Schedule

Continental Breakfast & Registration, Cowin Auditorium Entrance

 

8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 

Morning Plenary “Big Splash” Session, Cowin Auditorium 

 

8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. 

Welcome and Overview of the Institute

Michelle Knight-Manuel, Associate Dean and Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, 

and Felicia Moore Mensah, Associate Dean and Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University 

 

Why Reimagining? and Introduction of Keynote

Amy Stuart Wells, Professor and Director of Reimagining Education and The Public Good , Teachers College, Columbia University

 

Keynote Address: Reclaiming an African American Pedagogical Model: Lessons for Real Integrated Schools Today

Vanessa Siddle Walker, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Educational Studies at Emory University

Respondents: Michelle Knight-Manuel, Associate Dean and Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Julie Zuckerman, Principal, Castle Bridge School and Organizer, Progressive Education Network of New York (PENNY)

 

Ann LoBue, Coordinator, Reimagining Education Summer Institute, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Juontel White, Director of Pool Parties, Reimagining Education Summer Institute, Teachers College, Columbia University

 

Break

 

 “Pool Parties”/Dialogue Sessions

 

Lunch – Box lunches available outside Cowin Auditorium 

 

12:45 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. 

 “Cabanas”/Workshops 

 

2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. 

Break

 

Afternoon Plenary “Big Splash” Session, Cowin Auditorium

 

Metro Migration Patterns: De Facto School Diversity

Diana Cordova-Cobo, Doctoral Student, Teachers College, Columbia University, Lauren Fox, Doctoral Student, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Dominic Walker, Doctoral Student, Teachers College, Columbia University

 

EPIC Theatre Ensemble: “Laundry City” – A Student Written and Acted Play About Gentrification and Public Schools

Featuring: Olivia Dunbar, Vickandy “Randy” Figueroa, Jeremiah Green, Melysa Hierro, Davion Osbourne, Miguel Delacruz, Nakkia Smalls and Kyora Wallace. Directed by: James Wallert

 

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Break 

 

Teachers College Graduate Classes Optional: See syllabus 

Beyond Barriers: How to Build a Parent Coalition for Public Education, Horace Mann 140

Continental Breakfast & Registration, Cowin Auditorium Entrance

 

Morning Plenary “Big Splash” Session, Cowin Auditorium

 

Welcome and Overview of the Day/Theme 

Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz,  Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Detra Price-Dennis,  Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University

 

When Celebrating Diversity Isn’t Enough: The Need for Racial and Cultural Literacies in Our Schools 

Ali Michael, Director of P-12 Consulting and Professional Development, Center for the Study of Race Equity in Education, University of Pennsylvania; Detra Price-Dennis, Teachers College, Columbia University; and Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Teachers College, Columbia University 

 

Becoming Culturally Sustaining Educators: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World 

Django Paris, Banks Professor and Director of the Banks Center for Educational Justice, University of Washington, Seattle 

Respondent: Limarys Caraballo, Assistant Professor, Queens College and Research Associate, Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME), Teachers College, Columbia University 

 

10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. 

Break

 

 “Pool Parties”/Dialogue Sessions

 

12:05 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. 

Lunch – Box lunches available outside Cowin Auditorium

 

 “Cabanas”/Workshops

 

Break

 

2:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 

Afternoon Plenary “Big Splash” Session, Cowin Auditorium

 

 “Heads Up; Eyes Open:” A Student-Made Film on What It Means to Learn Anti-Racism 

Kelly Bare, The Public Good, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Charles Reynoso, Teacher, Park Slope Collegiate 

 

Pedagogy on Fire! Teaching for Social Justice

Jamila Lyiscott, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Urban and Minority Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

Cyphers for Justice

Youth: Gloria Tsang, James Larkin, Antoine Evansan, and Jordon Comrie

Adult Allies: Limarys Caraballo, Co-director, Jamila Lyiscott, Founder and co-director, and Danielle Filipiak, Curriculum Director

 

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Break 

Teacher Leadership Strand, Horace Mann 142

Teachers College Graduate Classes Optional: See Syllabus 

Film: “Stolen Education,” A Film by Enrique Alemán, Jr. Screening and Discussion prior to Thursday’s Plenary, Horace Mann 147 (Cowin)

Continental Breakfast & Registration, Cowin Auditorium Entrance 

 

Morning Plenary “Big Splash” Session, Cowin Auditorium

 

Welcome and Overview of the Day

Ernest Morrell, Macy Professor of English Education and Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME), Teachers College, Columbia University, and Erica Walker, Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University 

 

The Pedagogy of Revolutionary Love Across the Curriculum

Ansley Erickson, Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, Felicia Moore Mensah, Associate Dean and Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University,  Erica Walker, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Ernest Morrell, Teachers College, Columbia University 

Moderator: Amy Stuart Wells, Professor and Director of Reimagining Education and The Public Good, Teachers College, Columbia University

 

No More Culturally Irrelevant Teaching!: On the Promise and Possibility of Culturally Relevant Teaching 

Mariana Souto-Manning, Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, Jessica Martell, Teacher, Central Park East II, Carmen Llerena, Teacher, PS 75, Abigail Salas, Teacher, PS 75

 

Break

 

 “Pool Parties”/Dialogue Sessions

 

Lunch – Box lunches available outside Cowin Auditorium

 

 “Cabanas”/Workshops

 

Break

 

Afternoon Plenary “Big Splash” Session, Cowin Auditorium 

 

Welcome and Introduction

Susan Fuhrman, President of Teachers College, Columbia University 

 

Towards Recovery and Discovery in Urban Education: Reboot, Retool, Reclaim

Christopher Emdin, Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Science Genius, Student Performance and Panel 

 

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3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. 

Break 

 

3:45 p.m. – on 

Ice Cream Social, Cowin Auditorium Entrance

Teacher Leadership Strand, Horace Mann 142

Teachers College Graduate Classes Optional: See Syllabus

Harlem Historical Walk led by NYC Youth Historians: Meet in Horace Mann 142

Continental Breakfast & Registration, Cowin Auditorium Entrance

 

Morning Plenary “Big Splash” Session, Cowin Auditorium 

 

Welcome and Overview of the Day/Theme

Phillip A. Smith, Doctoral Student , Teachers College, Columbia University 

 

Reimagining Leadership: Lessons Learned From Unspoken History

Sonya Douglass Horsford, Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Enrique Alemán, Jr., Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio

 

A Community of Leaders: Sharing Responsibility for Cultural Proficiency in Cambridge, MA

Jeff Young, Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Manuel Fernandez, Head of School, Cambridge Street Upper School, Cambridge, MA 

Respondents: Carolyn J. Riehl, Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Sandra Soto, Principal, PS 705, Brooklyn Arts & Sciences

 

Break

 

 “Pool Parties”/Dialogue Sessions

 

12:05 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. 

Lunch – Box lunches available outside Cowin Auditorium

 

12:45 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. 

 “Cabanas”/Workshops

 

2:05 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. 

Break

 

Afternoon Plenary “Big Splash” Session, Cowin Auditorium

 

Participant Action Plans: A Sample

Juontel White, Pool Party Director and Doctoral Student, Teachers College, Columbia University

And volunteer participants

 

Organizing for Integration: The NYC Example

David Kirkland, Executive Director, The NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and The Transformation of Schools, and Matt Gonzales, Director, School Diversity Project, New York Appleseed

 

IntegrateNYC4Me: Building Sustainable Leaderships: The Road from Tokenism to Transformative Power

Sarah Camiscoli, Founder and Director, IntegrateNYC4me

Featuring: Hebh Jamal, Iman Abdul, Matthew Díaz, Christian Rivera, and Kevin Guerrero

 

Institute Wrap-up and Concluding Remarks 

Amy Stuart Wells, Director of Reimagining Education and Summer Institute Staff 

 

 

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