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Coffee and Conversation A Research Series

The American University School of Education (SOE) has become well-known for its faculty members' cutting-edge research. Many of its teachers have received significant grants, early career awards, and literary and worldwide speaking and presentation opportunities as a result of having championed educational problem-solving through creativity and critical and analytical thinking in their pursuit to make education more viable and beneficial for their students and the world.

Hosted by Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. kecia hayes, Coffee and Conversation is a highly regarded SOE morning event where faculty share their research via internal Zoom meeting presentations, fostering an opportunity to build community as they thoughtfully and critically engage with each other and staff about their work. When open to a public showcase of their research, we make their presentations available here in the hope that the attributes of the videos - such as the procedural, organizational, and delivery processes associated with researching - can serve as tools of help both educators and burgeoning educators.

Here are some of our recent Coffee and Conversation presentations:

American University School of Education (SOE) Professor Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson, Director of the SOE's Institute for Innovation in Education Danielle G. Sodani, and Adjunct Research Assistant Professor-in-Residence Dr. Lauren M. Shea present "Plays Well with Others: Advancing Multiliteracy Through a District-University Partnership."

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Plays Well with Others: Advancing Multiliteracy Through...

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Presenters: Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson, Danielle G. Sodani, and Dr. Lauren M. Shea

American University School of Education Senior Professorial Lecturer (City Teaching Alliance) Dr. Shereen Holmes presents "Did School Reform Initiatives in the United States Support Multicultural Teaching Practices in a K-12 School Setting?"

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Immigrants' Educational Rights: Peril or Promise

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Presenter - Dr. Shereen Holmes

American University School of Education Professor Dr. Jennifer L. Steele presents "How Will AI Affect Students’ Employability? Implications for Equity."

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How Will AI Affect Students’ Employability?

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Presenter - Dr. Jennifer L. Steele

American University School of Education (SOE) Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Phelton C. Moss and Professorial Lecturer and EdD Program Director Dr. William N. Thomas, IV facilitate a presentation and discussion, "Standardized Testing and the Racial Implications of Data Use."

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Standardized Testing and the Racial Implications of Data Use

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Presenters - Dr. Phelton C. Moss and Dr. William N. Thomas, IV

Dr. Lillian Hartmann - American University School of Education Senior Professorial Lecturer/City Teaching Alliance (Dallas, TX) - presents "Concerns of Pre-Service Teachers in Residency Year Implementing ESL Instructional Strategies in Host Teacher Classrooms."

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Concerns of Pre-Service Teachers in Residency Year...

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Presenter - Dr. Lillian Hartmann

Research Videos That Foster an Opportunity to Build Community

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Dr. Shereen Holmes Senior Professorial Lecturer (SOE/City Teacher Alliance)

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Presents "Did School Reform Initiatives in the United States Support Multicultural Teaching Practices in a K-12 School Setting?" Watch it today!