Virtual Workshop: "Cultural and Linguistic Competence through Social Justice"
Description: The goals of language education in the United States have always been informed by the social, historical, and political contexts in which the instruction takes place. In this workshop, we make the case for social justice education in all language classrooms, and we explore the different threads that inform social justice in language education. We begin with the Communities and Cultures Standards from the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages and then discuss critical pedagogy and how that connects with course learning targets. Avenues and opportunities are explored for effective social justice instruction at the lesson planning and course design level, and for professional development. This session concludes with an opportunity for educators to examine authentic and textbook resources and explore what social justice learning goals and activities would look like in their own classrooms. Educators will leave with a better understanding of how and why to include social justice outcomes in their own course objectives. A handout will be provided to participants of the live session with lesson ideas and sample activities as well as other resources to explore further.
Audience: World language teachers of grades 6-12 and/or college. The workshop will be in English; teachers of any and all languages welcome!
Presenters: Stacey Margarita Johnson (Ed.D.) and L. J. Randolph Jr. (Ed.D.)
Stacey Margarita Johnson is Assistant Director of the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching and Senior Lecturer of Spanish. Stacey teaches courses in FL teaching methods, second language acquisition, and education, and recently edited a special issue of the journal Dimension focused on social justice. Her research includes work on critical pedagogy and social justice, hybrid/blended instruction, and adult learning.
L. J. Randolph Jr. is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Education and Coordinator of the World Language Teacher Education Program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He teaches courses in Spanish language and culture and FL teaching methods. His research focuses on heritage language learners of Spanish and issues of social justice and critical pedagogy in language education and teacher preparation.
- Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019
- Time: 7:00 pm Eastern / 6:00 pm Central / 4:00 pm Pacific
- Duration: 2 hours
- Location: Online
Attendance to the live session is limited to 20 participants to allow for everyone to ask questions and get the most out of the workshop. In addition to the handout, all participants will receive a copy of the recording, which will be available for 1 week after the workshop.
If you cannot make it on the day of the event, or if it is full, you can choose "recording only," and the recording will be available to you for 1 week after the workshop.
Early-bird registration costs (payment must be received on or before February 10):
- Attendance and recording: $25
- Recording only (no handout, no PDH/CEUs): $10
Regular registration costs (on or after February 10):
- Attendance and recording: $30
- Recording only (no handout, no PDH/CEUs): $12
Last day to cancel and request a refund: February 15, 2019. No refunds will be issued after 02/15/19.
Attendees to the live session can receive Illinois Professional Development Hour (PDH) recognition; if you are not an Illinois educator, you can request to receive University CEU contact hour recognition. We will send out information about requesting PDH and CEUs to registered participants.
If you have any questions and/or concerns, please feel free to contact Dr. Florencia Henshaw: henshaw2@illinois.edu.