C&P 2024: THE 25TH ANNUAL CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY GROUP CONFERENCE
PROGRAM

Days: Wednesday, September 25th Thursday, September 26th Friday, September 27th

Wednesday, September 25th

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09:45-11:25 Session 1: WORKSHOP
Location: MOXY workroom
09:45
Susan Wehling (Valdosta State University, United States)
Erika Parra (Valdosta State University, United States)
Value Creating Education and The Strength of Weak Ties (abstract)
11:40-13:20 Session 2: WORKSHOP
Location: MOXY workroom
11:40
Beverly Guy-Sheftall (Spelman College, United States)
Nichole Guillory (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Briona Jones (University of Connecticut, United States)
Erik Malewski (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Black Feminisms: Pasts, Presents, and Futures (abstract)
13:45-14:55 Session 3: WORKSHOP
Location: MOXY workroom
13:45
Petra Munro Hendry (Louisiana State University, United States)
Erik Malewski (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Alexander Pratt (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Freyca Caldron (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Nichole Guillory (Kennesaw State University, United States)
A Discussion on "Bringing to Life" Petra Munro Hendry’s, Reimagining the Educated Citizen: Creole Pedagogies in the Transatlantic World, 1685-1896 (abstract)
15:30-17:30 Guided Visit

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights believes in justice and dignity for all – and the power of people to make this real. We inspire visitors and our other audiences with immersive exhibitions, dynamic events and conversations, and engagement and education/training programs.

https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/visit/

17:45-20:00 WELCOME to C&P and Atlanta - Dinner/Reception at local restaurant. Courtesy of Kennesaw State University, Bagwell College of Education & C&P

WELCOME to C&P and Atlanta - Dinner/Reception at local restaurant. Courtesy of Kennesaw State University, Bagwell College of Education & C&P. For more information contact Erik Malewski <erik.l.malewski@gmail.com

Thursday, September 26th

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09:45-11:00 Session 5A: CONVERSATION CENTER: Curricular Technology
Location: Symphony I & II
09:45
Samantha Bradley (Mercer University, United States)
Leveraging AI to Level the Playing Field in Education for Marginalized Subgroups (abstract)
10:05
Kevin Donley (Georgetown University, United States)
Beyond Human-Centered Language and Literacy Education: A posthumanist take on Artificial Intelligence in Classroom Settings (abstract)
10:25
Erin Dyke (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Semiconductor Wonder: Curricular Orientations to the Interrelations of Technology, Land, and Labor in the Capitalocene (abstract)
09:45-11:00 Session 5B: CONVERSATION CENTER: Teacher Experiences
Location: Symphony I & II
09:45
Marie Ojofeitimi (GSU, United States)
Intersectionality and Narrative Inquiry: Unveiling the Experiences of Black Women Educators (abstract)
10:05
Maryjohn Adkins-Cartee (Grand Valley State University, United States)
Anti-racist teacher well-being and/as curricular praxis (abstract)
10:25
Molly Quinn (Louisiana State University, United States)
Darla Linville (Augusta University, United States)
Nocoletta Christodoulou (Frederick University, Cyprus)
Still Fighting: Stories of Integration and Activism in Education (abstract)
09:45-11:00 Session 5C: CONVERSATION CENTER: Civil Rights
Location: Symphony I & II
09:45
Ralph McCoy (Purdue University, United States)
Steve Heinold (Purdue University, United States)
Guide My Feet: The Civil Rights Movement as a Pedagogical Practice of Enskilment (abstract)
10:05
Karin Lewis (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, United States)
Exploring Civil Responsibilities Inherent in Education and Beyond: The Privilege of Civil Rights Comes with Responsibilities (abstract)
10:25
Erik Malewski (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Gandhi’s Indeterminable Moments: What Does it Mean to Think Teaching and Learning Out of Stuck Places (abstract)
09:45-11:00 Session 5D: SYMPOSIUM: Unraveling the complexity of colonialism: Always a violent event.
Location: MOXY workroom
09:45
Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, United States)
Karla O'Donald (Texas Christian University (TCU), United States)
Freyca Calderon Berumen (Pennsylvania State University - Altoona, United States)
Unraveling the complexity of colonialism: Always a violent event. Reclaiming, questioning, and reimagining our roles (abstract)
09:45-11:00 Session 5E: BOOK TALK

This book talk theorizes and describes the concept of transformative critical whiteness pedagogies that are rooted in theories and practices of improvisation. It shows how these pedagogies invite people, especially white people, into the urgent work of resisting the ongoing production and affirmation of white supremacy.

09:45
Erin Miler (The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States)
Sam Tanner (University of Iowa, United States)
Storytelling and Improvisation as Anti-Racist Pedagogies Challenging White Supremacy in Elementary Education (abstract)
11:15-12:30 Session 6A: CONVERSATION CENTER:Teacher Education
Location: Symphony I & II
11:15
Stacy Johnson (An Eagle's Wing Academic Support Services and Southern New Hampshire University, United States)
Know Your Enemy—A Case for Kinetic Transformative Activism in Teacher Education (abstract)
11:35
Zachary Casey (Rhodes College, United States)
The Customer is Always Right: Resisting Consumerism in Teacher Education (abstract)
11:55
Minerva Chavez (California State University, Fullerton, United States)
Fabricating of the Urban Elite Cohort: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Linguistic Identity and Power in Education (abstract)
11:15-12:30 Session 6B: CONVERSATION CENTER:Language as a SIte of Justice
Location: Symphony I & II
11:15
Gertrude Tinker Sachs (Georgia State University, United States)
Jermal Riggins (Georgia State University, United States)
Ewa McGrail (Georgia State University, United States)
Democratic Futures for Linguistic Variation (abstract)
11:35
Yetunde Quadri (Georgia State University, United States)
Sue Kasun (Georgia State University, United States)
Revitalizing Indigenous Voices: Decolonizing Education for Cultural Resilience and Linguistic Justice (abstract)
11:55
Eun Cho (Georgia State University, United States)
Raising Criticality against Unequal Englishes: A Filipina English Teacher’s Pedagogical Negotiation for Professional Identity in South Korean Online ELT (abstract)
11:15-12:30 Session 6C: CONVERSATION CENTER: Higher Education
Location: Symphony I & II
11:15
Stephanie Masta (Purdue University, United States)
Janelle Grant Ashbaugh (Grand Valley State University, United States)
The Liberation and Decolonization of the University (abstract)
11:35
Margot Vance (Illinois Central College, United States)
Lonetta Oliver (Illinois Central College, United States)
Demanding Justice in the Community College Classroom (abstract)
11:55
Karina Oliveira de Paula (Texas Tech University, United States)
Christen S Garcia (Florida State University, United States)
Michele Angelo-Rocha (University of South Florida, United States)
Transitioning from Graduate Student to Junior Faculty (abstract)
11:15-12:30 Session 6D: Journal to Membership

Erin Miller and Sam Tanner - JCP editors will host a Q&A on the journal, publishing tips, and more. 

 

12:30-14:00 TOWN HALL MEETING - LUNCH - Lifetime Impact Award: Petra Munro Hendry - Louisiana State University

2024 LIFE TIME Award

Petra Munro Hendry Ph.D.served as a professor at Louisiana State University, teaching curriculum theory and history. She is part of the Curriculum Theory Project where she studies how education can be practiced and reformed through a discovery of culture, politics, and social issues. Her research interests lie in the examination of narrative in the “construction of curriculum history, educational research and teacher’s lives.”

Location: Symphony I & II
14:15-15:30 Session 7A: CONVERSATION CENTER: Curricular Theorizing
Location: Symphony I & II
14:15
Erik Malewski (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Suniti Sharma (St. Joesph's University, United States)
A Study in the Formation of Currere: Tentative Orientations Toward Understanding a Movement (abstract)
14:35
Misty Heredia (University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, United States)
The Multiple Definitions of Curriculum and Disconnect from the Science Classroom (abstract)
14:55
Deonte Moore (Kennesaw State University, United States)
A Journey to Replace Harm with Self-Reflection: A Search for Co-Creation Through Post Formal Thought and Currere (abstract)
14:15-15:30 Session 7B: CONVERSATION CENTER:Curriculum & Pedagogy, Beyond the Classroom
Location: Symphony I & II
14:15
Erin West (Appalachian State University, United States)
Utilizing Community Support for Community Children: Combating Learning Loss and Deficit-Oriented Thinking Through a Church's Summer Reading Program for Elementary Students (abstract)
14:35
Jake Burdick (Purdue University, United States)
Jenny Sandlin (Arizona State University, United States)
The Great Awakening: Public Pedagogy in the Conspiracene (abstract)
14:55
Jillian Ford (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Kristie Smith (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Hauntological Dimensions of Place-Based Pedagogies (abstract)
14:15-15:30 Session 7C: CONVERSATION CENTER:Decolonial & Disruptive Pedagogies
Location: Symphony I & II
14:15
Nathalia Jaramillo (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Freyca Calderon-Berumen (Pennsylvania State University Altoona, United States)
Decolonial Thought and Pedagogies of Liberation (abstract)
14:35
Ali Ahmed (Texas Tech University, United States)
Sankofa: A Decolonial Pedagogy for Reclaiming Democratic Futures in Education (abstract)
14:55
Christopher Cruz (Kennesaw State University, United States)
An Incarnational Curriculum Theory: Bildung and Ricanness in Orlando Costas (abstract)
14:15-15:30 Session 7D: SYMPOSIUM - SPANISH - Concurrencia De Saberes / Cuentos, Dibujos Y Colores / Autoetnografía Colectiva, Narrativa Poética, E Historias De Vida
Location: MOXY workroom
14:15
Iris Ruby Monroy Velasco (Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila - Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Mexico, Mexico)
Ximena Zacarías Salinas (Universidad de Colima, Mexico)
Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, United States)
Concurrencia De Saberes / Cuentos, Dibujos Y Colores / Autoetnografía Colectiva, Narrativa Poética, E Historias De Vida (abstract)
14:15-15:30 Session 7E: WORKSHOP: Reimagining Educator Development: Cultivating Joy, Well-Being, and Liberation through Critical Pedagogy
14:15
Rosalynne E. Duff (Georgia State University, United States)
Ashley Vierra (Georgia State University, United States)
Tasha Lampkin (Georgia State University, United States)
Tilifayea Griffin (Georgia State University, United States)
Joshua Robinson (Georgia State University, United States)
Kelsey McCorkle (Georgia State University, United States)
Reimagining Educator Development: Cultivating Joy, Well-Being, and Liberation through Critical Pedagogy (abstract)
15:45-16:00 Session 8: C&P 2024 BOOK LAUNCH - Walking Away: Refusing and Resisting Reactionary Curriculum Movements
Location: Symphony I & II
15:45
Alexander Pratt (Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus, United States)
Kevin Donley (Georgetown University, United States)
Sage Hatch (University of Oregon, United States)
Staci Tharp (Texas Tech Universirty, United States)
Freyca Calderon-Berumen (Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus, United States)
Book Launch for the C&P Annual Book: Walking Away: Refusing and Resisting Reactionary Curriculum Movements (abstract)
16:15-17:45 Session 9: Mentorship Mixer: Forming a C&P Community of Graduate Students, Faculty, and Scholars
16:15
Christen Sperry Garcia (Florida State University, United States)
Karina de Paula (Texas Tech University, United States)
Michele Angelo-Rocha (University of South Florida, United States)
Mentorship Mixer: Forming a C&P Community of Graduate Students, Faculty, and Scholars (abstract)
18:00-20:00 WELCOMING RECEPTION

Join us for the “Kick Off” reception and celebration the first night of the conference at the High Note rooftop bar. Enjoy appetizers, drinks, and socializing courtesy of Kennesaw State University, Bagwell College of Education and C&P.

Friday, September 27th

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08:30-09:30 Session 10: MENTORSHIP COFFEE for Graduate Students and Faculty
08:30
Christen Sperry Garcia (Florida State University, United States)
Karina de Paula (Texas Tech University, United States)
Michele Angelo-Rocha (University of South Florida, United States)
Mentorship Coffee for Graduate Students and Faculty (abstract)
09:45-11:00 Session 11A: CONVERSATION CENTER: Teacher Experiences
Location: Symphony I & II
09:45
Marie Ojofeitimi (GSU, United States)
The Transformative Role of Black Women Teachers: Bridging Civil Rights and Education Before and After Brown v. Board of Education (abstract)
10:05
Michelle Zoss (Georgia State University, United States)
Marie Ojofeitimi (Georgia State University, United States)
Glenn Rhoades (Georgia State University, United States)
Karla Bradford (Georgia State University, United States)
Learning, Mentoring, and Creating Relationships in Joy—Together (abstract)
09:45-11:00 Session 11B: CONVERSATION CENTER:Narratives
Location: Symphony I & II
09:45
Janelle Grant Ashbaugh (Grand Valley State University, United States)
Pedagogy and Power: Situating white Christian Nationalism in K-12 Education (abstract)
10:05
Nozipho Moyo (Georgia State University, United States)
Caroline B. Rabalais (Georgia State University, United States)
Ahmed Ahmed (Georgia State University, United States)
Reimagining Educational Renewal: A Narrative Inquiry of Three Educators’ Critical Teaching Across Disciplines (abstract)
10:25
Misael Romero-Reyes (Valdosta State University, United States)
Breaking barriers, writing the future: The role of women writers in social transformation (abstract)
09:45-11:00 Session 11C: CONVERSATION CENTER: Critical Pedagogies
Location: Symphony I & II
09:45
Carol Markham Cousins (University of Minnesota, United States)
RESTORATIVE PRACTICE FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSFORMATION (Re-storying or restoring to What? An examination of the use of restorative practice to change school culture) (abstract)
10:05
Ruchi Bhatnagar (Georgia State University, United States)
Teaching as an Act of Resistance: Implementing a Social Justice Curriculum in Dangerous Times (abstract)
10:25
Zachary Casey (Rhodes College, United States)
Critical Pedagogy and The Limits of Antiracism in Capitalism (abstract)
09:45-11:00 Session 11D: SYMPOSIUM
Location: MOXY workroom
09:45
Laura Rychly (Augusta University, United States)
Tomeka Few (Augusta University, United States)
Renee Harris Quarles (Augusta University, United States)
Searching for Wildness and Tameness in Curriculum (abstract)
11:15-12:30 Session 12A: CONVERSATION CENTER: Curricular Methods
Location: Symphony I & II
11:15
Kirsten Blocker (Kennesaw State University, United States)
An Exploration of How Instructional Technology Supports Complexity Theory through Self-Reflection (abstract)
11:35
Tabe Abane (Purdue University, United States)
Cultivating Sustainability Competencies: Solar Energy’s Role in Sustainable Curriculum Development (abstract)
11:55
Amy Shema (SUNY Brockport, United States)
Ashley Underwood (SUNY Brockport, United States)
(Who)listic Education: A model for curriculum development (abstract)
11:15-12:30 Session 12B: CONVERSATION CENTER
Location: Symphony I & II
11:15
Karina Oliveira de Paula (Texas Tech University, United States)
Unveiling the Brazilian American Education System: A Mini-Chapbook of Poems-A Unique Approach to Social and Educational Liberation (abstract)
11:35
Alexander Pratt (Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus, United States)
Teacher Research in Classroom Management by Pre-Service Teachers: A Curriculum (abstract)
11:55
Jake Burdick (Purdue University, United States)
Historian's Report (abstract)
11:15-12:30 Session 12C: CONVERSATION CENTER
11:15
Minsoo Kim-Bossard (The College of New Jersey, United States)
Critical analysis of teaching diversity in PreK-6th grade classrooms: Asian American teachers’ experiences (abstract)
11:35
Mahreen Mamoon (Purdue University, United States)
Motherhood and Academia- Lived Experience of a Student of Color (abstract)
11:55
Brendan Callahan (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Bridging Science and Social Justice: A Socioscientific Issues-Based Approach in Non-STEM Education (abstract)
11:15-12:30 Session 12D: BOOK TALK
Location: MOXY workroom
11:15
Stacy Johnson (An Eagle's Wing Academic Support Services and Southern New Hampshire University, United States)
Without Love, It's All White-Noise (abstract)
11:35
James Kirylo (University of South Carolina, United States)
The Catholic Teacher: Teaching for Social Justice with Faith, Hope, and Love (Book Talk) (abstract)
12:30-14:00 TOWN HALL MEETING: LUNCH - ARC Award: Nichole Guillory - Kennesaw University

2024 ARC Award

Nichole A. Guillory is a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education and an affiliated faculty member in the Interdisciplinary Studies Department at Kennesaw State University. Drawing on Black feminist theory and curriculum theory, her research focuses on Black mothering as a form of justice work. She has published articles in various journals and co-edited two books with Denise Taliaferro-Baszile and Kirsten Edwards entitled Race, gender, and curriculum theorizing: Working in womanish ways and Black women theorizing curriculum studies in colour and curves

Location: Symphony I & II
14:15-15:30 Session 13A: Workshop - Spoken word
14:15
Michael Seaberry (Clark Atlanta University, United States)
A Spoken Word Workshop on How the Morning Announcements are Harming Black Children (abstract)
14:15-15:30 Session 13B: CONVERSATION CENTER
Location: Symphony I & II
14:15
Anna V. Sokolova G. (Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico)
Indigenous language dynamics in a Mexican university: students’ attitudes and educational implications (abstract)
14:35
Nadia Khan-Roopnarine (St. Joseph's University, United States)
Nicholas Vasiliades (Director of Curriculum and Instruction, United States)
Caitlin Sweetapple (Director of Research and Staff Development, United States)
Illuminating Democratic Futures: Absorbing, reflecting, and refracting experiences for critical approaches to curriculum (abstract)
14:55
Sharon Gile (Illinois Central College, United States)
Public Pedagogy and Belonging: Using College Spaces To Enhance ESL and Workforce Student Belonging (abstract)
14:15-15:30 Session 13C: CONVERSATION CENTER
Location: Symphony I & II
14:15
Luana Coutinho (Texas Tech University, Brazil)
Green and Democratic Future: Communication as a Catalyst for Building an Organizational Culture Focused on Sustainability (abstract)
14:35
Karina Oliveira de Paula (Texas Tech University, United States)
Staci Tharp Tharp (Texas Tech University, United States)
Unveiling the Multifaceted Female Experience: A Poetic Journey through Academia (abstract)
14:55
Misty Heredia (University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, United States)
Tessah Zepeda (Los Fresnos High School, United States)
"Enhancing STEM Engagement Among Hispanic Students: A Two-Year Cross-Curricular Project Integrating Forensic Science and AP Physics in a Title I High School (abstract)
14:15-15:30 Session 13D: CONVERSATION CENTER
Location: Symphony I & II
14:15
Sharnice Watson (Drexel University, United States)
Who Cares About Black Students?: A Phenomenological Study of Teachers’ Experience in Referring Black Students to Special Education (abstract)
14:35
Simin Zargaran (Penn State University, Iran)
Kanoon in the 1960s and 1970s: A Fountain of Art and Education in Pre-Revolutionary Iran (abstract)
14:55
J Patrick Tiedemann (Georgia Gwinnett College, United States)
George Darden (Georgia Gwinnett College, United States)
Critical Race Theory and Education: A Social Dialogue (abstract)
14:15-15:30 Session 13E: ART WORKSHOP. Art as Activism: Artivism for Democratic Futures
Location: MOXY workroom
14:15
John Samuels (Mercer University, United States)
Abigail Stebbins (The Ohio State University, United States)
Art as Activism: Artivism for Democratic Futures (abstract)
15:45-16:00 Session 14: Activist Intellectual Award: Laura Emiko Soltis and Freedom University - Service Keystone Award: Jim Kilbane and Lifelong Dedication to the Curriculum and Pedagogy Group
Location: Symphony I & II
15:45
Laura Emiko Soltis (Freedom University, United States)
Erik Malewski (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Activist Intellectual Award: Laura Emiko Soltis and Freedom University (abstract)
16:15
Jim Kilbane (Cleveland State University, United States)
Erik Malewski (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Service Keystone Award: Jim Kilbane and Lifelong Dedication to the Curriculum and Pedagogy Group (abstract)