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GSE Profiles
Staff Contact: Susana Flores
Jabari Mahiri
Professor
Language and Literacy, Society and Culture
Office: 5615 Tolman Hall
Phone: 510 643-5267
Email: jmahiri at berkeley.edu
URL:
Office: 5529 Tolman Hall
Phone: 510-643-2496
Email: susana at berkeley.edu
Jabari Mahiri directs the TEACH Project (Technology, Equity, And Culture for High-performing schools), a research initiative that collaborates with urban schools and community partners on uses of new media for increasing student achievement and educational equity, and for improving teacher professional development. He is the Faculty Director for the Bay Area Writing Project, a Senior Scholar for the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education, and he has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard. He received UC Berkeley's Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence in 2007 as well as the Leon Henkin Mentorship Award, and in 2008 he received the AERA Outstanding Mentorship Award from Division G. He is author of Digital Tools in Urban Schools: Mediating a Remix of Learning (Forthcoming, 2011); Out of Bounds: When Scholarship Athletes become Academic Scholars (2010) with Derek Van Rheenen; and, Shooting for Excellence: African American and Youth Culture in New Century Schools (1998). He is editor of What They Don't Learn in School: Literacy in the Lives of Urban Youth (2004), and the forthcoming book, Virtual Lives: Nerdfighters, Scarlet Writers, Little Sisters, Future Souls, and Future Schools. He has also published a children's book, The Day They Stole the Letter J. Before coming to Berkeley, he helped found and chaired the inaugural board of directors of the New Concept Development Center, an independent school in Chicago that has been in existence for over 25 years, and he was a credentialed English teacher in Chicago Public Schools for seven years.
Ph.D. English (Language, Literacy, and Rhetoric). University of Illinois at Chicago.
M.A. Education. Northeastern Illinois University.
B.A. English Literature (With Honors). University of Illinois at Chicago. Secondary English Credential.
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University of California at Berkeley -- Professor of Education in Language and Literacy, Society and Culture - Graduate courses: Urban Education; Theories of Literacy; New Literacies of Digital Youth; Literacy Practices in Non-School Settings; Multicultural Urban Secondary Education, Thesis Seminar; Issues in Secondary English Instruction; Methods of Teaching English in Secondary Schools; Graduate Student Writing. Undergraduate courses: American Studies (Affiliated Professor); Teaching High School English; College Writing.Brown University -- Academic Appointment as Senior Fellow, Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Researched and collaborated on new strategies to better educate urban youth in conjunction with work of recipients of Annenberg's Challenge Grants Program to improve public education. 1998
Harvard University -- Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Education. Taught in Teaching and Curriculum Program. 1978-79 University of Illinois at Chicago -- Lecturer. Designed and taught Business Research and Writing courses for prospective MBA students, 1990-91. Designed and taught quarterly GMAT preparation seminars, 1990-91. Taught Research Writing, Business Writing and Freshman Composition in the English Department, 1981-86. Taught Composition for the Educational Opportunities Program.
Chicago Public Schools -- English Teacher. Credentialed/tenured; superior teacher rating; taught all levels from high school freshmen to seniors, ESL and honors. 1980-81
Northeastern Illinois University -- Lecturer. Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in American literature and African American literature. 1977-81 (summers)
Roosevelt University, Upward Bound -- English Teacher. Taught writing, literature, and college prep courses. Led Outward Bound Excursions. 1973-79
New Concept School, Chicago -- Chaired the Board of Directors for this alternative school during its formative years, 1973-79, and taught in its Saturday program.
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Education 283F - Urban Education
Education 247C - New Literacies of Digital Youth
Education 247B - Literacy Practices in Non-School Settings
Education 290B - Teacher Research Seminar
Education 240B - Theoretical Perspectives on Literacy
Education 290B - Graduate Student Writing
Education 294 - Thesis Research
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BooksMahiri, J. (Forthcoming, 2011).
Digital tools in urban schools: Mediating a remix of learning. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.Mahiri, J. and Van Rheenen, D. (2010). Out of bounds: When scholarship athletes become academic scholars New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
Mahiri, J. (1998). Shooting for excellence: African American and youth culture in new century schools. New York: Teachers College Press and Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Mahiri, J. (Ed.) (2004). What they don't learn in school. Literacy in the lives of urban youth. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. New Literacy Studies Series.
Mahiri, J. (1981). The day they stole the letter J. Chicago: Third World Press.
Mahiri, J. (Ed) (Forthcoming). Virtual lives: Nerdfighters, scarlet writers, little sisters, future souls and future schools.
Articles (Refereed Journals, Proceeding)Mahiri, J. (1991). Discourse in sports: Language and literacy features of preadolescent African American males in a youth basketball program. Journal of Negro Education, 60 (3), 305-313.Mahiri, J. (1994). African American males and learning: What discourse in sports offers schooling. Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 25 (3), 1-13.
Mahiri, J. and Sablo, S. (1996). Writing for their lives: Non-school literacy of urban, African American youth. Journal of Negro Education, 65 (2), 164-180.
Mahiri, J. (1997). Street scripts: African American youth writing about crime and violence. Social Justice, 24 (4), 56-76.
Mahiri, J. and Godley, A. (1998). Re-writing identity: Social meanings of literacy and revisions of self. Reading Research Quarterly, 33 (3), 2-19.
Mahiri, J. (1998). Streets to schools: African American youth culture in the classroom. The Clearing House, 71 (6), 335-338.
Mahiri, J. (2000). Pop culture pedagogy and the ends(s) of school. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 44 (4), 382-385.
Mahiri, J. and Conner, E. (Forthcoming, 2001). Black youth violence has a bad rap. Journal of Social Issues.
• Non-Refereed Articles
Mahiri, J. (1996). Clicking on an icon: How technology helped amplify the "micro-voices" of student writers. The Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy. 18 (3), 1-8.Mahiri, J. (2000). What will the social implications and interactions of schooling be in the next millennium? Reading Research Quarterly, 35 (1).
•Newspaper Articles
Mahiri, J. (Apr 8, 2001). Black and white and in the red. San Francisco Chronicle, EB pps.1 & 4.Mahiri, J. (Feb 4, 2001). In their blind spot. San Francisco Chronicle, EB, p. 8.
New genres of student writing and new century schools. Modern Language Association. Washington, D.C. Dec. 29, 2000.
Writing for their lives. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 28, 2000.
Youth culture and schooling. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 26, 2000.
Teaching multicultural texts in multicultural contexts. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada. Apr. 22, 1999.
The curriculum and student identity work. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Atlanta, GA. Mar. 26, 1999.
When scholarship athletes become academic scholars. Ethnography in Education Research Forum. University of Pennsylvania. Mar. 4, 2000.
New century schooling: Changing classroom discourse and culture. National Council of Teachers of English, Nashville, TN, Nov. 22, 1998.
Counter narratives to social constructions of African American youth violence. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, Apr. 14, 1998.
Understanding hybrid language practices in diverse classrooms and communities. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, Apr. 16, 1998. Discussant along with Enrique Trueba for panel chaired by Sonia Nieto.
Diversity and technology: The use and design of cultural tools using technology to apprentice literary communities. Discussant for panel presentations by Carol Lee, Kris Gutierrez, Olga Vasquez, Nichole Pinkard. San Diego, CA. Apr. 16, 1998.
Boundary conversations panel: Literacy research across sites and perspectives. National Council of Teachers of English, Detroit, MI. Nov. 24, 1997.
Intersections of race and class in college composition. National Council of Teachers of English. Detroit, MI. Nov. 22, 1997.
Research perspectives on writing. National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL. Nov. 23, 1996.
African American and youth cultures: From streets to schools. National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL. Nov. 23, 1996.
Micro-voices: Underprepared students struggle for cultural and academic voice. National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL. Nov. 23, 1996.
Language and community: Mining natural resources for academic discourse. International Reading Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 28, 1996.
Problematic links between texts and experience in qualitative research on African American youth. American Educational Research Association. New York, NY. Co-organized session with Colette Daiute. Apr. 8, 1996.
Writing identities: Building on personal/cultural differences of youth. National Council of Teachers of English. San Diego, CA. Nov. 20, 1995.
Language genre and classrooms. [Co-presentation with Deborah Hicks] National Council of Teachers of English. San Diego, CA. Nov. 20, 1995.
Reading the world: Literacy development linked to lived experiences of students. International Reading Association. Anaheim, CA. Apr. 29, 1995.
Micro-Voices: Computers and underprepared writers. Assembly for Research: National Conference of Teachers of English, Mid-Winter Conference. Chicago, IL. Feb. 11, 1995.
Rhythms of learning: Segues between streets and schools. National Council of Teachers of English. Orlando, FL. Nov. 20, 1994.
Effective instruction of culturally diverse students across the bridge of youth culture. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 7, 1994.
Orality and literacy in an ESL classroom and a neighborhood-based organization. [Co-presentation with Gisela Ernst.] American Anthropological Association. Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 1993.
Community connections of sports to learning. National Council of Teachers of English. Louisville, KY. Nov. 22, 1992.
Reading rites and sports: Motivation for adaptive literacy. National Reading Conference. Palm Springs, CA. Dec. 4, 1991.
African American males and learning: What discourse in sports suggests for discourse in schools. American Anthropological Association. Chicago, IL. Nov. 21, 1991.
Discourse in sports: Literacy features of preadolescent African American males in a youth basketball program. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL. Apr. 7, 1991.
Ethnography, literature, and literary criticism. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL. Mar. 22, 1990.
Book ChaptersMahiri, J. (1994). Reading rites and sports: Motivation for adaptive literacy. In B. Moss (Ed.), Literacy across communities (pp. 121-146). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.Mahiri, J. (1996). Writing, rap, and representation: Problematic links between text and experience. In P. Mortensen and G. Kirsch (Eds.), Ethics and Representation in Qualitative Research of Literacy (pp. 228-240). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Mahiri, J. (2000). Realizing the dream: Mentoring and literacy development of urban Youth. In N. H. Gabelko (Ed.), Toward a collective wisdom: Forging successful educational partnerships. Berkeley, CA: National Writing Project.
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Invited• Competitively Selected Presentations to National Organizations and ConferencesNew genres of student writing and new century schools. Modern Language Association. Washington, D.C. Dec. 29, 2000.
Writing for their lives. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 28, 2000.
Youth culture and schooling. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 26, 2000.
Teaching multicultural texts in multicultural contexts. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada. Apr. 22, 1999.
The curriculum and student identity work. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Atlanta, GA. Mar. 26, 1999.
When scholarship athletes become academic scholars. Ethnography in Education Research Forum. University of Pennsylvania. Mar. 4, 2000.
New century schooling: Changing classroom discourse and culture. National Council of Teachers of English, Nashville, TN, Nov. 22, 1998.
Counter narratives to social constructions of African American youth violence. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, Apr. 14, 1998.
Understanding hybrid language practices in diverse classrooms and communities. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, Apr. 16, 1998.Discussant along with Enrique Trueba for panel chaired by Sonia Nieto.
Diversity and technology: The use and design of cultural tools using technology to apprentice literary communities. Discussant for panel presentations by Carol Lee, Kris Gutierrez, Olga Vasquez, Nichole Pinkard. San Diego, CA. Apr. 16, 1998.
Boundary conversations panel: Literacy research across sites and perspectives. National Council of Teachers of English, Detroit, MI. Nov. 24, 1997.
Intersections of race and class in college composition. National Council of Teachers of English. Detroit, MI. Nov. 22, 1997.
Research perspectives on writing. National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL. Nov. 23, 1996.
African American and youth cultures: From streets to schools. National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL. Nov. 23, 1996.
Micro-voices: Underprepared students struggle for cultural and academic voice. National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL. Nov. 23, 1996.
Language and community: Mining natural resources for academic discourse. International Reading Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 28, 1996.
Problematic links between texts and experience in qualitative research on African American youth. American Educational Research Association. New York, NY. Co-organized session with Colette Daiute. Apr. 8, 1996.
Writing identities: Building on personal/cultural differences of youth. National Council of Teachers of English. San Diego, CA. Nov. 20, 1995.
Language genre and classrooms. [Co-presentation with Deborah Hicks] National Council of Teachers of English. San Diego, CA. Nov. 20, 1995.
Reading the world: Literacy development linked to lived experiences of students. International Reading Association. Anaheim, CA. Apr. 29, 1995.
Micro-Voices: Computers and underprepared writers. Assembly for Research: National Conference of Teachers of English, Mid-Winter Conference. Chicago, IL. Feb. 11, 1995.
Rhythms of learning: Segues between streets and schools. National Council of Teachers of English. Orlando, FL. Nov. 20, 1994.
Effective instruction of culturally diverse students across the bridge of youth culture. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 7, 1994.
Orality and literacy in an ESL classroom and a neighborhood-based organization. [Co-presentation with Gisela Ernst.] American Anthropological Association. Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 1993.
Community connections of sports to learning. National Council of Teachers of English. Louisville, KY. Nov. 22, 1992.
Reading rites and sports: Motivation for adaptive literacy. National Reading Conference. Palm Springs, CA. Dec. 4, 1991.
African American males and learning: What discourse in sports suggests for discourse in schools. American Anthropological Association. Chicago, IL. Nov. 21, 1991.
Discourse in sports: Literacy features of preadolescent African American males in a youth basketball program. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL. Apr. 7, 1991.
Ethnography, literature, and literary criticism. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL. Mar. 22, 1990.
• Invited Presentations to University and Professional Symposiums
Scripts from the streets: Counter discourses to schooling. NCTE Assembly for Research, Midwinter Conference on Bakhtinian Perspectives. Berkeley, CA. Feb. 11, 2001.
New literacies in the new century. Keynote Presentation, Sponsored by the Departments of English, Education, and African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago. Feb. 7, 2001.
From frozen man to stentorian man: University/school collaborations on student academic development. Keynote Presentation, Faculty Symposium on Urban Educational Research, Roosevelt University, Chicago. Nov. 30, 2000.
Ways with words (and lyrics). One of four invited lectures along with Luis Moll, Dixie Goswami, and Denny Taylor in honor of the work of Shirley Brice Heath. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada. Apr. 19, 1999.
Teachers, students, ethnograhpers: Three birds, one stoned -- unturned. Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. Mar. 23, 1999.
Write to read: Literacy for all, K-12. One of three symposium presentations along with James Gee and Gunther Kress in honor of the establishment of Prof. Gee's endowed chair. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Nov. 20, 1998.
Collaborative cultures: Are universities and schools connected by two-way streets? Keynote address at the Research Symposium on University/School Collaborations. UC Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, CA. May 28, 1998.
The Prescott Project: First year report on a ten year longitudinal study of a literacy intervention and multi-institutional collaboration in an urban elementary school. UC Berkeley, Center for Research on Urban Schools and Communities. Berkeley, CA. April 22, 1998.
Multiple literacies of urban youth from streets to schools. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. Mar. 4, 1998.
Writing for their lives: The non-school literacy of California's urban youth. UC Santa Barbara Center for Black Studies Conference. Santa Barbara, CA. Oct. 11, 1997.
Changing classroom discourse and culture. University of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. Sept. 24, 1997.
Critical transitions of teachers to using technology in instruction. Summer Scholars Symposium, sponsored by the Spenser Foundation. Canaan, NY. July 28, 1997.
Stepping out-of-bounds: When scholarship athletes become academic scholars. UC Berkeley American Cultures, Summer Institute. Berkeley, CA. June 18, 1997.
Perspectives on the ebonics controversy. Symposium sponsored by the UC Berkeley Center for the Teaching and Study of American Cultures. Berkeley, CA. February 22, 1997.
Re-writing the academy. Lecture sponsored by UC Berkeley African American Studies. Berkeley, CA. Nov. 25, 1996. "Micro-theories’ for college writing. Inaugural lecture of the UC Berkeley College Writing Program's new lecture series. Berkeley, CA. Oct. 30, 1996.
Computer mediated learning in primary schools. University/Urban School Collaborative Conference. Berkeley, CA. Oct. 11, 1996.
Clicking on an Icon: New windows into writing. University of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. Oct. 9, 1996. Computer-mediated writing development of underprepared students. Center for the Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences. Palo Alto, CA. July 10, 1996.
Youth culture and schooling. UC Berkeley American Cultures, Summer Institute. Berkeley, CA. June 6, 1996.
Youths' struggle for cultural and academic voices. Lecture at the City University of New York, Graduate School. New York, NY. April 9, 1996.
Computer-mediated writing development of underprepared college students. Lecture at The University of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mar. 11, 1996.
Literacy and Technology. Roundtable leader at the "Vygotskian Conference’ of the Assembly for Research: National Conference of Teachers of English, Mid-Winter Conference. Chicago, IL. Feb. 24, 1996.
The struggle for cultural and academic voices: Underprepared college writers in the computer lab. Lecture at Wayne State University, Department of English. Detroit, Michigan. Feb. 4, 1996.
Writing texts and technology: Considerations for teachers. Lecture at the University of New Mexico, School of Education. Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 5, 1995.
Identity quests and writing. Keynote address at the Center for Applied Cultural Studies and Educational Achievement's Summer Institute for Teachers. San Francisco State University. Aug. 7-11, 1995.
The written word: Instrument of youth reflection. Beyond the School Gates: Youth Life in America Invitational Conference, hosted by Shirley Brice Heath and Milbrey McLaughlin, Stanford University. June 9-10, 1995.
Computer connections for classrooms and communities. Collaborative Approaches to Urban Educational Change: Third Statewide Conference sponsored by the UC Urban Community-School Collaborative. Berkeley, CA. Feb. 22, 1995.
Successful instructional practices for African American high school students in regular and special education. Symposium on Special Education in Multicultural California. Santa Cruz, CA, May 14, 1993.
• Presentations in Service to Educational Practictioners, Pre-Service Teachers, and Students
Curriculum strategies for charter schools. Teacher training workshop for the West Oakland Charter School. Oct. 27, 2000.
Developing the social capital of literacy. CAL Day presentation representing the Graduate School of Education. UC Berkeley. Apr. 15, 2000.
Improving under performing schools. Education Community Forum, McClymonds High School. Oakland, CA. Oct. 12, 1999.
Experientially-based learning. Invited two-hour lecture/discussion for the Bay Area Writing Project Summer Institute. Berkeley, CA. Jul. 7, 1999.
Essential elements of good literacy instruction in urban schools. Keynote presentation to the 120 principals and head masters of the Boston Public Schools. Boston College, Aug. 20, 1998.
Considering student culture(s) in urban school reform. Two-hour presentation/discussion for the Urban Superintendents Program, Harvard University. Aug. 17, 1998.
African American youth culture in the classroom. Two, two-hour workshop presentations (to a total of 100 teachers) for the Center for Applied Cultural Studies and Educational Achievement, Summer Institute. San Francisco, CA. Jul. 30, 1997.
Writing yourself into the university. Lecture to the combined AP English classes at El Cerrito H.S. El Cerrito, CA. Jan. 8, 1997.
Re-writing the academy. Lecture sponsored by UC Berkeley African American Studies. Berkeley, CA. Nov. 25, 1996. Teaching writing in secondary schools. UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education, English Credential Program. Berkeley, CA. Sept. 11, 1996.
Text generation in the X generation. Center for Applied Cultural Studies and Educational Achievement, Summer Institute for Teachers. San Francisco, CA. Aug. 8, 1996. Also co-led (with Prof. Carol Lee) three, two-hour workshops for 50 high school teachers, principals, and counselors, Aug. 6-8. Co-led (with Prof. Gloria Ladson- Billings) one-hour panel discussion with 120 participants, Aug. 7, 1996.
Home/school connections for language and literacy development. Presentation/Workshop. The Humanities, Education, Research, and Language Development Project (HERALD). San Francisco, CA. Apr. 27, 1996.
African American and youth culture: From streets to schools. Lecture to 60 students in El Cerrito high school's AP English classes. April 4, 1996.
Re-thinking literacy: Breaking out of the literature loop. Keynote presentation to 400 teachers at the West Contra Costa School District, Annual Teacher Development Conference. Richmond, CA. Mar. 22, 1996.
The meaning of literacy in education. Graduate School of Education Fall Colloquium Series. University of California at Berkeley. Oct. 31, 1995.
Writing differences: Amplifying micro-voices. Cooperative Extension Research Update Conference. University of California at Berkeley. May 18, 1995.
Successful instructional practices for African American students. Martin Luther King Middle School, Two-hour Teacher Training Presentation/Workshop for 70 teachers. Berkeley, CA. May 5, 1995.
Research of the National Center for the Study of Writing: Implications for practice. [Co- presentation with Jim Lobdell] University of Wisconsin at Parkside. Kenosha, WI. Feb. 3, 1995.
Computer-mediated strategies for writing. College Writing Conference sponsored by the Bay Area Writing Project, UC Urban Community-School Collaborative, UCB- EAOP, and UCB College Writing Program. Berkeley, CA. Oct. 29, 1994.
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The Berkeley Pledge Grant. Diversity Project. 2000-2001. $32,000.UC Berkeley/School University Partnership Grant. Diversity Project. 2001-2002. $32,000.
UC ACCORD Grant. Increasing College Access for Underrepresented Students. 2001-2002. $10,000.
UC ACCORD Faculty Mentorship Grant. 2001-2002. $5,000.
Bay Area School Reform Collaborative/School University Partnership, UC Berkeley and Berkeley High School. 2000-2001. $100,000.
The Spencer Foundation. Teacher Action Research Cohort: Institutionalizing The Culture of Inquiry at Berkeley High School. 2000-2002. $30,000.
Presidential Grants in Education. University of California. 2000-2001. Berkeley High School Diversity Project, Teacher Action Research. $28,000.
Presidential Grants in Education. University of California. 2000-2001. Research Project on the Writing Development Needs of African American College-Bound High School Students. $8,000.
New Partnerships Grantmaking Program. University of California at Berkeley, 2000- 2001. Mentor/Role Models for Urban Students. $10,500.
Graduate School of Education Spencer Funding, Center for Urban Education. 2001-2002. $50,000, plus 7, $10,000
Graduate Student Fellowship Awards. Graduate School of Education Spencer Funding, Center for Urban Education. 2000-2001. $15,000, plus 12, $10,000 Graduate Student Fellowship Awards.
Graduate School of Education Spencer Funding, Center for Urban Education. 1999-2000. $15,000, plus 9, $10,000 Graduate Student Fellowship Awards.
Graduate School of Education Spencer Funding, Center for Urban Education. 1998-1999. $15,000, plus 8, $10,000 Graduate Student Fellowship Awards.
New Partnerships Grantmaking Program. University of California at Berkeley, 1999- 2000. Mentor/Role Models for Urban Students. $10,500.
New Partnerships Grantmaking Program. University of California at Berkeley, 1998-99. Mentor/Role Models for Urban Students. $12,500.
Career Development Grant. Office of the Chancellor, University of California at Berkeley, 1997. $26,500.
Presidential Grants in Education. University of California, 1997-1998. Students and Parents as Researchers: Expanding the Collaborative Model. $12,500.
New Partnerships Grantmaking Program. University of California at Berkeley, 1997-98. Mentor/Role Models for Urban Students. $10,500.
Presidential Grants in Education. University of California, 1996-97. Computer Mediated Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools. $10,000.
New Partnerships Grantmaking Program. University of California at Berkeley, 1996-97. Mentor/Role Models for Urban Students. $10,500.
Center for the Teaching and Study of American Cultures. University of California at Berkeley, 1996-97 (Summer Fellow Grant). $4,000.
Center for the Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences. Stanford University, 1996 (Summer Scholar Grant). $4,500.
University of California/Urban School Collaborative Grant. Office of the President, 1996. Computer Mediated Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools. $8,600 plus 5 computers.
Academic Senate Committee on Research. University of California at Berkeley, 1995-96. Computers and Underprepared College Writers. $3,000.
National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy. Federal Grant for fiscal years 1994 and 1995. African American and Youth Culture as a Bridge to Writing Development. $90,000.
University of California/Urban School Collaborative Grant. Office of the President, 1994-95. Computer Connections for Classrooms and Community. $10,000.
Chancellor's Special Computer Equipment and Software Grant, University of California at Berkeley, 1994. $2,000.
Faculty Research Grant. University of California at Berkeley, 1992-93 and 1993-94. $20,000.
Computer and Equipment Grant. University of California at Berkeley, 1992-93. $20,000.
Junior Faculty Grants. University of California at Berkeley, 1992, 1993, 1997. $4,000
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Elected Member, Executive Committee. Conference on College Composition and Communication for 1998 to 2001.Senior Fellow. Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. 1998-2000.
Human Corps Award for Outstanding Community Service. UC Berkeley Chancellor's Advisory Committee on National and Community Service. 1996.
Summer Fellow. Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Institute on Research in Urban Education (funded by the Mellon Foundation). 1996.
American Cultures Fellow. UC Berkeley Center for the Teaching and Study of American Cultures. 1996, 1997.
Elected Member, Standing Committee on Research. National Council of Teachers of English. 1993-96.
Elected Member, National Conference for Research in Language and Literacy. 1992-96.
Elected Member, Executive Nominating Committee. Conference on English Education. 1996.
Promising Researcher Award Finalist. National Council of Teachers of English. 1993.
Fellowship. Graduate and Professional Opportunities Program, University of Illinois at Chicago. 1981-84.
Academic Merit Scholarship. Northeastern Illinois University Graduate School. 1979-80.
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Editorial and Review PositionsAmerican Educational Research Journal. Editorial Reviewer.Educational Researcher. Editorial Reviewer.
Journal of Negro Education: A Quarterly Review of Issues Incident to the Education of Black People. Editorial Reviewer.
Reading Research Quarterly: A Journal of the International Reading Association. Editorial Reviewer.
Research in the Teaching of English. Editorial Reviewer.
Written Communication: An International Quarterly of Research, Theory, and Application. Editorial Reviewer.
National Council of Teachers of English. Prospective Books Reviewer.
Teachers College Press. Prospective Books Reviewer
University of Pittsburgh Press. Prospective Books Reviewer
Professional ServiceCouncil of Chief State School Officers, English Language Arts Model Standards Project. 1996-Present.
-- Evaluated the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Model Standards for 34 member states as a member of the INTASC Equity Review Board.
-- Wrote position papers on controversial assessment case models and training materials. Collaborated on the planning and design of INTASC Math and English Language Arts Academies and presented in week-long training academy of multi-state implementors of the INTASC new teacher assessments.
Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Senior Fellow. 1998-2000.
-- Selected to provide the Institute with new research perspectives in the development and implementation of national strategies for urban school reform.
Center for Applied Cultural Studies and Educational Achievement (CACSEA). 1995-1999.
-- Collaborated on the design and provided workshop instruction for CACSEA Summer Institutes for teachers across the state of California.
Connecticut State Board of Education. English Language Arts Assessment Project. 1996.
-- Reviewed standards-based materials for state assessments of teachers in English Language Arts.
-- Wrote evaluative responses for qualitative assessment instruments.
Chicago Center for Neighborhood Technology. 1990.
-- Technical writer/editor for the development of training and informational materials for use in community energy saving projects.
University and GSE ServiceConvenor, Center for Urban Education, School of Education/Spencer. 1999-Present.
Ethnic Studies Renewal Agreement Review Committee, Chair. 2000 2005
Faculty Advisory Committee. English Credential Program. 1993-Present.
Faculty Mentor. African American Student Development Program. 1993-2000. Faculty Advisory Committee. Athletic Study Center. 1995-2000.
Academic Review Committee, Graduate School of Education. 1999-2000.
Personnel Committee, Gradutate School of Education. 1999-2000.
Affirmative Action Advisor, Graduate School of Education. 1999-2000.
Faculty Search Committee, Graduate School of Education. 1999-2000.
Faculty Search Committee, College Writing Program. 1999-2000.
Cal Urban Partnership Intern Program, Advisory Committee. 1998-2000.
Dean of Extensions Search Committee. UC Berkeley. 1998.
Chair of Education, UC Extensions Search Committee. UC Berkeley, 1998.
Faculty Search Committee. Graduate School of Education. 1996-97.
Affirmative Action Committee. Graduate School of Education. 1995-96.
Education Minor Committee. Graduate School of Education. 1995-96.
Faculty Search Committee. Graduate School of Education. 1995-96.
Faculty Search Committee, College Writing Program, 1995-96.
Faculty Advisory Committee. UCB College Writing Program. 1992-95.
Department Re-organization Committee. Graduate School of Education. 1994-95.
Personnel Committee. Graduate School of Education. 1993-94.
Editorial Advisor. Educator magazine. 1993.
Stiles Hall, Educational Guidance Center, Elected Board Member. 1995-Present.
Bay Area Coalition of Essential Schools, Core Planning Team: Math, Science, Technology Demonstration High School. 1999-2001.
Berkeley Alliance, Board Member. 2000-Present
Institute for Social Justice and Excellence in Education, Advisory Board Member 2001-Present.
WestEd Strategic Literacy Initiative Advisory Board, 2000-2001.
Dorothy Day Breakfast for the Homeless Program Volunteer. 1993-1999.
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American Educational Research Association
American Anthropological Association, Council on Anthropology and Education
Center for Urban Education, UC Berkeley
National Writing Project and Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy
Conference on College Composition and Communication
International Reading Association
Modern Language Association
National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy
National Council of Teachers of English, Assembly for Research
University of California/Urban School Collaborative
West Ed, Strategic Literacy Initiative Advisory Board
Alameda County School District, Core Planning Team, Math/Sci Demonstration School
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Ethnic Issues
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School-University Collaboration
Teacher Development
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