AOCC 2024: Fri/Mar/1 & Sat/Mar/2
Conference Schedule and Session Information: Friday
8:30 a.m. Check-in
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. AOCC Team Welcome
10:40 - 11:40 a.m. Breakout Sessions #1
Deconstructing the "Model Minority" Myth: Examining the Asian Student Experience in Higher Education | Longfellow 319 | ||
Educating to belong: using pedagogies of belonging for education in uncertainty (download materials) | Longfellow 229; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | ||
Dahan Do?! | Larsen 203 | ||
Jenga for Joy: Fostering Resistance in Higher Education | Larsen 214 | ||
Solving student and adult needs of today…while also solving systemic issues - Changing student odds with comprehensive resource equity | Gutman 303 | ||
Joyful Education: Queer Advocacy in Rural India | Gutman 302; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | ||
Phenomenal Women (Art Installation) | Gutman Library Lobby |
11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Breakout Sessions #2
Resistance, Joy, and Solidarity: Pontiac Youths Speak Up | Gutman 302 | |
Practicing World Building & Envisioning Liberatory Futures | Gutman 303 | |
Access, Inclusion, Resiliance, and Resistance in Education: Arab Voices | Larsen G08 | |
Colors, Creativity, and Community in the Humanities Classroom | Larsen 214 | |
Conversation about Black Mental Health in Academic and Public Leadership | Larsen 203 | |
Moving Pa'lante: Elevating the Latinx* Diaspora through System-Level Change | Larsen G06 | |
Phenomenal Women (Art Installation) | Gutman Library Lobby | |
Empowering Families: Building Literacy Resilience in the Face of Housing Insecurity | Larsen G01 |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
Gutman Conference Center
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Dean Long Opening Remarks
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker
4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions #3
Black, Native, and Palestinian Solidarity: Education for Resistance and Joy in the Broader Movement for Collective Liberation | Gutman 305 | |
Data Monitoring in Developing Countries : Navigating Unseen Power | Larsen 203 | |
Black Resistance to Joy: Empowering Black Students Holistically | Larsen G06 | |
Crimson Table Talk: Black women discuss race, leadership, community, and collective healing at HGSE | Askwith Hall | |
Phenomenal Women (Art Installation) | Gutman Library Lobby | |
Radical Actors: The Role of Public Education in American Social Change |
Larsen G08 | |
By Design: The Blueprint of the School to Prison Pipeline | Larsen 214 |
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Alumni Career Panel & Student Reception
Alumni Career Panel from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in GCC 4-5.
Moderator:
Leah Anyanwu, Ed.M. ’21, Program Specialist, the LEGO Foundation (HGSE Alumni Council Member)
Panelist:
- Sheena Collier, Ed.M. ’05, Founder & CEO, The Collier Connection and Boston While Black
- Panelist: Omar Lopez, Ed.M. ’09, Senior Talent Consultant, DRG Talent, and Deputy Mayor, Village of Ossining (NY)
- Panelist: Aaron Jennings, Ed.L.D. ’19, Equity, Diversity and Excellence Officer, Chelsea (MA) Public Schools
Alumni to Student Networking Reception from 6:30 to 7:30 pm in GCC 1-3
Live performances, music, apetizers, and toast!
Sponsored by HGSE’s Office of Alumni Engagement and the HGSE Alumni Council
Conference Schedule and Session Information: Saturday
Check-in table
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Plenary Session
11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Breakout Sessions #1
The Black Educator Wellness Cohort: Restoring Black Educators to places of wholeness, joy, gratitude, and hope. |
Longfellow 229; Online Presentation; Join via Zoom |
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UndocuAlly Training | Longfellow 228 | ||
The Project on Belonging host Dr. Sherry Deckman author of Black Space: Negotiating Race, Diversity, and Belonging in the Ivory Tower | Gutman 305 | ||
Resisting Invisibility, Restoring Joy, and Revitalizing Solidarity for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Youth | Gutman 302 | ||
Let’s Move: An Embracing of Joy, Solidarity, and Resistance in Community | Longfellow 319 | ||
Student Government Activism at East College Prep: Finding Resistance, Solidarity and Joy in High School Clubs and Sports | Gutman 303 | ||
WE GOT US NOW: Exploring the Well-Being of Children and Young Adults Impacted by Parental Incarceration | Gutman 404 | ||
Designing a Life of Joy and Meaning for Educators |
Longfellow 207; Hybrid Presentation; Join via Zoom |
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Nuestras Historias: Perspectives of Young Latina Students | Gutman 440 |
12:20 - 1:20 p.m. Breakout Session #2
Buna ceremony: a showcase of resilience in the habesha culture | Gutman 302; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | ||
Centering Voices from the Margins: Safir’s Street-level Data | Gutman 305 | ||
Ethnic Studies in the K-12 Classroom: A Praxis and Promise for Humanity's Collective Transformation | Gutman 303 | ||
I Live This: Abolitionist Pedagogy & Praxis | Longfellow 228; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | ||
Spirit and CREW: Middle School Mural Illusions Art | Longfellow 229 | ||
Collective Healing and Resistance through Movement | Lonfellow 319; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | ||
Dance a Righteous Gospel: An exploration on mindfulness and dance. | Eliot Lyman (Longfellow Hall 2nd floor) |
1:20 - 2:20 p.m. Lunch
2:20 - 3:20 p.m. Breakout Session #3
The HGSE Ethnic Studies Revolution will not be Televised | Gutman 305; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | ||
Making Educational Entrepreneurship Work for You | Gutman 303; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | ||
Numeracy in the Classroom: Teaching for Joy and Resistance | Longfellow 228 | ||
We SEE you/ us: Racial Literacy and Radical Love | Longfellow 229; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | ||
Mural Therapy: Cultural Swagger and Excellence in Arts Education for Los Angeles Black and Latinx Special Education Students | Gutman 302; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | ||
Centering the Experiences of Students & Teachers of Color: Educators Learning to Talk about RACE and the Implications for 2024 | Gutman 404 |
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Breakout Session #4
Why hasn't there be a revolution in North Korea? | Longfellow 229 | |
The B.I.I.G Approach: Inspiring Educators Through Abundant Wellness | Longfellow 320 | |
Silliness as a site of Joy & Resistance | Longfellow 319 | |
Teach Like an MC: Utilizing a Hip-Hop Pedagogy to Activate Joy and Resistance in the Classroom | Gutman 305 | |
The Knowledge Haven: Crafting Third Spaces for Radical Healing | Gutman 302; Hybrid Session; Join via Zoom | |
Empathy and Empowerment: Parenting and Youth Leadership Reimagined | Longfellow 228 | |
"Tell the Story”: Experiencing the Joy in Academic Writing |
Gutman 303 |
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Student Activism Final Keynote
Location: Askwith Hall
6:15 - 7:15 Awards Ceremony
Join us as we recognize HGSE community individuals who demonstrate outstanding commitment to equity in issues of race, class, and education.
The following awards will be presented:
- The Alumni Achievement Award - to an HGSE alum.
- The Tina Hansar Award for Educational Equity - to a current staff member.
- The Kolajo Paul Afolabi Award for Commitment to Educational Justice - to a current HGSE student.
- The Faculty Award for Educational Equity - to an HGSE faculty member.
- The Turner Cooper Award For Commitment To People-First Practice In Education - to a current HGSE student or alum.
Location: Askwith Hall
<embed>8:30 - 11:00 p.m. After Party Celebration
Attendees are invited to join us for a celebartion at Queen's Head Pub.