Welcome

The officers of the Grassroots Community and Youth Organizing SIG are pleased to present our first full AERA program. In addition to a number of exciting program sessions, we will be hosting three special events.


SPECIAL EVENTS


INVITED GUEST LECTURE: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
Bob Moses, Algebra Project
Ernesto Cortes, Industrial Areas Foundation
Tuesday, April 14
6:15 — 8:15pm, San Diego Convention Center, room 28D
A short SIG Business Meeting will follow the lecture and discussion. Participants are invited to attend an off-site dinner following the meeting.


COFFEE HOUSE CHAT
Wednesday, April 15
8:15 — 9:30am, Brickyard Coffee and Tea, 675 W. G Street
A chance for graduate students to speak with emerging and senior scholars in the field for feedback on research and guidance on navigating the doctoral process. Participating scholars include Jean Anyon, Shawn Ginwright, Mark Warren, Dennis Shirley, Michael Evans, Edward Olivos, and Karen Mapp.
RSVP to gcyo.events@gmail.com with your name, institution, area of study and “coffee house chat.”


SPECIAL OFF-SITE SIG EVENT: ORGANIZING IN A NEW POLITICAL MOMENT
Wednesday, April 15
6:00 — 8:30pm: Faith Chapel Church of God in Christ
Researchers and PICO organizers will explore what works in education reform organizing, and how successful strategies can be expanded.
Charter bus transportation will be provided.
RSVP to gcyo.events@gmail.com.


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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009


ROUNDTABLE PAPER DISCUSSION: COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ORGANIZING ACROSS THE NATION
4:05 – 4:45pm, San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 6A

A Case Study of Restorative Youth Justice in Denver: Youth and School District Collaboration Around School Discipline
Anita Kumari Wadhwa, Harvard University

Learning to Organize for Educational Change: One CBO’s Efforts to Influence Educational Policy Michael P. Evans, Boston College

Real Community-Based Teacher Education Elizabeth A. Skinner, Illinois State University; Ebelia Mucino, Chicago Public Schools

Sending out an S.O.S.: Youth Organizing for Peace in a School-Based Program Cristen Jenkins, University of Illinois-Chicago

Youth Activism of Student Involvement? Educators’ Perspectives on the Engagement of Students in Schools Cynthia Taines, Northern Illinois University

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TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009


INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM:
THE ROLE OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO INTEGRATION
10:35 – 12:05pm, San Diego Convention Center, Room 28D

The Implications of Community Organizing for School Reform Funding Julie K. Kohler, Public Interest Projects

Participants: Jennifer Arwade, Albany Park Neighborhood Council; Catherine Crystal Foster, Blueprint Research and Design; Sarah Catherine Beutel, Metro Organization for People; Desiree Westlund, Metro Organization for People; Lauren Wells, University of California-Los Angeles (Discussant)

INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM:
ORGANIZING: A KEY STRATEGY FOR GROWING YOUR OWN HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS
12:25 – 1:55pm, San Diego Convention Center, Room 28D

Participants: Charles M. Payne, University of Chicago (Chair); Madeline Talbott, Action Now; Anita Sanders, North Lawndale Grow Your Own; Maureen D. Gillette, Northeastern Illinois University; Kavitha Mediratta, Annenberg Institute for School Reform (Discussant); Mark Warren, Harvard University (Discussant)


INTERACTIVE SYPOSIUM:
YOUTH ORGANIZING FOR EQUITY, ACHIEVEMENT, AND MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY FROM WITHIN THE INSTITUTION
2:15 – 3:45pm, San Diego Convention Center, Room 28D

Participants: Raquel Jimenez, Oakland Unified School District (Chair); Lailan Huen, OUSD; Jidan Koon, Movement Strategy Center; Cecilia Lopez, OUSD; Shannon Chase, OUSD; Jenny Nguyen, OUSD; Jamileh Ebrahimi, OUSD; Kirsten Vital, OUSD (Discussant)

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009

FILM SCREENING: A Community Concern
2:00 — 4:00pm, Marriot Hotel and Marina, Room “Cardiff”
by documentary film-maker Susan Zeig


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