A.Dee Williams
Curriculum and Instruction
Office: KH B2023
Phone: 323-343-6168
Fax: 323-343-5458
E-mail: awillia6@calstatela.edu
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| Wednesday | 12:00 - 4:00 |
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INTRODUCTION
Dr. Williams joined the faculty of the Charter College of Education in the fall of 2007 after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland - College Park. Currently at CSULA, Dr. Williams is continuing to explore the emerging links between Popular Culture (Nationally and Internationally)and Mainstream Academic Classrooms as well as the link's influence on Student Identity Formation/Development. Off Campus, Dr. Williams works as a consultant for school districts in the area of Diversity Training.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Dr. Williams currently teaches courses in multiple areas inside of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Specializing in Secondary Education, Dr. Williams teaches and is the course coordinator for both EDSE 445A (Learning Environments and Instruction in Secondary Schools)and EDSE 445B (Inquiry into Curriculum, Teaching, and School Culture). Dr. Williams also teaches EDSE 421S (Social Science Teaching Methods) and EDSE 415 (Classroom Management in Secondary Schools).
RESEARCH
It was at the University of Maryland, College Park that Dr. Williams began investigating the role of Popular Culture (Hip Hop Culure specifically) in Mainstream Academic Classrooms. Using the frameworks of both Critical Social Theory and Critical Race Theory, Dr. Williams continues to research how students see themselves in Mainstream Academic Classrooms. Dr. Williams is also researching how students' cultural affiliation influences teacher beliefs about student ability.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
| Title | Date |
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| Williams, A. (In Press) Re – Membering Freire: The Links between Hip Hop Culture and Paulo Freire. Submitted to The Journal of Thought | In Press |
| Lynn, M., Williams, A., Benigno, G., Mitchell, C, Park, G. (2006) Race, class, and gender in urban education: Exploring the critical research on urban pedagogy and school reform. In J. Kincheloe, k. hayes, K. Rose, P.M. Anderson (Eds.) The Praeger Handbook of Urban Education Vol. 1. (pp. 89-101). Westport, CT: Greenwood. | 2006 |
| The Critical Cultural Cypher: Remaking Paulo Freire’s Cultural Circles Using Hip-Hop Culture in session entitled: Reading Formations: Freirean Pedagogy and New Literacies. Paper to be presented at 2008 American Educational Research Association Conference. New York, New York. | March 28, 2008 |
| Critical Social Theory and a Critical Hip Hop Cultural Circle in session entitled: Conversations about Research on Teaching and Black Education: Researchers’ Reflections. Paper to be presented at 2006 American Educational Research Association Conference. San Francisco, California. | April 12, 2006 |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction May 2007
- University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, Maryland
M.Ed. Social Studies Education June 2001
- University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
B.A. Psychology with Concentration in Applied Social Psychology September 1995
- California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
COURSE LISTING
| Course | Course Title | Day and Time | Room | Quarter |
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| EDSE 415-Section 1 | Classroom Management in Secondary Schools | Tuesday 4:20-7:55 | SH C172 | Spring 2008 |
| ESDE 445A-Section 4 | Learning Environments and Instruction in Secondary Schools | Wednesday 4:20-7:55 | KH B1021 | Spring 2008 |
| EDSE 445B-Section 2 | Inquiry into Curriculum, Teaching, and School Culture | Thursday 4:20-7:55 | KH B1008 | Spring 2008 |