Lecture

Please join us, next Thursday, May 9th , 2013, 3:00 p.m. in 3340 Moore Hall, UCLA

Dr. Arnove discusses what it takes for a youthful talent to become world-class talent. He will underline themes from his latest book, describing how teachers and students raised performance to peak levels in classical music and conducting, jazz, opera, dance, chess, mathematics, swimming and diving, and the culinary arts.

How can youthful talent become world-class talent?
· What was it like to learn conducting from Leonard Bernstein?
· What did seven-time gold medalist Mark Spitz learn from the world's foremost swim coach?
· What do the performance and teaching' careers of string virtuosos Josef Gingold and Janos Starker tell us about the development of prodigious talent?
· How have modern dance pioneers such as Martha Graham inspired the careers of director/choreographers Jennifer Muller, Tina Ramirez, David Parsons, and Sylvia Waters?
· How did Chicago's Charlie Trotter and. Rick Bayless become two of the world's top chefs?

"A wonderful examination of gifted people and the variety of circumstances responsible for their greatness. Musicians, athletes, mathematicians, and chefs speak to us about their lives, attitudes, and work in an exceptionally personal way. Talent Abounds gives us all a glimpse into the inner world of exceptional human beings."
—Andre Watts, piano virtuoso

"An exciting book to read from cover to cover, showing all of us that if we honor and utilize our natural gifts and combine them with hard work and high ideals, we can make a contribution to others. Talent Abounds should be required reading for all young people."
—David Amram, composer and jazz musician

"A most important contribution to the discovery and development of talent. Parents and teachers should not miss this book if they want to ensure that highly talented children reach their true potential. Provocative and fascinating."
—Henry M. Levin, Teachers College, Columbia University

"I loved reading the parts about Mark Spitz and Coach Counsilman as much as reading about Virginia Zeani. Best of all, Talent Abounds will help me be a better teacher."
—Sylvia McNair, internationally acclaimed soprano

Winter 2013 SSCE MA Colloquium Ⅱ (March 19 1PM-2PM)

Topic:Widening Participation: rich pedagogical opportunities, complex challenges

A dissemination of findings from the 2010-2012 United Kingdom Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellowship Scheme “Formations of Gender and Higher Education Pedagogies (GaP)” project and its UK Fulbright expansion, “Gender and Higher Education Pedagogies in a Comparative Perspective”

Time: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1PM-2PM

Place: Reading Room (Moore Hall 3340)

Speaker: Lauren Ila Jones Misiaszek, PhD

 (GSE&IS Social Science and Comparative Education alumna)

2012-2013 United Kingdom Fulbright Scholar, Centre for Education Research in Equalities, Policy and Pedagogy, Department of Education, University of Roehampton, London; Assistant Director, Honorary Founder, Paulo Freire Institute, UCLA; Associate, Paulo Freire Institute-United Kingdom, Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research (CHEER) at the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom

Abstract: Policies in the United Kingdom aiming to increase equity within and access to higher education (HE) fall under the national policy domain known as  “widening participation” (WP).The WP agenda has raised questions about pedagogies in HE and the ways they might be further developed to address issues of inclusion, equity, participation and diversity (David et al, 2008). Further, concerns with WP have drawn attention to a gender gap in HE participation, with women now outnumbering men in a range of subject areas. This has led to claims of the feminization of HE, including the feminization of teaching and learning. Feminist scholars have critiqued such claims, highlighting the dangers of an oversimplification of gender and inequalities in higher education, and emphasizing the need for nuanced research that draws out the complexities of gendered formations, learner identities and pedagogical experiences (Burke and Jackson, 2007; Leathwood and Read, 2009). 

This talk draws on research that aims to develop a detailed understanding of the relationship between formations of gender, and its intersections with other social identities, and pedagogical practices and experiences. I will first discuss findings from a major national project (2010-2012), funded by the Higher Education Academy’s National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, “Formations of Gender and Higher Education Pedagogies (GaP)(Principal Investigator: Professor Penny Jane Burke, University of Sussex, Director, Paulo Freire Institute-UK).  I will then discuss an expansion of GaP through my Fulbright Scholar research in Portugal, Spain, Italy and the United States. This work highlights that as higher education becomes increasingly diverse, policy-makers and universities must support HE lecturers in developing inclusive pedagogical practices that are sensitive to gender differences as well as other social inequalities and exclusions in higher education.

Audience:

This talk will be of interest to anyone (interested in) exploring feminist and/or critical pedagogies in higher education theory and practice, equity within and access to higher education, (comparative) education policy in England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and/or the United States, and/or student/faculty identity issues in HE. In addition, it may be of interest to anyone considering a Fulbright Scholar award. 

Winter 2013 SSCE MA Colloquium (March 8 at 3:00pm)

SSCE and The Paulo Freire Institute-UCLA invite you to the Winter 2013 SSCE MA Colloquium. These Colloquia provide the opportunity for  participants to engage in academic discussions with Faculty from our  department in an interactive and friendly format.

The Winter 2013 SSCE MA Colloquium will feature Prof. Douglas Kellner  and Prof. Marcella Milana (from the University of Aarhus, Denmark),  who will be discussing: "Cultural Studies and Lifelong learning: New  media, new pedagogical spaces, and new social imaginaries of relevant  learning." Prof. Carlos Alberto Torres will be coordinating the  conversation.

This exciting dialogue will take place Friday, March 08th at 3:00 pm  in Moore 3320.

For More information please contact Daniel Dominguez: danieldv@ucla.edu

TED at UCLA Anderson with Professor Carlos Torres

The UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (GSE&IS) joins UCLA’s Anderson School of Management to present “TED 2013: The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered,” Feb. 26-28. This three-day event features panel discussions, TEDActive Projects, live streaming from TED Long Beach and TED-themed talks from members of the UCLA community.
Professor of education Carlos Torres, 2012-13 Sudikoff Fellow and Director of the UCLA Paulo Freire Institute at GSE&IS, is scheduled as a panelist on Tuesday, February 26, at 4 pm.

For more information and complete list of the program and panelists, click here.