Friday, April 5, the UNC School of Education’s Culture, Curriculum, and Teacher Education concentration in the Ph.D. in Education program will host a day-long research symposium in Peabody Hall. Doctoral students will present their research, undergraduates in the Minor in Education will hold a panel, and Penn State faculty member Francesca López, Ph.D. will deliver the symposium’s keynote address.
Event details below
8:30-10:20 a.m., Peabody Hall 2018
Welcome
Work-in-Progress Presentations
- William Pryor and Sarah Cornette: Impact of North Carolina’s parents’ bill of rights on school counselors
- Margaret Donnelly: The revolution will not be computerized: Teacher perspectives on 1:1 classrooms and their impact on teaching and learning
- Shuguang Wang: An instrument to facilitate the engagement and learning experiences for students of diverse background in humanities courses
- Ginger Barnhart: Speaking & listening in the humanities
- Taylor Schmidt: The potential transformative power of uncertainty and liminality in intercultural exchange
10:30-11:55 a.m., Peabody Hall 2018
Completed Work Presentations
- Anna Gustaveson: Critical discussions with pre-service teachers: Navigating common deficit narratives in math
- Rebecca Lesnefsky: “What do I do with this?” Middle school science teachers’ implementation of grand challenges curriculum
- Corey Bray: Reversible public pedagogy
- Jenille Adams Morgan: Strategies toward the equitable implementation of PreK in family child care
10:30-11:55 a.m., Peabody Hall 2040
Work-in-Progress Presentations
- Kathryn Habib: Exploring future preservice teachers’ mathematics identities through ‘Dear Math’ letters
- Nicole Ross: The intersection of social justice, ecological justice, and teacher education
- Nannan Fan: Teaching socio-scientific argumentation in two Chinese science classrooms: A case study
- Stephani Nummelin and Simone Wilson: Critical race theory and open dialogue for cross-racial friendship in higher education
Noon-1:15 p.m., Peabody Hall 2018
How can educational psychologists contribute to equitable education outcomes in today’s polarized context?
Francesca López, Ph.D., Waterbury Chair in Equity Pedagogy, Penn State University
Abstract: In this presentation, Francesca López will provide an overview of the continued (and ever-expanding) anti-equity hostility, particularly aimed at educators and the consequences for students. She will then share some thoughts on the importance of race-focused research that can support educators and students, as well as potential ways to navigate the polarized context.
1:30-2:25 p.m., Peabody Hall 2018
Minor in Education Panel
2:30-3:30 p.m., Peabody Hall 2018
Graduate Student Discussion with Francesca López
