Learning and Literacy in a Changing Social Landscape
With Vivian L. Gadsden
Location
The Commons : 331
Date & Time
May 1, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Description
***reposted from the Dept of Education***
UMBC Department of Education Research Seminar Series
Learning and Literacy in a Changing Social Landscape
Vivian L. Gadsden
William T. Carter Professor of Child Development
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
May 1, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm | Commons room 331 | UMBC Main Campus
The UMBC Department of Education Research Seminar series concludes the 2023-2024 academic year with a presentation by Professor Vivian L. Gadsden of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Recent discussions of learning and literacy across disciplines and fields are leading to new conceptualizations of how children engage in learning, how they thrive, and how families can both serve as resources and thrive themselves. Such discussions have a long history in literacy research and practice, particularly in relationship to the role of families in children’s early learning. What are the implications of these discussions for how we address the constancy and change that defines educational research and within the shifting social and political landscape? Professor Gadsden's presentation will focus on four issues or propositions that highlight contemporary discussions of child and family learning and the social and cultural bases for literacy.
All members of the department, partners/collaborators, and students/faculty from other departments and institutions are invited to attend.
Lunch will be provided by the department. Please RSVP by April 30th.
Save the Dates for the Fall 2024 Seminar Series
Speaker and location information will follow in AugustSeptember 4 | 12:00-1:00pm
October 2 | 12:00-1:00pm
November 6 | 12:00-1:00pm
December 4 | 12:00-1:00pm
October 2 | 12:00-1:00pm
November 6 | 12:00-1:00pm
December 4 | 12:00-1:00pm