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SUMMARY:Research\, Practice\, and Promise in Black Student Achievement: A Black History Month Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join UCLA CTS for a Black History Month celebration that centers research\, practice\, and possibility in advancing Black student achievement. This 90-minute interactive event will examine what conditions foster Black students’ academic success—shifting the focus from deficits to uplifting strategies that nurture excellence\, belonging\, and well-being. \n\n\n\nThis event will highlight CTS studies and partnerships that demonstrate how schools\, districts\, and communities can better support Black students. Through initiative spotlights\, a cross-sector panel discussion\, and interactive breakout rooms\, participants will gain actionable insights for translating research into practice and policy. The conversation will emphasize how educators\, leaders\, policymakers\, and philanthropic partners can move beyond performative equity toward sustained\, transformative change. \n\n\n\nFeatured Topics: \n\n\n\n\nPositive Outlier Schools and Black Academic Success: What schools where Black students outperform expectations can teach us about instructional coherence\, relational trust\, and scalable excellence\n\n\n\nGENIUS (Genuine Empathy Nurturing Intellect for Underserved Students) Statewide Initiative: How student belonging\, relational safety\, and trauma-responsive practices shape academic persistence and outcomes\n\n\n\nCommunity-Rooted Supports: Lessons from a Los Angeles school community implementing the Black Student Achievement Program\, centering culture\, mentorship\, and family partnerships\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nTyrone Howard\, Ph.D.\, Faculty Co-Director\, UCLA CTS \n\n\n\nAngela James\, Ph.D.\, Senior Project Scientist\, UCLA CTS \n\n\n\nTyisha Noise\, Ed.D.\, Project Director III: Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity\, Genuine Empathy Nurturing Intellect for Underserved Students (GENIUS) Initative\, Los Angeles County Office of Education \n\n\n\nThomas Jacobson\, Ph.D.\, Research Analyst\, UCLA CTS \n\n\n\nGene McAdoo\, Doctoral Candidate & Researcher\, UCLA CTS \n\n\n\nRSVP for Zoom Link. \n\n\n\n\n  Register Now
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/research-practice-and-promise-in-black-student-achievement-a-black-history-month-webinar/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Soldiers\, Kings\, and Storyboards: A Conversation About Writing and Representation on the Migrant Trail
DESCRIPTION:In this informal Q&A session\, Sydney Triola will discuss her approach to ethnography\, narrative nonfiction\, and the challenges associated with representing the complex lives of people living on the margins. She will also highlight some of my multimodal approaches to social science data collection and how it can be translated for a diversity of audiences. \n\n\n\nNo RSVP is required!
URL:https://seis.ucla.edu/event/soldiers-kings-and-storyboards-a-conversation-about-writing-and-representation-on-the-migrant-trail/
LOCATION:UCLA Moore Hall\, Reading Room\, 3340\, 457 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90095\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sydney Triola":MAILTO:striola@g.ucla.edu
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