“Dude, that girl looks like a ketchup bottle:” Body matters in teacher education”

Thursday, OCTOBER 20, 2011 Noon- 1PM
G23 Aderhold

With Stephanie Jones, Associate Professor
Elementary and Social Studies Education

This seminar presents data and analyses from a three-year study of feminist pedagogies in an undergraduate teacher education course. A key finding from the inquiry points to three significant ways bodies matter in justice-oriented teacher education. This presentation will focus on data supporting the first assertion – students’ perceptions of their own and others’ body shapes and sizes as an entry point to understanding privilege, power, and marginalization. It will raise awareness of the body-focused issues faced by many university students, the importance of body talk and critique of idealized bodies constructed in media that cultivates self-hatred for corporate gains, and the place for bodies in diversity and equity oriented discourses.

The University of Georgia College of Education’s 2011 Fall Celebration of Diversity drew the interest and participation of students and organizations from across the UGA campus on September 20. The resource swap and refreshment bash to welcome faculty, staff and students back to a new academic year is held annually on the Aderhold Hall Lawn and is now in its eighth year. The celebration was a part of a weeklong series of events sponsored by the COE Dean’s Council on Diversity. It featured more than 20 resource tables, folk and traditional music by Without Pearls and the Clarke Central High School Choir. Photos by Kyle Williams, COE Office of Information Technology.  Click here to see more photos from the celebration.

Student Engagement Theory & Intervention

Amy L. Reschly
Associate Professor, EPIT

Monday, November 14, 2011
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – G23 Aderhold Hall

High school completion is more important than ever before in the U.S. Despite the attention and concern expressed about dropout rates over the last 30 years, national 4-year completion rates remain at approximately 75%. There are regional and demographic variations in dropout and completion rates based on race/ethnicity, family income, disability and English Learner status, and so forth.

Student engagement has emerged as the cornerstone of dropout prevention and school reform initiatives. This presentation will provide an overview of student engagement, dropout theory and interventions. Current status of engagement research and future directions, drawn from the forthcoming Handbook of Research on Student Engagement (Christenson, Reschly & Wylie), will also be discussed.

 ‘‘TEACHING AS SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK:

CAVEATS FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY”

Ron Butchart, ESSE

SEPTEMBER 20, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ADERHOLD LAWN
FALL FOCUS ON DIVERSITY CELEBRATION!

Join us on the lawn of Aderhold Hall as COE departments and UGA organizations, centers and institutes showcase and share resources and ideas about how we can better collaborate on our research, teaching and scholarship around issues of diversity.

NCBI Professional Development Training Seminar for COE Staff

Dean’s Council on Diversity will be hosting an upcoming Staff Professional Development Seminar on September 23, 2011, 8:45 am to 12:30 pm in room 134 River’s Crossing. Please email by September 15, 2011 to reserve your spot. Please click here for more details.

Please sign up early!
September 23, 2011
8:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Room 134 River’s Crossing
AM Refreshments will be served
RSVP to Connie Tucker
542-4561 or cbt@uga.edu

FALL 2011 DIVERSITY SEMINAR SERIES

Our focus for fall diversity activities and seminars is to…
“Create a diversity-oriented intellectual exchange community”

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Professor Billy Hawkins
Department of Kinesiology

April 13, 2011
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Room G23
Aderhold  Hall

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Understanding The Difference Between Islam and Muslims: Identity Politics Globally and Locally and Their Influence on U.S Public Education

Mr. Mohammed Sabrin
Elementary and Social Studies Education
Thursday, March 3, 2011
12:00 – 1:00 PM, G23 Aderhold Hall

Gifted & Creative Education Program
Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology

Rural Gifted African American Students in the Southeast

Monday, February 21, 2011
12:00 – 1:00 pm
G23 Aderhold Hall

MS Powerpoint Presentation (PDF format)

Developing talent among gifted African American students in rural schools requires educators and communities to overcome a legacy of deficit thinking about intelligence among African Americans, particularly in rural and southeastern regions. Embracing the changing racial composition of rural classrooms in today’s society is also critical. Educators must be culturally responsive to the diverse needs of children who are gifted, African American and rural residents. This session will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of rural education and provide guidance for rural gifted education, specifically the recruitment and retention of African American students. Recommendations for future research on talent development in rural areas and on educational opportunities for gifted African American rural children will also be shared.

Windows, Mirrors, or Mirages?

Taking a Critical Look at the Portrayal of Immigrants
in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Dr. Jennifer M. Graff,
Language & Literacy Education Program

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

12:00 – 1:00 PM
G23 Aderhold Hall

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