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WEINSTEIN, SUSAN 43-C Allen Hall |
Education 2004 Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago, English (Language, Literacy, & Rhetoric). Dissertation: “That ain't how I write”: What teenagers know about literacy and learning. Committee: Todd DeStigter & Dave Schaafsma (co-chairs), Bill Ayers, Ralph Cintron, Jamie Daniel. 1998 M.A. University of Illinois at Chicago, English (Teaching of English). 1986 B.A. Pennsylvania State University, English.
Areas of Teaching Competence (1) Teaching of English; (2) Social/Critical Literacies, New Literacy Studies; (3) Adolescent Literacy Practices; (4) Hip-hop Literacies and History.
Publications Books Feel these words: Writing in the lives of urban youth . Book manuscript under contract with SUNY Press (projected publication Spring 2009).
Journal articles 2007. Pregnancy, pimps, and “clichéd love things”: Writing through gender and sexuality. Written Communication 24 (1), pp. 28-48.
2006. A love for the thing: The pleasures of rap as a literate discourse. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy 50 (4), pp. 270-281.
Are Methods Enough? Situating English Education Programs within the Multiple Settings of Learning to Teach. English Education 38 (4), pp. 312-328. Randi Dickson and Peter Smagorinsky with Jonathan Bush, Leila Christenbury, Bobby Cummings, Marshall George, Peg Graham, Pamela Hartman, Carmen Kynard, Hephzibah Roskelly, Susan Steffel, Ruth Vinz, & Susan Weinstein.
2005- I shine with the rhythm: Rap writing, literate identity, and academic achievement. International Journal of 2006. Learning 12 (3), pp. 143-147.
2005. Free style: The role of play in rap composition. Creative engagements: Thinking with children 31 , pp. 103- 106 (eBook). Oxford: Inter-disciplinary Press.
2002. The writing on the wall: Attending to self-motivated student literacies. English Education 35 (1), pp. 21- 45.
Exploring electronic literacy: Learning about language through pager, cell, and Internet talk. Illinois Reading Council Journal 30 (1), pp. 22-29.
Book chapters 2007. Nas. Icons of hip-hop , pp. 341-363. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Reviews 2006. Our stories told by us: The books of the Neighborhood Story Project. Community Literacy Journal 1 (1).
2005. We are English: Looking for practical relevance in practitioners' relevance (review of The Relevance of English , Yagelski & Leonard eds.). Pedagogy 5 (3), pp. 483-487.
Popular media 2006. Baton Rouge's Brave New Voices. 225 Magazine, July, pp. 22-28.
Other 2007. WordPlay Annual Report . Foreword, WordPlay Teen Writing Program Curriculum Guide , 2 nd Edition.
Invited Talks/Panels 2008. Louisiana State Museum “Find Your Muse” Series, Calliope (poetry) panelist (Aug. 3). LSU College of Education Roundtables on Research. LSU West Campus Apartments presentation. EDCI 7920, Issues in Urban Education, LSU (co-taught by Petra Hendry and Lisa Delpit)
2007. Panelist, Hip Hop for Hope Community Forum, sponsored by Teach for America and the Ashé Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans, LA.
Starting from scratch: Kool Herc as leadership model. Convocation address, Louisiana Youth Seminar, Louisiana State University.
“Through knowledge, they'll never con me”: Reading literacy and education in/through hip-hop. Invited lecture, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Communication, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY.
Selected Conference Presentations 2008. Youth spoken word poetry in a changed landscape. Conference on College Composition and Communication , New Orleans, LA.
Speaking the truth: Intersections of hip hop and teen spoken word poetry. SW/TX Popular & American Culture Association , Albuquerque, NM.
Performing pedagogy: The Globe, education, and performance pedagogy. LSU English Graduate Student Association Mardi Gras Conference , Baton Rouge, LA.
2007. Aesthetic and social contexts of teen spoken word poetry. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention , New York, NY.
Teenagers write home. Conference on College Composition and Communication , New York, NY.
2006. A modest proposal: Building a college composition/English education coalition. Conference on College Composition and Communication , Chicago, IL.
2005. Mad methods: Rap and ELA teacher preparation. Conference on English Education Colloquium , Pittsburgh, PA.
I shine with the rhythm: Rap writing, literate identity, and academic achievement. Twelfth International Learning Conference . Granada, Spain.
Spending time writing rhymes: Representations of school, adolescence, and writing in rap. Creative Engagements: Thinking with Children 2nd global conference. Mansfield College, Oxford, UK.
Awards and Grants 2007.
2006. LSU Faculty Research Grant ($10,000).
2005. LSU Council on Research Summer Stipend ($5,000).
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2000. Chapbooks.com grant to publish student writing book at Latino Youth Alternative High School.
Professional Affiliations
2005; English 554 (Multiculturalism & Democracy), UIC, November 2003; English 531 (Seminar in Literacy), Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL, July 2003 Member of :
Selected Professional Activities 2008.
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Rouge, LA.
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Rouge, LA.
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Francisville, LA.
K-12 Experience Curriculum Coach Fall 2007 - present Institute for Student Achievement/East Baton Rouge Laboratory Academy Baton Rouge, LA
Scholar Spring 2007 – Fall 2007 Prime Time Family Reading Program Garyville, LA; Baton Rouge, LA
Consultant 2005-2006 National Urban Alliance for Effective Education Newark, NJ/Hamden, CT
English Instructor, Early Outreach Program October 2003-June 2004 Center for Urban Educational Research and Development, UIC Chicago, IL
In-class Consultant/Curriculum Developer January 2002-April 2003 American Educational Services, Inc. Chicago, IL
Visiting Writer May 2003, May 2002 Marwen Foundation for the Arts Chicago, IL
English Teacher Summer 2000 Upward Bound, Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL
High School English Teacher/ 1998-2000 Coordinator, Youth Skills Extra Program Chicago, IL Latino Youth Alternative High School
High School English Teacher 1994-1996 Cochabamba Cooperative School Cochabamba, Bolivia
Fourth Grade Teacher 1993-1994 Cochabamba Cooperative School Cochabamba, Bolivia |
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