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Dr. María Cioè-Peña will present an ELX Colloquium titled: "The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s School: Interrogating settler colonialism in English Learner & Special Education Language Evaluations"

Add to Calendar Icon 2021-10-25 10:30 2021-10-25 10:30 15 Penn GSE Event: Dr. María Cioè-Peña will present an ELX Colloquium titled: "The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s School: Interrogating settler colonialism in English Learner & Special Education Language Evaluations" Dr. María Cioè-Peña, Assistant Professor, Montclair State University, will present an ELX Colloquium titled: "The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s School: Interrogating settler colonialism in English Learner & Special Education Language Evaluations"
Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum
Megan McManus DD/MM/YYYY
Monday, October 25, 2021 - 10:30am
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Stiteler Hall, Silverstein Forum

Dr. María Cioè-Peña, Assistant Professor, Montclair State University, will present an ELX Colloquium titled: "The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s School: Interrogating settler colonialism in English Learner & Special Education Language Evaluations." She is a former elementary school teacher whose passion for children and social justice in education pushes her to fight for equity and full inclusion for children of diverse backgrounds and abilities. With a B.A. in English and a M.S.Ed. in teaching urban students with disabilities, María’s research focuses on bilingual children with dis/abilities, their families and their ability to access multilingual learning spaces within NYC public schools. Her interests are deeply rooted in language practices and dis/ability awareness within schools and families. María was recently awarded first place for 2019 Outstanding Dissertation of the Year by the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE). María's work is very intersectional and touches on the following areas: Disability Studies, Inclusion, Special Education, Bilingual Education, Translanguaging, Urban Education, Latinx issues, Mothering/Motherhood, Immigrant issues and Descriptive Inquiry


Event Contact

Megan McManus
mcmmeg@upenn.edu