International Scholar's Forum: Dr. David Kirkland

School of Education Department of Specialized Programs in Education Literacy Studies Faculty invite you to attend an

INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR’S FORUM featuring

Dr. David Kirkland Teaching Vulnerable Youth how to Read and Write: Lessons about Life, Literacy and the Pursuit of Meaning Friday, Mar 8, 2019 • 6-9 p.m.

Calkins 106 – South Campus

Saturday, March 9, 2019 • 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Student Center Plaza Rooms – North Campus

Dr. David E. Kirkland is Executive Director of The NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and The Transformation of Schools and Associate Professor of English at New York University. He has been described as an activist and educator, cultural critic and author. A leading national scholar and advocate for educational justice, Dr. Kirkland's scholarship explores a variety of equity related topics: school climate and discipline; school integration and choice; culture and education; vulnerable learners; and intersections among race, gender, and education. His research and publications address the cultures, languages, and texts of urban youth; using quantitative, critical literary, ethnographic, and sociolinguistic research methods to answer complex questions at the center of equity and social justice in education. Dr. Kirkland taught middle and high school in Michigan, and currently leads efforts to enhance education options for vulnerable youth.

Dr. Kirkland has authored 5 books including A Search Past Silence: The Literacy of Black Males, a TC Press bestseller and winner of the 2015 Daniel E. Griffiths Research Award, the 2014 AESA Critics Choice Award, and the 2014 NCTE David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English. He is co-editor of the newly released critical sourcebook, Students Right to Their Own Language. Named by Ebony magazine as one of the most brilliant scholars in the U.S., Dr. Kirkland has been a pivotal intellectual voice promoting educational justice in the U.S. and abroad.

During this weekend conference, Kirkland will share over a decade of research aimed at understanding the complexities of teaching and learning literacy in urban contexts, raising awareness of the effects of educational injustices in the lives of urban youth, primarily youth of color, in order to interrupt cycles of miseducation. As a passionate educator himself, Kirkland challenges literacy educators to disrupt cycles of inequity to empower youth to transform their own communities, lives, and educational destinies. In so doing, he examines, perhaps more holistically, the peculiar deficit politics of education, exploring instead the power of the spoken and written word, as it constructs and deconstructs opportunities for learning and liberation.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 – 106 Calkins 6 p.m.

Registration/Reception (Refreshments provided.)

6:30-9 p.m. Evening Session: Dr. David Kirkland

SATURDAY, MARCH 9 – Student Center Plaza Rooms 9 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Noon 1-3 p.m.

Registration (Refreshments provided.)

Morning Workshop: Dr. David Kirkland Lunch break (Lunch provided.)

Afternoon Session

The International Scholar’s Forum is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences/School of Education, the Department of Specialized Programs in Education, the Literacy Studies Doctoral Programs, the EdD in Educational and Policy Leadership Program, the EdD in Learning and Teaching Program, and the Reading/Writing Learning Clinic at the Saltzman Community Services Center.

All participants must register by returning this form no later than March 5, 2019 After February 22, participants will be accommodated as space allows.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR’S FORUM – March 8 & 9, 2019 FEES AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION Professional Development - CTLE Option Professional development hours and/or in-service credit may be available through your school district. District purchase orders are accepted. The fee is $100 per person, made payable to Hofstra University, which includes food and materials.

Graduate Credit Option (1 s.h.) for LYST 351: CRN: 25348 Hofstra University students may register online at my.hofstra.edu. Non-Hofstra students may register in-person on the second floor of Memorial Hall, South Campus. For questions regarding registration procedures, call the Office of the Registrar at 516-463-8000, #2. Contact the Department of Specialized Programs in Education at 516-463-5751 for further information about credit options and fees. Registration must be completed by Thursday, March 7, 2019.

For additional information about the International Scholar’s Forum, please email Dr. Debra Goodman, Professor of Literacy Studies, Department of Literacy Studies, at debra.goodman@hofstra.edu. For those taking the course for graduate credit, a short paper will be assigned, which should be submitted to Dr. Goodman by March 25, 2019.

The completed registration form, with payment, should be sent to: Diane Cecere, Senior Assistant Office of Professional Development Services School of Education, 233 Hagedorn Hall 119 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1190 Telephone: 516-463-5750 • Fax: 516-463-6006 (Purchase orders accepted.)

Registration Form – International Scholar’s Forum Name: Title/Position/Student:

School/Affiliation:

Work Address: Home Address: Home/Mobile Phone:

Email:

c I am registering for CTLE credits; enclosed please find my check for $100. (3 to 8 credits available depending on attendance.) c I am registering as a Hofstra student participant. (Registration is complementary.)

My Hofstra student ID number is: . c I am attending the Friday night session only. c I am attending the Saturday session only. c I am attending both sessions. c I am registering as a Hofstra alumnus/a or as a non-Hofstra student participant. I have enclosed $25 for the forum, food and materials. (For non-Hofstra student, please enclose a copy of student ID.) c I am registering as Hofstra faculty or Reading/Writing Learning Clinic literacy specialist. (Complimentary registration.)

Enclose this form with check payable to Hofstra University (if registering for credits) and mail to Office of Professional Development Services (address noted above).

Visa/MasterCard is accepted. To pay by credit card, please visit hofstra.edu/edworkshopreg and click on “conferences/workshops”. Special group rates available.

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School of Education Department of Specialized Programs in Education Literacy Studies Faculty invite you to attend an

INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR’S FORUM featuring

Dr. David Kirkland Teaching Vulnerable Youth how to Read and Write: Lessons about Life, Literacy and the Pursuit of Meaning Friday, Mar 8, 2019 • 6-9 p.m.

Calkins 106 – South Campus

Saturday, March 9, 2019 • 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Student Center Plaza Rooms – North Campus

Dr. Kirkland focuses on over a decade of research aimed at understanding the complexities of teaching and learning literacy in urban contexts. He seeks to raise awareness of the effects of educational injustices in the lives of urban youth, primarily youth of color, in order to interrupt cycles of miseducation. Kirkland calls this "the substance of hope”; though focusing on the (mis)education of vulnerable youth, he views literacy educators as essential to addressing questions, as to how cycles of inequity (i.e., racial injustice) influence how, why, and what vulnerable youth learn (and do not/refuse to learn) in literacy classrooms. As a passionate educator himself, Kirkland challenges literacy educators to disrupt cycles of inequity to empower youth to transform their own communities, lives, and educational destinies. In so doing, he examines, perhaps more holistically, the peculiar deficit politics of education, exploring instead the power of the spoken and written word, as it constructs and deconstructs opportunities for learning and liberation. In closing, he suggests that, from a liberatory perspective, our children take on new meanings beginning with a voice and a verb, where youth—when affirmed, valued, and respected—have the power to transform the world inside-out.

Dr. David E. Kirkland is the Executive Director of The NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and The Transformation of Schools. He has also been described as an activist and educator, cultural critic and author. A leading national scholar and advocate for educational justice, Dr. Kirkland's transdisciplinary scholarship explores a variety of equity related topics: school climate and discipline; school integration and choice; culture and education; vulnerable learners; and intersections among race, gender, and education. His publications address the cultures, languages, and texts of urban youth; using quantitative, critical literary, ethnographic, and sociolinguistic research methods to answer complex questions at the center of equity and social justice in education. Dr. Kirkland taught middle and high school in Michigan. He’s also organized youth empowerment and youth mentoring programs in Detroit, Chicago and New York and currently leads efforts to enhance education options for vulnerable youth.

Dr. Kirkland has received many awards for his research and educational advocacy work, including the 2016 AERA Division G Mid-Career Scholars Award, the 2008 AERA Division G Outstanding Dissertation Award. He has authored 5 books including A Search Past Silence: The Literacy of Black Males, a TC Press bestseller and winner of the 2015 Daniel E. Griffiths Research Award, the 2014 AESA Critics Choice Award, and the 2014 NCTE David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English. He is co-editor of the newly released critical sourcebook, Students Right to Their Own Language. Named by Ebony magazine as one of the most brilliant scholars in the U.S., Dr. Kirkland has been a pivotal intellectual voice promoting educational justice in the U.S. and abroad.

Winner, 2015 NYU Daniel E. Griffiths Research Award Winner, 2014 NCTE David H. Russell Research Award Winner, 2014 AESA Critic's Choice Award