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COEDU Office of
the Dean,
COEDU Diversity Committee,
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Forums Committee.
College of Education,
University of South Florida.
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Welcome to
the Creating Teaching Opportunities from Critical Issues &
Events Website.
As educators, we believe that we have the competences and the
tools
to transform critical issues into learning experiences.
About this Initiative
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would like to acknowledge the support of Dean Colleen Kennedy,
Associate Dean Harold Keller, and the COEDU Diversity Committee.
Sister Jerome Leavy,
Jennifer Baggerly, William Black, Chris Chell, Karen Talamantez, and Carlos Zalaquett.
Forums 2008
Committee
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FORUMS 2008
Third Annual Fall Forum
Series: Creating Teaching Opportunities from Critical Issues Topic for
Fall 2008: Racism-Whiteness in the Classroom: Understanding Who WE are.
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Objective: To help COEDU faculty, graduate and undergraduate
students, and educational professionals develop awareness, comfort
and competence in addressing and discussing the impact of Racism and White
Privilege in the classroom and school settings.
Dates:
September 26, October 22, and December 5
Place: The
Kiva Room, EDU 347
Forums 2 and 3 were videotaped for pod casts.
Forum 1. September 26: 1-3 pm (Friday afternoon).
Video Introduction to
the topic of White Privilege.
Introduction to Forums
and the topic: Dr. Harold Keller.
Video: Mirrors of
Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible. Facilitator: Ms. Karen
Talamantez, MPA, EO and Diversity Consultant at USF.
Format: Ms. Talamantez
introduced the video and provided some questions for discussion
prior to viewing. After viewing participants took some time for
independent and individual journaling on the questions. This was
followed by small and large group discussion. (see attached
minutes).
Attendance was about
100 students and faculty.
Forum 2. October 22, 5-7 pm (Wednesday evening).
White Privilege from
the perspective of in-service educators in the K-12 System.
Introduction: Dr.
Harold Keller.
Facilitator: Dr.
William Black.
Panel members:
Graduate students in the Ed Leadership Program who are currently
working in schools:
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Claude Effiom
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Jackie Eisenhower
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Amy Samuels
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Carlos Diaz
Format: After a brief
introduction related to each panelists understanding of White
Privilege and their experiences in schools, participants broke
into small groups lead by panelists and committee members.
This was followed by a large group discussion.
Attendance was about
120 students and faculty.
Forum 3. December 5, 1-3 pm (Friday afternoon).
Privilege viewed by
College of Education Faculty in their career / life experiences.
Welcome: Dean Kennedy
Introduction.
Moderator Dr. Harold
Keller.
Faculty Panel:
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Deidre Cobb-Roberts
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Patty McHatton
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Barbara Shircliffe
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Bill Black
Format: Panelists
presented personal experiences and understanding of
privilege/White privilege as they experienced it in an academic
setting as faculty. They took questions from the audience and
engaged in a large group discussion.
This group and topic
held audience attention to the extent that they went for about 2
hours without a break for refreshments; students' attention was
impressive as was the engagement of the faculty!
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would like to acknowledge the support of Dean Colleen Kennedy,
Associate Dean Harold Keller, and the COEDU Diversity Committee.
Sister Jerome Leavy,
Katherine Fuerth, Sherman Dorn, Chris Chell and Carlos Zalaquett.
Forums 2007
Committee
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FORUMS 2007
Creating Teaching Opportunities from Critical
Issues:
Challenging Heterosexism in the Classroom.
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Objective: To help COEDU faculty, graduate and undergraduate
students, and educational professionals develop awareness, comfort
and competence in addressing and discussing issues of gender
identity in the classroom and school settings.
Dates:
Fridays, September 28, October 26 and November 30
Place: The
Kiva Room, EDU 347
Time: 2-3pm
followed by refreshments and informal discussion
Each Forum will
present a panel of discussants who will respond to a set of
pre-selected questions. General discussion and audience questions
will follow. Forums will be video and audio taped for pod casts.
September 28: A
Conversation with public school students and community members
Welcome Dean Colleen Kennedy,
College of Education
Introduction: Dr. Harold Keller,
Associate Dean College of Education
The Moderator was Katherine
Fuerth, USF Graduate Student
The panel members for the first
forum were:
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Tyler Smith, President, USF
Pride
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Lynne Carlson, College of
Education, Student Academic Services and USF Pride Sponsor
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Paul Werner, Spanish Teacher,
Wesley Chapel High School, Pasco County School District, Sponsor
of the Wildcat Gay Straight Alliance
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Lynn Mattiace, Safe and Drug
Free School Coordinator, Pinellas County School District
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Ricki Liff, Outreach
Specialist, WestCare Pinellas
October 26: A
Conversation with school district personnel-Pinellas, Pasco,
Hillsborough and Polk
Welcome and Introduction; Dr.
Harold Keller
The Moderator was Chris Chell,
USF Graduate Student
The panel members for the second
forum were:
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Dr. Harry Brown, Deputy
Superintendent, Pinellas County Schools
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Dr. Jennifer Baggerly, College
of Education, Department of Psychological and Social
Foundations- Counselor Education Program
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Paul Werner, Spanish Teacher,
Wesley Chapel High School, Pasco County School District, Sponsor
of the Wildcat Gay Straight Alliance
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Amy Menna, USF Graduate Student
and Licensed Mental Health Counselor
November 30: A
conversation with USF faculty and students,
2-4pm in the KIVA Room, EDU 347
Welcome and Introduction; Dr.
Harold Keller
The moderator will be Chris Chell,
USF Graduate Student
The panel members for the second
forum are:
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Jennifer Baggerly
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Karen Berkman
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Pat Daniel
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Sherman Dorn
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Jose Hernandez
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Maralee Mayberry
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We would like to acknowledge the support of Dean Colleen
Kennedy, Associate Dean Harold Keller, the COEDU Diversity
Committee, and subcommittee members, Ann Cranston-Gingras,
Jerome Leavy, and Patty McHatton.
Barbara
Shircliffe, Sherman Dorn, and Carlos Zalaquett,
Forums 2006
Committee
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FORUMS 2006
Creating Teaching Opportunities from Critical Events:
A Symposium on Schooling during the Immigration Debates.
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Our first "Creating Opportunities from Critical Events" included a set of 3 forums implemented to
discuss the impact on education of Latino students and their
families' responses to the immigration laws debate.
The forums provided opportunities to learn about a variety of perspectives
on the critical event. Participants were invited to respond
to a set of parallel questions on the critical event. These
questions included:
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From your
(disciplinary/institutional) perspective, what are the key
issues for schools raised by (the critical event)?
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What options are
available to schools in responding to (the critical event)?
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From your
(disciplinary/institutional) perspective, how might schools
choose among these options?
There was an essay competition for students writing about
the critical event. The winner of this competition, Ms. Gloria
Harvey, was invited to present her paper as part of the
end-of-fall symposium (Forum 3).
Bradley University joined us for forums 2 and 3, and Dr. Beto
Davison Aviles, Associate Professor of Education at Bradley
University was the faculty speaker in Forum 3.
The discussions were videotaped and edited to provide video
and audio podcasts to the college.
Please click on the links on the right column of your screen to
access the podcasts.
Forum 2
The COEDU Diversity committee
hosted the second symposium in the series,
Creating Teaching Opportunities from Critical Events, on
October 20, 2006 at 12:00 pm in the “Kiva” EDU 347. Dean
Colleen Kennedy provided the opening remarks. The panelists
included: James Gatlin, Principal, Middleton Senior High
School, Marie Hill, Chair and Professor, Educational
Leadership, Vivien Oliva, Bilingual Guidance Counselor, Ken
Otero, Deputy Superintendent Hillsborough County Schools,
William Person, General Director for Pupil Placement and
Support Programs, Hillsborough County Schools, David Steele,
Principal, Plant City High School and Alyne Unterberger,
Activist.
The goal of this initiative,
sponsored by the COEDU Dean’s office and COEDU Diversity Committee,
is to establish an ongoing dialogue among COEDU members, school
districts, students, and the community about learning from
critical issues influencing education. This event provides a
great opportunity for us and our students to learn from the
diverse perspectives of school professionals.
Forum 3
The COEDU Diversity committee
hosted the final forum in the series, “Creating Teaching
Opportunities for Critical Events: Schooling during the
Immigration Debates” on Monday, December 4, 11:30 am – 1:00
pm in the TECO Conference Hall. The event included
participants from the College of Education, families,
community groups, students, and the student essay winners.
The panelists include: Dr. Harold Keller, Moderator, Mrs.
Gladys Moreno, Parent Advisory Council member, Mrs. Lupe
Lamas, Nurse, San Jose Mission, Mrs. Julieth Escobar,
Mother, Mr. Miguel Angel Padilla, student Sickles High
School, and Ms. Gloria Harvey, USF's COEDU's Essay winner.
This event provided a great
opportunity for us and our students to learn from the diverse
perspectives of students, families, and community members.
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Forum 1
A Faculty Conversation on Creating Teaching Opportunities
from Critical Events. Click here for
Forum
1
audio and enhanced audio.
Forum 2
A School and Community Perspective. Participants included
school administrators, principals, school counselors, and a
community advocate. Click here for
Forum
2 audio
and video.
Forum 3
The end-of-fall symposium will include invited participants
from the College of Education, school districts, community
groups, and the student essay winners.
December 4th, from 11:30 am to 1:30 am. TECO Room.
Click here for
Forum
3 audio
and video.
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