Theme: Research and Teaching for Transformative Education
Presented by
the USF School of Education
Faculty, students, and community members gathered on the afternoon of February 2, 2013 at the School of Education and enjoyed the opportunity to critically engage with the issues and challenges of transformative education.
Building upon the social justice mission of the University, the symposium showcased exemplary student and faculty research and pedagogical practices aimed toward transforming the educational landscape encompassing all fields from teacher training, to leadership, to school counseling.
Symposium Agenda
| 12:00-1:00 pm |
Registration and Complementary Lunch
Sponsored by the USF Graduate Student Senate |
| 1:00-1:30 pm |
Opening Keynote Speaker
Josephine Arce, Professor, San Francisco State University
Topic: "Revitalizing Historical Memory: Resistance Politics and Transformation within Teacher Education" |
| 1:45-2:55 pm |
Symposium Session #1
(Research and Pedagogy Panel Presentations by Students and Faculty) |
| 3:10-4:20 pm |
Symposium Session #2
(Research and Pedagogy Panel Presentations by Students and Faculty) |
| 4:30-5:00 pm |
Closing Keynote Speaker
Victor Diaz, Principal and President of the Board of Directors of REALM Charter Schools, Berkeley Unified School District, CA
Topic: "Love / Grit / Action" |
Guest Speakers
Josephine Arce
Topic: "Revitalizing Historical Memory: Resistance Politics and Transformation within Teacher Education"
Professor, San Francisco State University
Coordinator, Bilingual Educators for Social Transformation (BEST)
Graduate of USF School of Education
Josephine Arce is a Professor at San Francisco State University. Her research focuses on literacy development for English Language Learners, bilingual students, two-way Spanish immersion, bilingual education and teacher education. Her theoretical constructs derive from critical theory, critical pedagogy, and bilingual education. She coordinates the Bilingual Educators for Social Transformation Program, Department of Elementary Education.
Victor Q. Diaz
Topic: "Love / Grit / Action"
Principal and President of the Board of Directors of REALM Charter Schools, Berkeley Unified School District, CA
Graduate of USF School of Education
Victor Diaz is Principal and President of the Board of Directors of REALM Charter School in Berkeley, CA. His work with at-risk students includes the Real Alternatives Program in San Francisco and the County Schools of San Francisco, as well as serving as principal of Community Academy in Boston and the Berkeley Technology Academy. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Language, Literacy and Culture at UC Berkeley.
Acronym Key
International and Multicultural Education (IME)
Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Human Rights Education (HRE)
Organization and Leadership (O&L)
Learning and Instruction (L&I)
Teacher Education Department (TED)
Counseling Psychology (Counseling Psych)
Program
Session 1 - 1:45-2:55
| Room 101 |
Faculty and Student Panel
International English Minga: A Model of Intercultural Education from the Ecuadorian Rainforest to the Bay Area Classroom
Presenters: Susan Roberta Katz (IME Faculty), Onllwyn Dixon (IME Faculty), Erin Brennan, Lindsay Padilla, and Michelle Walters |
| Room 102 |
ESL / EFL Research Student Panel
- Learning to Talk, Talking to Learn: A Bilingual Perspective on Academic Language and Literacy
Presenter: Allison Briceno (IME / SLA EdD)
- Effects of Explicit Listening Strategy Instruction on the Listening Comprehension of Community College ESL Students
Presenter: Yi Guan (IME EdD)
- Exploring Iranian Students’ Academic English Issues in U.S. Higher Education Institutions
Presenter: Shayesteh Zarrabi (IME / SLA EdD)
|
| Room 103 |
Pedagogical Workshop for Teachers
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills for Literary Analysis in a 7th Grade English Classroom
Presenter: Millie Gonzalez-Balsam (L&I EdD) |
| Room 104 |
Pedagogical Workshop, Students
Positive Racial Climate and Culture of Inquiry: Creating an Equity Minded Campus in Higher Education
Presenters: Tomás Jacquez (O&L MA), Clark Campagna (O&L, MA) |
| Room 110 |
Faculty and Former Graduate Student Panel
Teacher Scholars: Urban Educators Teaching for Transformation and Liberation
Presenters: Patrick Camangian (TED Faculty), Noah Borrero (TED Faculty), Sharim Martinez, Rick Ayers (Discussant) |
| Room 201 |
L&I EdD Student Panel
Supporting Novice Special Educators’ Content Knowledge Through Professional Learning Networks
Presenters: Monica Boomgard, Jude Wolf, Lisa Simpson |
| Room 203 |
Pedagogical Workshop, Student and Former Student
Developing Action Research in Human Rights, Social Justice, and Transformative Education
Presenters: Page Hersey (IME, EdD), Michelle Ferrer (IME MA 2011) |
| Room 302 |
Pedagogical Workshop, Students
A Deeply Rooted Future: Multicultural Education and Role Models in Urban Schools
Presenters: Theresa Delgado (Counseling Psych MA), Zeyda García (Counseling Psych MA) |
| Room 306 |
IME MA / EdD Student Panel
En Voz Alta: Using Performance to Elevate Student Voices
Presenters: Olivia Muñoz, Diana Victa, Rosa Revuelta, Vincent Chandler, Chaz Ashley Walker |
| Room 307 |
Pedagogical Workshop, Student
How College Environments Can Increase Gender Equity: 10 Best Practices from the Literature
Presenter: Heather Doshay, (O&L EdD) |
| Room 308 |
Pedagogical Workshop, Students
Transforming Math Education With Kinesthetic Learners
Presenter: Kathryn Berkman (TED MA) |
| Room 309 |
Faculty and Student Panel on University-Community Partnerships
University Engagement with Schools and Communities through Teacher and Doctoral Candidate Preparation
- Teacher Preparation through the San Francisco Teacher Residency Program (SFTR)
Presenters: Rajeev Virmani (L&I EdD), Blanca Pineda (L&I EdD), Peter Williamson (TED Faculty), Xornam Apedoe (L&I Faculty), Christopher Thomas (O&L Faculty)
- Transforming the Education Landscape: The Role of the Ed.D.
Presenters: Sandie Stringfellow (O&L EdD), Christopher Thomas (O&L Faculty)
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| Room 310 |
IME Student Panel
Another Story of Africa
Presenters: Brent von Forstmeyer, Lori Imasiku, Zoe Marinkovich |
| Room CIT 10, Wireless Lab |
Faculty Discussant with MA / EdD Student Panel (IME)
The Human Face of Immigration: An Oral History Panel
Presenters: Melissa Canlas, Ryan Leano, Whitney Harding, Heather Keane, Richmond Appleton, Shabnam Koirala-Azad (IME Faculty) |
Session 2 - 3:10-4:20
| Room 101 |
IME Student Panel
Fighting Islamophobia Through Counter-Narratives
Presenters: Assim Al Khawaja (EdD), Kelly Delaney (EdD), Omar Abdelmegeid (MA) |
| Room 103 |
ESL / EFL Student Pedagogical Workshop Panel
- Drama in the ESL / EFL Classroom
Presenter: Chi-Fang Chang (IME EdD)
- Critical Thinking and Culture through Advertising: An ESL Unit for Adult Learners
Presenter: Amy Loewen (IME TESOL MA)
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| Room 104 |
Pedagogical Workshop, Student and High School Seniors from The Urban School of San Francisco
Why Does Service Matter to You? The New Buzzword: “Critical” Service Learning
Presenters: Tomás Jacquez (O&L MA), Annakai G., Michela W., Elana R. (High School Seniors from The Urban School of San Francisco) |
| Room 306 |
IME Faculty and MA / EdD Student Panel
Testimon“YO”: An Exploration of Self (“yo”) in Education Research Through Testimonio
Presenters: Manuel Alejandro Perez, Olivia Muñoz, Laura Ochoa, Belinda Hernandez Arriaga, Victoria Duran, Emma Fuentes (Faculty) |
| Room 201 |
Human Rights Education Panel, IME / HRE Students
- Why We Have Those Human Rights But Nobody Respect Them? Human Rights Education in an Urban High School With Newcomer Immigrant Youth
Presenter: Juliet Schiller (IME / HRE EdD)
- Teaching and Learning Asian American Leadership: A Human Rights Perspective
Presenter: Melissa Ann Canlas (IME / HRE EdD)
- Presenter: Cathryn Carkhuff (IME MA)
|
| Room 203 |
Pedagogical Workshop, L&I EdD Students
Instructional Approaches to Promote Student Success in Higher Education
Presenters: Bianca Rowden-Quince, Dionne Clabaugh, Lara Ervin |
| Room 110 |
Research Panel, Students
- Presenter: Cynthia Salinas Garduno (IME MA)
- Waging Peace Through Education for Global Citizenship: Case Studies of U.S. Soka Educators
Presenter: Mahi Takazawa (O&L EdD)
- Educational Experiences of Asian American First-Generation College Students in the South
Presenter: Yuko Fujino (IME MA)
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| Room 307 |
Doctoral Fellow and Students
- From Voice to Movement: Youth, Spoken Word & the Radical Possibilities of Literacy
Presenter: Ruth H. Kim (IME Doctoral Fellow)
- Guided Inquiry-Based Learning Unit Using On-line Resources
Presenter: Blanca Pineda
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| Room 308 |
Pedagogical Workshop
Talking Story: A Conversation About American Indian Education
Presenter: Rachel Fried (O&L MA) |
| Room 309 |
Research Workshop, Students
Ethnographic Studies in Cross-Cultural Literacy
Presenters: Patricia Barthaud (IME / HRE EdD), Cheryl Mitchell Shaeffer (IME /HRE MA), Nancy Ryoo (IME / HRE EdD), Yu-han Lin (IME / SLA EdD) |
Symposium Organizers
- Co-Chairs: Helen Maniates (TED Faculty) and Emma Fuentes (IME Faculty)
- Steering Committee: Susan Katz (IME Faculty), Sarah Capitelli (TED Faculty) and Amy Fogliani (Coordinator, Marketing and Recruitment)
- Graduate Merit Scholars: Luz Garcia (IME) and Nancy McNee (IME)
- Event Support: Lisa Klope (TED Program Assistant), Jerry Powell (Records and Dean's Projects)
- Web Support: Barbara Hood (Coordinator, Communications and Special Events)
- Production Support: David Pangaro (Director, Presentation Theater)
