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Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

Cultivating Genius and Joy at Home through Responsive Literacy

Wed, Jan 12, 2022 @ 7:00 pm CST - 8:00 pm CST

| Free

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Co-hosted by the Equity and Inclusion Committee (EIC), and Families United in Support of Excellence and Equity of All, Especially Those that Identify as African American Students of Black (FUSE).

High performing, engaged students is the goal of all caregivers. Here are the practical and inspirational ways to draw from students’ strengths and promote marginalized learners′ success within and beyond their classroom walls. Participants will learn a framework for excellence, and the practical strategies for building children’s growth in their identity and intellectual development. Discover free and practical resources, literacy strategies and activities to build competence, connection and achievement. The goal is to help youth thrive and see the joy in themselves and others.

Dr. Muhammad is a highly acclaimed, award-winning Associate Professor of Language and Literacy at University of Illinois-Chicago whose interests are situated in the historical foundations of literacy development and the writing practices among Black communities. She strives to shape the national conversation for educating youth in her work with teachers and young people across the United States and South Africa- around best practices in culturally responsive instruction. Dr. Muhammad is the 2014 recipient of the National Council of Teachers of English, Promising New Researcher Award, the 2015 NCTE Alan C. Purves Award, the 2016 NCTE CEE Janet Emig awardee, and the 2017 Georgia State University Urban Education Research Awardee. She was awarded the 2018 University of Illinois- Chicago, Researcher of the Year, and received an important grant award from the U.S. Department of Education to study culturally and historically responsive literacy in STEM classrooms. Her highly acclaimed book titled, Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy was released in 2020.

 

 

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Date:
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Time:
7:00 pm CST - 8:00 pm CST
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

Gilda Ross

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Dr. Gholdy Muhammad