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From Emancipation to Post-Racial, 150 Years of African American Education
October 22-24, 2015
Proposal Deadline: August 1, 2015
Participants will be notified of the committee’s decision no later than September 1, 2015
Please submit proposals by the deadline to: Andrea Douglas, Executive Director, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center admin@jeffschoolheritagecenter.org
Proposals should be submitted to one of the three sessions.
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center is located in the Jefferson School, which was once the only school available for blacks in the City of Charlottesville. This year, the Center celebrates the 150-year anniversary of the opening of the original Jefferson School (1865) with a three-day conference that seeks to explore the historic and contemporary state of black education locally and nationally.
The conference begins on Thursday October 22, with a keynote and participant reception. Day two consists of two half-day sessions, ending with a second keynote speaker. The last day of the conference includes one half-day session.
The first session, Friday 9am – 12pm addresses the historic origins of the Jefferson School as a Freedman’s school in particular, and the origins of public education in the late 19th century more generally. This could include topics such as,
Black education and schooling in Virginia (from Freedmen to segregated schools)
UVA and its role in training African American teachers in the late 19th century
Rural education in Charlottesville and other communities
Session two, Friday 1-4 pm will consider the contemporary state of African American education. Papers are invited that consider but are not limited to the following topics
Pre-school to prison pipeline
Tracking
Elective choices in middle school
Differentiated Assessment
Critical Race Theory: Education in post-racial America
Education Debt vs. Achievement Gap
Toxic Stress Syndrome
Session three, Saturday 9 am -12 pm, will consider the role of community-based organizations in providing support to public education
How do community based institutions prepare students for school
Social services in school
Community based organizations and arts education
Pre-school education
For Individual Presentations: Please submit a two-paragraph proposal and a one-page curriculum vita with up-to-date contact information in a single Word/pdf document. Please also include any requests for audio-visual equipment for the session.
For Panels: Proposals for complete panel sessions, workshops, etc. are encouraged. Submissions should include: 1) a two-paragraph description of the overall session; 2) a separate, two-paragraph description for each individual presentation in the session; and 3) a one-page curriculum vitae for each panel member, including the moderator, if one is included in the proposal. Please combine all of the above in a single Word/pdf document, and please be sure to include the email address and other contact information for the panel’s primary organizer.
For Those Interested in Moderating a Session: Please submit a brief description of your area(s) of interest/specialization and a one-page curriculum vitae with up-to-date contact information in a single Word/pdf document.
Direct further inquiries to: Andrea Douglas, Executive Director, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center admin@jeffschoolheritagecenter.org
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