DATES
Violence and Schooling in the U.S.- The Democratic Normalizing of Toxicity
September 25th, 2019- UNESCO 12th International Summer School -Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland
This will be an honest and direct conversation regarding the school violence and safety issues that plague so many U.S. school campuses. Special attention will be paid to the disparate discursive foci paid to issues of school shootings and particular forms of bullying versus more common and wide-spread forms of violence that impact marginalized communities and more privileged students alike.
Avoiding Pathologization: School Discipline and Safety in Historically Targeted Communities
November 7th, 2019 - The Northern California Safe and Healthy Schools Conference
How do we have clear and respectful boundaries without degrading our students or creating an unsafe environment? Well- let's talk about it!
Previous Engagements
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
2019 “Culturally Responsive Discipline and Addressing Implicit Bias” OUSD Office of Equity Speaker Series. Oakland, CA.
2019 “Moving Into Matrix”. Larkin Street Advisory Board Ceremony. San Francisco, CA
2019 “Social Justice as a Daily Habitus” SOMeCA 11th Annual Alumni Event. UC Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz, CA.
2018 “Institutionalizing Cultural Responsiveness”. Skyline College Flex Day. San Bruno, CA.
2018 “Critical Pedagogy and School Discipline”. Bay Area Writing Project Speaker Series. Berkeley, CA.
2017 “Merging Activism and Undergraduate Success”. Oakes College Freshmen Plenary. Santa Cruz, CA
2017 “Breaking The Cycle: Deconstructing Education Inequity”. UC Santa Cruz College 9/10 Social Justice Sequence Event. Santa Cruz, CA
2017 “African-Americans in the Community Colleges”. Southwestern College Rites of Passage Ceremony. San Diego, CA
2017 “Contextualizing Student Success” Umoja Southern California Symposium. Riverside, CA.
2016 “Equity and the Secondary-CC Connection”. C6 Alliance for College and Career Pathways. Bakersfield, CA.
2016 “How to Navigate College Without Losing Yourself”. UC Santa Cruz, Oakes College. Santa Cruz, CA.
2016 “Why Finishing College Feels So Difficult.” West Los Angeles College Student Leadership Summit. Culver City, CA
2016 “Thoughts on Equity in the California Community Colleges” West Los Angeles College Leadership Retreat. Culver City, CA.
2016 “Thoughts on Equity in the California Community Colleges” Merritt College Professional Development Day. Oakland. CA
2016 “Thoughts on Equity in the California Community Colleges.” College of the Redwoods Professional Development Day. Eureka, CA
2016 “Success Must Include Far More Than a Degree.” University of California at Berkeley EAOP Next Steps Summit. Berkeley, CA.
2016 “Career Pathways and the Challenge of Equity” CCCAOE Conference. San Diego, CA.
2015 “Change Within Systems: Ideas for Critical Social Workers.” California State University- East Bay 2015 Dr. Terry Jones Community Forum.
2015 “What Then, What Now? Blackness in The Modern Era.” Commencement Speaker for Chaffey College BG. Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2015 “Equity and Success”. Professional Development Day. Shasta College, Redding, CA. Keynote.
2015 4th Annual Achieve the Dream/Student Success Initiative Summit. Los Angeles CC. East Los Angeles College. Monterey Park, CA.
2015 “The Current Landscape of Educational Policy and Equity.” Education Pioneers Fellows. Oakland, CA
2015 “Thoughts on Equity in the California Community Colleges.” Butte College Flex Day. Keynote. Oroville, CA
2015 “Liberation and the Problem of the Exclusive University.” University of California at Santa Cruz -Oakes College Plenary Series – Keynote.
2014 "Addressing Race and Equity Gaps in Your Practice". San Jose City College Presidential Inauguration. San Jose, CA.
2014 “The Central Valley, Equity and the Community Colleges.” California Community College Central Regional Consortium. Merced, CA.
2014 The “E Word”: Developing an Equity Lens in The California Community Colleges. Marin College Staff Convocation. Kentfield, CA.
2014 In Preparation to Confront College: Framing the Transition from Here to There. Maisin Scholars Award Event. San Francisco, CA.
2014 "Equity and Transformation- Challenges for Community College Faculty". Faculty Equity Institute. CCSF. San Francisco, CA
2014 Developing Agents of Change. State Center Community College District K-12 Summit. Fresno, CA.
2014 Commencement Speaker for the University of California at Santa Cruz, Oakes College Graduation. Santa Cruz, CA.
2014 Activism and College Success. Practical Activism Conference. UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA.
2014 “The Central Valley, Equity and the Community Colleges. (SSSP) Professional Development. Merced College. Merced, CA.
2014 “In the Pursuit of Liberation”. UC Berkeley Associated Students Educate the Bay Summit. Berkeley, CA
2014 “Brown v. Board of Education at 60: Examining Racial Equity in San Francisco.” San Francisco, CA.
2014 “Reflecting on the Power of Infiltration.” Engaging Education, LIFTED Convening, UC Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz , CA.
2014 “Equity Challenges in Southern California Community Colleges”. College-wide PD. College of the Canyons. Santa Clarita, CA.
2014 “Equity Challenges in Southern California Community Colleges”. Student Success Summit at Mt. San Jacinto College. San Jacinto, CA.
2013 The Importance of Critical Teacher Development”. SFSU Child and Adolescent Development Department Symposium. San Francisco, CA.
2013 Barriers to Student Success: Report Findings. College-Wide Professional Development- City College of San Francisco.
2013 Addressing the Challenges of Being a “Warm Demander”. Engaging Education Board of Directors Retreat. Santa Cruz, CA.
2013 The “E” Word: The Challenge of Implementing an Equity Agenda.” Strengthening Student Success Conference. Burlingame, CA.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2019 Understanding Transformative Leadership. Skyline College Statewide Equity Summit, San Mateo, CA.
2018 Addressing the Sub-Oppressor in School Discipline. National Conference School Safety, Reno NV.
2017 Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the Community College. Equity Training Series at Skyline College. San Bruno, CA.
2017 Rethinking Social Justice Teaching: A critical Analysis of Teacher’s Lives and Teacher Leadership. AERA, San Antonio Texas. Panelist.
2017 Critical Challenges to Urban Education Reform. Atlanta Public Schools & Annie E. Casey Exploratory Convening. Oakland, CA.
2016 Embracing Authority and Liberation Pedagogy. San Francisco Teacher Residency Program (SFTR). San Francisco, CA.
2016 Humanizing Approaches to School Discipline- WestEd School Climate Symposium on School Climate and Leadership. Oakland, CA.
2016 Equity Gaps in the School Discipline Discourse- UCB Social Justice Symposium
2016 Pathologization of the Traumatized in the School Discipline Discourse International Conference for Critical Education V, London, England.
2016 Humanizing Disciplinary Practices. National School Discipline Conference. Las Vegas, NV.
2015 Bullying and Race- Gaps in the Bullying Discourse. National Girl Bullying Conference. Atlanta, GA
2015 Equity Gaps in the School Discipline Discourse- Free Minds Free People Conference. Oakland, CA
2015 Educational Enablers- International Conference for Critical Education IV, Wroclaw, Poland.
2015 Boundaries and Stereotypes: The Slippery Slope to Pathologization. National School Discipline Conference. Atlanta, GA
2014 Teachers for Social Justice “411 on Willful Defiance” Forum. School discipline policies and practices in SFUSD. San Francisco, CA.
2014 Saviors vs. Allies. Northern California Safe and Healthy Schools Conference. Alameda County Office of Education. Berkeley, CA
2013 Contextualizing the Opportunity Gap for New Teachers. Panelist. Think College Now. Oakland, CA
2013 Addressing the Challenges of Being a “Warm Demander”. San Francisco Teacher Residency . San Francisco ,CA.
2013 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in STEM . The Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME)- San Francisco State University.