Prominent scholar to address complexities of teaching in urban settings

Best-selling author, critic and educator, Professor David E. Kirkland will deliver the keynote address during the Leonard Kaplan Education Collaborative for Critical Urban Studies’ inaugural lecture and community response at 5 p.m., Nov. 20, at Wayne State University’s McGregor Memorial Conference Center (495 Ferry Mall, Detroit).
Kirkland will speak about the complexities of teaching and learning in urban settings.
“As a prominent scholar deeply committed to educational justice for youth in urban settings, Dr. Kirkland exemplifies the core vision of the Kaplan Education Collaborative for Critical Urban Studies,” said Tom Pedroni, associate professor of curriculum studies in the College of Education and director of the Kaplan Collaborative. “That vision is to bring the research capacity of (the) faculty into more direct engagement with educators, community organizations and policy-makers who share an interest in nurturing quality education for the whole child in metropolitan Detroit and Michigan.”
A panel discussion will follow Kirkland’s address, with panelists: Helen Moore, Keep the Vote No Takeover; Michelle Fecteau, State Board of Education; Kamau Kheperu, Detroit Life Coalition; Ellen Cogen Lipton, House Education Committee; Sandra Gonzales, Bilingual and Bicultural Education, Wayne State University; and Coleman Ward, Detroit School of Arts
This free event is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served, and complimentary parking will be available in Lot 31 on W. Ferry Avenue off Anthony Wayne Drive. For more information, call 313.577.1730.