The Citizen Scientist Project and Teacher Education Department at California State University, Bakersfield are hosting distinguished teacher education scholar, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings with a talk entitled, “Educating Past Pandemics,” a virtual keynote event on October 24 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
This talk is designed to help K-12 teachers and higher education faculty navigate Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 in the classroom and to do so in ways that move the community beyond the pandemic and global health crisis.
“Educators hold a unique and essential role in creating and sustaining a just, informed, and compassionate community. Dr. Ladson-Billings' talk will inspire and equip K-16 educators to teach in ways that end the systemic racial violence and scientific illiteracy that have contributed to recurring nation-wide tragedies,” said Dr. Brittney Beck, assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education.
Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings is professor emerita and former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor in Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and was faculty affiliate in the Departments of Educational Policy Studies, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis and Afro American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She is the current president of the National Academy of Education. She was the 2005--2006 president of the American Educational Research Association. Ladson-Billings’ research examines the pedagogical practices of teachers who are successful with African American students. She also investigates critical race theory applications to education.
Dr. Ladson-Billings is also the author of the critically acclaimed books, “The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children,” “Crossing over to Canaan: The Journey of New Teachers in Diverse Classrooms” and “Beyond the Big House: African American Educators on Teacher Education.”
She has edited and written a number of articles and book chapters and has won numerous scholarly awards for the work she’s done, including the H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship, Spencer Post-doctoral Fellowship, and the Palmer O. Johnson outstanding research award and many others.
Ladson-Billings is currently one of the NEA Foundation Fellows charged with providing advice on its “Achievement Gap Initiative.” In 2014 she was a panelist on the White House’s African American Educational Excellence Initiative’s Essence Festival, “Smart Starts at Home” panel.
She also has an active community that includes serving on several community boards such as the Urban League of Greater Madison, The Madison Children’s Museum, the United Way of Dane County, and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Madison. She is a member of the Links, Inc. and a 50-year member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. As an active member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Madison, WI she is the 2nd woman named to the 108-year-old church’s Board of Deacons.
The mission of the Citizen Scientist Project is to build the capacity of teachers and students to incorporate STEAM, computer science and civic action to identify and address issues to community concern and contribute to science policy discourse. The idea is to help prepare environmental and climate literate citizens who can care for one another, as well as the planet.
This event will be informative as the community and nation navigates discussions on social justice.
For more information about upcoming events, resources and collaboration, visit the Citizen Scientist Project website. Those interested can register, here.
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