PODCAST SERIES
We feature guest speakers through webinars, interviews, and other invited content on the AERA Division K podcast. Audio archives will be available on the site after broadcast. Follow us online with #AERADivK.
Dr. Marcelle Haddix is a Dean’s Professor and chair of the Reading and Language Arts department in the Syracuse University School of Education, where she is an inaugural co-Director of the Lender Center for Social Justice. She is Past President of the Literacy Research Association. She facilitates literacy programs for adolescent and adult communities in Syracuse, including the Writing Our Lives project for urban youth writers and a Black women’s literary club and free library project. Dr. Haddix’s scholarly work is published in Research in the Teaching of English, English Education, Linguistics and Education, and Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy and in her book, Cultivating Racial and Linguistic Diversity in Literacy Teacher Education: Teachers Like Me, which received the 2018 Outstanding Book Award from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Also known as The ZenG, Dr. Haddix is also a 200-hour certified registered yoga instructor who specializes in yoga and mindfulness for underrepresented groups and for community-based organizations with strong commitments to maternal health and food justice. Her community engaged approach to yoga, wellness, and healthy living culminates in yoga and writing retreats for women and couples of color, yoga and mindfulness workshops in urban school contexts, and regular yoga classes and sistercircles in her community. Follow her at @MarcelleHaddix and @zengangstayoga.
Developing an Identity as a Scholar-Activist
The current political and educational climate has raised many questions about the role of activism in the academy. As scholars generate empirical findings, how (and to what extent) do they use their findings to create change? How do they establish themselves as scholar-activists? .
Though some might envision schools as (ideally) politically neutral sites, we recognize that there are myriad topics that influence the work of teachers and teacher educators. Teachers must be prepared to have conversations with students around issues like LGBTQ+ rights, the Black Lives Matter movement, immigration policies, etc. Teacher educators, in turn, must be able to support teachers to discuss these issues with students. Of course, this is not a simple or straightforward task. In this first video series, we will interview Division K scholars to understand how they have developed their identities as scholar-activists, how they handled the tensions and struggles therein, and the advice that they would give to emerging scholars. Listen here, as Brette Garner, 2016-18 Div K GSEB Professional Development Team Chair, talks with Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning about scholar activism and the importance of connecting with teachers and communities and building a supportive space where we can talk to and learn from each other. A transcript for this podcast can be accessed here. |