JoLLE2021: JoLLE@UGA 2021 Winter Conference Virtual February 5-7, 2021 |
Conference website | http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/conference/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jolle2021 |
Poster | download |
Abstract registration deadline | November 14, 2020 |
Submission deadline | November 14, 2020 |
Toward Transformative Justice: Cultivating Accountable Community and Empowering Solidarity in Language and Literacy Education
JoLLE@UGA 2021 Winter Conference
We have been living through a transformative time, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. As teachers, scholars, and professionals in education, we recognize our responsibility to advocate for positive social changes and to demonstrate a commitment to building a supportive and inclusive educational environment for all members in our community. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial uprising across the world, we are grounding the 2021 JoLLE@UGA Virtual Winter Conference in the emergent themes of community accountability and racial solidarity. We believe movements will happen when we participate in meaningful conversations about race, ethnicity, diversity, and equity.
At the 2021 JoLLE@UGA Virtual Winter Conference, we invite learners, teachers, researchers, leaders, and policy makers to meet virtually, where we will discuss pathways to dismantle systemic racism and injustice, and learn from each other with openness, respect, empathy, and empowerment. We welcome proposals that connect research to humanizing and decolonizing teaching, learning, and research practices, as well as studies that meaningfully contribute to sociocultural awareness in the landscape of language and literacy education. The 2021 JoLLE@UGA Virtual Winter Conference will serve as a space for presenters and conference attendees to connect, communicate, and collaborate, thus advancing people’s holistic excellence both academically and professionally.
As the world is getting increasingly interconnected, intelligence and inspiration should not be limited to physical space. We look forward to your involvement and engagement in this virtual conference from February 5th- February 7th, 2021. Together, we call for radical changes to end white supremacy, injustice, and inequity in the educational contexts and, more broadly, the social and political world.
We look forward to reading about your work as we review proposals. Hope to see you at our virtual conference!
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Full papers (individual and group)--50 minutes in length and could be either a research report or a theoretical paper report that showcases completed work
- Panels--bring together research focused on a strong and unifying theme. Panel sessions are 50 minutes in length, and the maximum of five presenters (including the chair) could be included
- Roundtable Sessions (for works in progress)--15 minutes in length; for each roundtable session, presenters will be presenting with two other presenters and the total session timeframe is 45-50 minutes
- Posters or other visual displays of research (less formal sharing of ideas and work)--presenters' conceptual belief or research is displayed on a poster; these sessions last for 60 minutes and may provide opportunities for individualized and informal discussions
In order to be considered, all proposals must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Title - 12 words or less
- Abstract - 75 words or less (used for the conference program if accepted)
- Keywords - 5 words/phrases or less
- Proposal - 500 words or less (the reference list does not necessarily have to be included in the word count)
- Please use this template for the proposal. A PDF or Word document of the full proposal must be attached to the submission.
- The proposal MUST have the following rubric components: participant engagement and innovation and relevancy
Here is an example of a proposal, accepted for the JoLLE Winter Conference 2017.
Conference Proposal Rubric(*) denotes doubling of weight for that category
Met(2 points) | Almost Met(1 point) | Does Not Meet(0 points) | |
*Participant Engagement | The proposal clearlydescribes how the audience will engage through interactive participation beyond question/answer at the end. | The proposal mentions but does not clearly describe how the audience will engage through interactive participation. | The proposal lacksinteractive audience participation beyond question/answer at the end. |
*Innovation and Relevancy | The proposal represents a topic that is relevant, research- or practice-based, provides the audience with innovative information, tools or practices, and contributes to the field of language and literacy education. | The proposal represents a topic that is research- or practice-based and relevant to the field of language and literacy education. The topic is not current, innovative, and/or contributive to the field. | The proposal does not show relevancy to the field of language and literacy education, is not research- or practice-based, and does not contribute to the field. |
Topic | The proposal contains an overall purpose/theme that matches with the conference call for proposals. | The proposal contains an overall purpose/theme, but loosely matches with the conference call for proposals. | The proposal contains an overall purpose/theme, but does not match with the conference call for proposals. |
Title | The title is interesting and inviting. It clearly references the information that will be discussed in the presentation. | The title provides general information regarding the topic of the conference; the title is not engaging or inviting. | The title is general and does not provide adequate information about the topic of the presentation; it is unclear or not engaging. |
Description/Purpose | The proposal is well-written, in an appropriate tone for a scholarly journal. It has clear and easily identifiable purpose, organized and easy to follow, evidence of a consistent and strong command of conventions. | The proposal is written in an appropriate tone for a scholarly journal. It is somewhat organized, and has evidence of adequate command of conventions. | The proposal is in an inappropriate tone for a scholarly journal, and has limited or no command of conventions. |
Submission Guidelines | The submission guidelines have been followed: the proposal is limited to 500 words. The submission includes an abstract limited to 75 words. No identifiers are present. | The submission guidelines have not been followed BUT no identifiers are present. | The submission guidelines have not been followed. Identifiers have been included. The proposal cannot be accepted. |
List of Topics
Presentation Content
- Content Area Literacy
- Digital Literacy
- Family & Community Literacy
- Sports Literacy
- Innovative teaching
- Language and Applied Linguistics
- Reading
- Culture, Identity, and Agency
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- K16 Education
- Innovative Research Methods
- Interdisciplinary Research and Practice
- Language and Literacy Education (General)
- Social Justice
- Critical Disability Studies
Proposal Type
- Empirical
- Literature Review
- Theoretical/Conceptual
- Professional Development
- Critical Content Analysis
- Panel
- Visual or performance
Suggested Interest
- Early childhood
- Elementary
- Middle Grades
- High School
- College/Adult Education
2020 Conference Co-Chairs: Yixuan Wang and Shuang Fu
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Yang is a Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of California, San Diego. His research interests include:
- Popular culture and social movements;
- Urban education and critical pedagogy;
- Coloniality in urban ghettos;
- Decolonization
Dr. Yang’s work transgresses the line between scholarship and community, as evidenced by his involvement in urban education and community organizing. He was the co-founder of the Avenues Project, a non-profit youth development organization, and also the co-founder of East Oakland Community High School. He also worked in school system reform as part of Oakland Unified School District’s Office of School Reform.
Dr. Yang writes about decolonization and everyday epic organizing, particularly from underneath ghetto colonialism, often with his frequent collaborator, Eve Tuck. Currently, they are convening The Land Relationships Super Collective, editing the book series, Indigenous and Decolonizing Studies in Education, and editing the journal, Critical Ethnic Studies. He is interested in the complex role of cities in global affairs: cities as sites of settler colonialism, as stages for empire, as places of resettlement and gentrification, and as always-already on Indigenous lands.
*Sometimes he writes as la paperson, an avatar that irregularly calls, as in the article, “The postcolonial ghetto: Seeing her shape and his hand” (Berkeley Review of Education).
Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz is an award-winning associate professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the founder and faculty sponsor of the Racial Literacy Roundtables Series and also co-founder of the Teachers College Civic Participation Project. Her expertise include:
- Racial Literacy Development
- Culturally Responsive Education
- Black Girl Literacies
- Black & Latinx Males
Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz’s research focuses on racial literacy in teacher education, Black girl literacies, and Black and Latinx male high school students. A sought-after speaker on issues of race, culturally responsive pedagogy, and diversity, Sealey-Ruiz works with K-12 and higher education school communities to increase their racial literacy knowledge and move toward more equitable school experiences for their Black and Latinx students. Sealey-Ruiz appeared in Spike Lee’s “2 Fists Up: We Gon’ Be Alright”, a documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement and the campus protests at Mizzou.
More information on her research and work on racial literacy and The Archeology of the Self can be found in her website at yolandasealeyruiz.com.
Venue
The conference will be held virtually on February 6th and 7th, 2021. A free, pre-conference workshop will also be held virtually on Friday, February 5th, 2021.
Contact
For all questions or more information, please contact the Conference Co-Chairs Yixuan Wang and Shuang Fu at JoLLE.Conference@gmail.com.