October 1, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm | University Center 310 | UMBC Main Campus

The UMBC Department of Education Research Seminar continues in October with a presentation by Dr. Amy Tondreau.  Drawing on three interrelated studies, Dr. Tondreau will explore what it means to treat disability as a cultural identity worthy of sustaining and how we can develop disability cultural competence in our classrooms. She will share examples of how disabled educators leverage their expertise and understanding of the social, cultural, and medical aspects of disability in non-stigmatizing, humanizing teaching practices that can inform all teachers and teacher educators.

All members of the department, partners/collaborators, and students/faculty from other departments and institutions are invited to attend.  Lunch will be provided by the department.  Please RSVP by completing this form as soon as possible:

November 5 | 12:00-1:00pm |  UC 310

Gatekeepers or Gate Openers?: The Role of Human Resource Officers in Diversifying the K-12 Teaching Profession
Ramon Goings (UMBC Language, Literacy, and Culture doctoral program)

 

December 3 | 12:00-1:00pm  | UC 310

The Empathic Engineer: Shaping Innovation with Heart
Jamie Gurganus (UMBC Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning)