Tuesday, March 10, 2020 11am to 12pm
About this Event
611 Conley Ave
Secondary English teachers in rural areas continue to navigate the 2016 election results in real time, often in school districts where social activism comes with real consequences. This project is centered around one rural Missouri teacher who forwards his position of advocacy through a “novel element.” Using an immediate and accessible visual or auditory text, Neal forces students to consider questions of equity and justice without realizing the political nature of the topic. This subversive pedagogy provides possibilities for teachers committed to social justice education in Missouri and other red states. Dr. Christy Goldsmith is the Assistant Director of the Campus Writing Program at the University of Missouri. Her research trajectory takes two paths: Through her narrative inquiry into English teachers’ identities as writers and as teachers-of-writing, she explores the tensions inherent in teaching writing in secondary schools, namely challenges to what constitutes “good” writing, origins of writing identities, and questions of authority in defining purpose and curriculum. Her second strand of research revolves around the teaching and learning of disciplinary literacy at the postsecondary level. Prior to joining the University of Missouri in her current capacity, Dr. Goldsmith taught high school English for eight years.
Join the research discussion virtually at http://bit.ly/bridge_rsch_dscn_10Mar20