessibility of mathematics tasks more generally
The Phone as a Tool in Modern Black Self-Defense
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As Black Americans continue to be targets of police brutality and racial discrimination, the phone has evolved into an effective tool for Black self-defense. This paper examines the ways in which ideas of black self-protection have persisted and evolved over the past two decades. While many historical notions of Black self-defense have persevered, the emergence of social media and technology in activism has led to a new form of Black protection. Utilizing a variety of primary and secondary sources, this paper examines the history of Black Self-Defense, nonviolence versus militancy, and using social media in activism, particularly in Black liberation movements. In recognizing the phone as an effective weapon in combating racial discrimination, Black Americans can utilize this tool to protect themselves, get justice for others, and prevent future recurrence