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Conference Schedule & Session Links

Throughout the day, please check the conference website at https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/gse-srs-2022/. If there are last minute changes or updates, we will post updates to the main page. You will also find all the Zoom links under the Schedule menu. Direct links to each session are:

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Keynote Session Link

Here is the direct links to the keynote session at 10am:  https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/97745207438?pwd=UmVBeUNZdjBmZ25jZWRuR3BIdnlWZz09

Questions?

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Exploring Language Ideologies Through Phenomenologically-inspired Participant Interviews

4-4:30pm Concurrent Paper Session D

Thomas Rowley (Learning and Instruction)

Zoom Link: https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/92292568269?pwd=T2NPaTg1RVV6MUVTcTVTOEZjalhYUT09

Language ideologies can powerfully shape language learner perceptions and progress. This qualitative study reports findings based on in-depth analysis of interviews with two participants who self-identify as advanced users of a new language. While dominant language ideologies in the U.S. often undermine learners reaching high levels of language competence, some learners still do, and it is useful to examine the ideological environment in which this success takes place. This phenomenologically-inspired study applied value coding to the ways participants narrated their experiences. Findings reveal that, despite reaching advanced levels, participants continue to express many of the same language ideologies that limit language learning at individual and societal levels. These findings are relevant for L2 teachers and L2 learners, as language ideology relates directly to classroom practices and language leaner perceptions and experiences.

“I, Too, Am A Student”: Narrations Related to Minoritized Experiences Within a Range of Educational Spaces

9-9:50am Panel Session 1

There are five presenters in the panel.

Zoom Link: https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/99163494488?pwd=cnVZaTJnOGEyZGNJTVFZZnRGSlQ5Zz09

Title: Am I Really Your Dearly Beloved Daughter? Chinese Rural College and Graduate Women Reflect on their Experiences of Pursuing Higher Education Degrees in China
Presenter: Ying Li

Title: “Lost in the Sauce”: NCAA DI Women’s Basketball as a Vehicle for Social Mobility
Presenter: Iman Lathan

Title: “How Can I Avoid Prison?”: Positive Outcomes of Alternative Sentencing Programs as narrated by Judges, Defense Attorneys & Social Workers: Reflections of Juvenile Court Personnel.
Presenter: Emmanuel Akinyele

Title: Count me in: A reflective narrative of the first generation immigrant students’ high school to college pipeline
Presenter: Kavitha Muralidhar

Title: Latinx Undergraduates: The Narrated Effects of Family on Student Experiences and Perseverance at a Research I University
Presenter: Chelsea Rodriguez 

Turning the Tide: A Systems Approach to Preventing Educator Burnout

10:00-11:00am Keynote

Dr. Tish Jennings, University of Virginia

Zoom Link:  https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/97745207438?pwd=UmVBeUNZdjBmZ25jZWRuR3BIdnlWZz09

Our education systems are archaic and our school personnel and students are paying the price. These systems were built during the industrial revolution when standardization and linear processes were the latest innovation to scaling production. The “factory model” of education worked for a time when basic knowledge was all our children needed to learn. Today it’s clear that learning skills for the 21st century requires a different approach. Educator burnout was on the rise before COVID-19, and now it has reached crisis proportions with growing staff shortages across the US. To address educator burnout, we need to transform our education system from one that dictates from above to one that empowers educators to support students in learning that is relevant to their interests and needs. Dr. Jennings describes the matrix of stressors embedded in our current system and how they impact educators’ ability to perform their jobs. She presents action steps that educators and school leaders can take to support our own well-being and change the way we think about school, our roles, and our students’ learning that will bring our schools into the 21st century.

Registration is Open!

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Register today! Registration will close Tuesday, March 29th at 12:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (local time to Buffalo, NY). You can find the registration link and other important information on our Symposium Registration Page:

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Conference theme:

With spring comes renewed optimism. This year, the Graduate School of Education Student Research Symposium will be a gathering of ideas with the power to grow the seeds for change. These ideas and the potential they hold will shed new light after a long year of reckoning with global challenges such as the ongoing pandemic, systemic racism, health inequities, climate change impacts, and more — offering renewed optimism for the future. Researchers, educators and professionals can cultivate this optimism in the work they do. This symposium is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively, both within and across disciplines, to encourage GSE students to share their ideas and optimism in this new climate. We welcome research posters, papers, and panels that share this theme.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Patricia (Tish) Jennings

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The conference keynote speaker will be Dr. Tish Jennings from the University of Virginia.

Photo of Dr. Patricia (Tish) Jennings
Photo of Dr. Patricia (Tish) Jennings

Patricia (Tish) Jennings is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of social and emotional learning and mindfulness in education and Professor of Education at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia. Her research places a specific emphasis on teacher stress and how it impacts the social and emotional context of the classroom, as articulated in her highly cited theoretical article “The Prosocial Classroom.” A member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development among Children and Youth, she was awarded the Cathy Kerr Award for Courageous and Compassionate Science by the Mind & Life Institute in 2018 and recently recognized by Mindful Magazine as one of “Ten Mindfulness Researchers You Should Know.” Earlier in her career, Jennings spent more than 22 years as a teacher, school director and teacher educator. She is the author numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters and several books: Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom, The Trauma-Sensitive School: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching, Mindfulness in the Pre-K-5 Classroom: Helping Students Stress Less and Learn More, part of Social and Emotional Learning Solutions, a book series by WW Norton of which she is editor. Her latest book, Teacher Burnout Turnaround: Strategies for Empowered Teachers, was released in December 2020.

Save the Date

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Please mark your calendars for the 2022 Graduate School of Education Student Research Symposium! All times are in local to Buffalo, New York.

This will be a fully online event.

MARCH 30, 2022
10am Virtual Keynote • Full Schedule Forthcoming

Seeds for Change:
Evidence-Informed Research and Practice in 2022 and Beyond

Showcase your work, explore your passion for research and strengthen your presentation skills. The annual Student Research Symposium is an opportunity for students from all disciplines within the Graduate School of Education to share their research, meet professionals in their field and prepare for upcoming conferences

The conference will be fully remote this year. Our keynote will take place virtually. Sessions and posters will be take place via Zoom.

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