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TYCA Conference Poster/Presentation: Voices Matter with Anna Estrada and Ann Kendall There are 1 replies:
Ann Kendall Author: Ann Kendall, Email: Kendall_A@heritage.edu   Show MyInfo popup for Ann Kendall
TYCA Conference Poster/Presentation: Voices Matter with Anna Estrada and Ann Kendall Original post: Thu 4/11/2024 at 4:36 AM

TYCA Conference Poster/Presentation: Voices Matter

Anna Estrada presented Voices Matter: Creating a Roadmap for Place-Based Connectivity & Advocacy, at NCTE's TYCA (Two-Year College Association) conference in Spokane (April 3) based on continuing collaborative research with Ann Kendall (original research and course design AK). This research led to the current version of ENG 102 taught in all sections which focuses on voice, tribal sovereignty and voting rights. Key foundations for this research and course design are listed under the poster below. Ann and Anna's research and scholarship in this arena will continue through further development of readings and resources that address voice through civics education within ENG course development and delivery. 

Reading, Writing, & Raising Voices: The Centrality of Literacy to Civic Education, NCTE 2022 NCTE Resolution 2019

  • English Education for Critical Literacy in Politics and Media. Per the resolution, NCTE will: promote pedagogy and scholarly curricula in English and related subjects that instruct students in civic and critical literacy, going beyond basic reading comprehension to the thinking skills that enable students to analyze and evaluate sophisticated persuasive techniques in all texts, genres, and types of media, current and yet to be imagined; support classroom practices that examine and question uses of language in order to discern inhumane, misinformative, or dishonest discourse and arguments; prioritize research and pedagogies that encourage students to become “critical thinkers, consumers, and creators who advocate for and actively contribute to a better world

NCTE Position Statement 2022: Educators’ Right and Responsibilities to Engage in Antiracist Teaching, “Knowledge of the past exists to serve the needs of the living.”

NCTE Position Statement 2020 on Indigenous Peoples and People of Color (IPOC) in English and Language Arts Materials, “Part of this discrimination takes place in the form of erasure, and these communities continue to face a school curriculum that, for them, frequently downplays or does not include their communities’ work and contributions.”

Smith, C. "Leaning into the Wyrd: Confessions of a Recovering Basic Writer" 2022

Anna Estrada Author: Anna Estrada, Email: Estrada_A@heritage.edu   Show MyInfo popup for Anna Estrada
Re: TYCA Conference Poster/Presentation: Voices Matter with Anna Estrada and Ann Kendall Posted: Tue 4/16/2024 at 10:36 AM, in reply to Ann Kendall

Attending this conference was a great opportunity to connect with educators from across the U.S., share ideas, and get inspiration.  Our presentation represented the most extensive project in the hall of posters.  The conversations around this poster and the 102 class Ann has designed reminded me how far our department has come in the last 3 years. I appreciate the work we all do together!

Conversation Highlights:

  • Every instructor I spoke with indicated they hoped their institution would share standard course content with all instructors in the department.
  • The foundational documents introduced and explored in Weeks 1-4 were a key to success that many hoped would remedy or improve the research writing curricula they were attempting to use in their departments. 
  • Connections to issues that students chose and are passionate about were applauded. 
  • Sequence of research - annotated bib-lit review was also discussed in most feedback.  
  • Many visitors requested copies of the poster to incorporate in building their courses.
  • Student research questions and quoted feedback were important evidence for successful learning outcomes.