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UCI Celebration of Teaching 2021

Featuring:
H. Richard Milner IV
Vanderbilt University and President-Elect, AERA

Thursday, May 6, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. PT
Virtual Zoom Event

register now!
Registration is free and required.
This event will not be recorded or redistributed.
The UCI Celebration of Teaching, presented by the UCI School of Education's Teacher Academy, is held annually during National Teacher Appreciation Week. The event honors teachers and educators for their commitment to educating, mentoring, and inspiring future generations of students, and engages the community in a thought-provoking conversation that challenges attendees to consider ways to create more equitable and just educational systems.
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This year's featured speaker is H. Richard Milner IV, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Education and Professor of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University and President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Milner will present "Opportunity Centered Teaching," which focuses on the imperatives necessary to build and cultivate justice and equity through Opportunity Centered Practices in classrooms, schools, and districts.

On the heels of an incredibly difficult year, the Celebration of Teaching will provide a special venue to recognize the incredible efforts of our teachers, administrators, school staff and more. Register today and come celebrate with your fellow teachers!

FEATURED SPEAKER: H. RICHARD MILNER IV

Opportunity Centered Teaching

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Students tend to succeed when mechanism are in place to support them. Opportunity gaps, particularly for Black and Brown students, those who live below the poverty line, Muslim students, those whose first language is not English, and those who have a learning disability can result in students’ lack of academic and social success. Educators tend to have good intentions and work overtime to meet the needs of their students. However, in order to meet the complex needs of students during these challenging times, they must build knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, mindsets and dispositions to support students and with work communities. With an explicit focus on disrupting inequity inside and outside of education, this keynote will focus on imperatives necessary to build and cultivate justice and equity through Opportunity Centered Practices in classrooms, schools, and districts.

H. Richard Milner IV (also known as Rich) is Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Education and Professor of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. His research, teaching and policy interests concern urban education, teacher education, African American literature, and the social context of education. Professor Milner’s research examines practices and policies that support teacher effectiveness in urban schools. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association. Professor Milner’s work has appeared in numerous journals, and he has published seven books. His most recent are: Start where you are but don’t stay there: Understanding diversity, opportunity gaps, and teaching in today’s classrooms (Harvard Education Press, 2010 and 2020, Second Edition), Rac(e)ing to class: Confronting poverty and race in schools and classrooms (Harvard Education Press, 2015) and These kids are out of control: Why we must reimagine classroom management for equity (Corwin Press, 2018).

Books by H. Richard Milner IV

Dr. Milner has authored several books to advance equity in education and schooling. Up to 15 Celebration of Teaching attendees will be randomly selected to win a copy of one of his three books: Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today's Classrooms; "These Kids Are Out of Control": Why We Must Reimagine "Classroom Management" for Equity; and Rac(e)ing to Class: Confronting Poverty and Race in Schools and Classroom. Must attend to win. ​
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The UCI Teacher Academy is made possible by a generous founding gift from the SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union.
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ABOUT THE UCI SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

One of the nation’s premier education schools, the UCI School of Education is focused on advancing educational sciences and contributing to improved educational opportunities and outcomes for individuals across the entire lifespan. A diverse, dynamic and collaborative institution, the School of Education’s research, community partnerships and programming are dedicated to producing innovative scholarship, addressing the needs of local schools, and inspiring future generations of educators. Established in 2012, the School of Education ranks No. 15 in the U.S. News & World Report’s list of top graduate schools of education, No. 7 among public schools. Located in the heart of diverse and burgeoning Orange County – the nation’s sixth most populous county – the School of Education is uniquely positioned to serve as a model for a 21st Century school of education.

ABOUT THE UCI TEACHER ACADEMY

The UCI Teacher Academy provides a home for teachers and school leaders to develop and enhance their professional practice by offering programs in teacher preparation, professional development, teacher leadership, and administrator leadership. Professional development programs are offered through five California Subject Matter Partnerships - the Irvine Math Project, UCI California Reading & Literature Project, UCI History Project, UCI Science Project, and UCI Writing Project. By providing a context in which educators can collaborate, inspire and lead one another in transforming their instruction, the Teacher Academy is improving the learning outcomes for students of all backgrounds across Southern California. For more information, please visit our website.
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