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December 5: Prudence Carter Boundaries in Schools: How Some Educational Contexts Enable Students to Cross More Than Others

6:15 pm Cubberley 114 Dr. Prudence Carter is an Associate Professor in the School of Education and (by courtesy) Dept. of Sociology at Stanford University. Research informs us that individuals use rules, codes, and resources as boundaries to create lines of demarcation that either exclude or distinguish in-groups (“us”) from out-groups (“them”) and to concretize… Read more December 5: Prudence Carter Boundaries in Schools: How Some Educational Contexts Enable Students to Cross More Than Others

November 15: Lorena Llosa - Can we trust teacher judgments?

Validating a standards-based classroom assessment of English proficiency 6:15 pm Cubberley 114 Dr. Lorena Llosa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at New York University. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her work focuses on second and foreign language teaching and learning,… Read more November 15: Lorena Llosa - Can we trust teacher judgments?

January 26: John Riofrio (6:00 pm in the El Centro Lounge)

January 26th: Dr. John Riofrio Assistant Professor of Education, College of William and Mary “Spectacles of Incarceration: Ideological Violence in Popular Prison Documentaries” 6:00 pm El Centro Lounge Pizza and refreshments will be provided Co-sponsored with El Centro   Spectacles of Incarceration looks closely at the proliferation of documentary-based programming that purports to take viewers “behind… Read more January 26: John Riofrio (6:00 pm in the El Centro Lounge)

November 10: Rebecca Callahan (6:00 pm in Cubberely 115)

November 10th: Dr. Rebecca Callahan Assistant Professor of Education, University of Texas, Austin “Adolescent ELs’ Schooling: Measuring Access through Achievement, Preparation and Instruction” 6:00 pm Cubberley 115 Pizza and refreshments will be provided   In 1974, Lau v. Nichols mandated that schools ensure equitable, meaningful educational access for English learners (ELs). Several national surveys suggest that the majority… Read more November 10: Rebecca Callahan (6:00 pm in Cubberely 115)