ALUMNI PROFILE
"I try to live the vision of Soka. My life would be worthless if it wasn't dedicated to world peace and caring for other people." MoreDavid Witkowski
Class of 2006
2013 Soka Education Conference
Date: 02.16.2013 - 02.17.2013Time: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Location: Pauling Hall 216
The Soka Education Student Research Project (SESRP) invites you to the 9th Soka Education Conference!
"Education must foster people who intuitively understand and know--in their minds, in their hearts, with their entire being--the irreplaceable value of human beings and the natural world. I believe such education embodies the timeless struggle of human civilization to create an unerring path to peace."-Daisaku Ikeda
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Time and Dates:
Saturday, February 16: 9:30 am - 4 pm
Sunday, February 17: 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Admission: Free
See here for the invitation from the SESRP
For more information, please contact: sesrp@soka.edu, www.sesrp.org
Keynote Speaker:
Peter McLaren, PhD, a renowned scholar and activist who is considered to be a major exponent of social justice education and critical pedagogy worldwide. Currently a UCLA professor, he is the author and editor of fifty books and hundreds of scholarly articles and chapters. His writings have been translated into 20 languages. He is known as one of the leading architects of critical pedagogy and for his scholarly writings on critical literacy, the sociology of education, cultural studies, critical ethnography, and Marxist theory.
Coordinators: Marco Timm, Sunmi Jin, Shivangi Khattar
Study Leaders: Jennifer Hayashi, Lawrence Tsao
Conference Leaders: Federica Yuka, Kumasaka Crickmar, Martin Saito, Kei Mukumoto
2013 Conference Schedule
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Day 1, February 16th |
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10:00 – 10:10 |
Opening Words by Soka University President Danny Habuki |
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10:10 – 10:20 |
Introduction of SESRP |
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10:20 – 10:50 |
Ryan Hayashi (c/o 2012) From a Philosophy to a Methodology: Implementing Soka Pedagogy in Math Instruction for At-Risk Youth |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Simone Barclay (c/o 2012) A New Physical Education: The Philosophy of Children’s Fitness Centers |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Lunch at the Soka Bistro |
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12:30 – 13:00 |
Optional: Community discussion about the 10th Soka Education Conference in 2014 |
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13:00 – 13:30 |
Yu Hirano (c/o 2013) and Satoshi Inuzuka (c/o 2014) For SUA to Survive the 21st Century as a University for the People: Learning from the History of a Pre-War Japanese Liberal Arts School, Kyusei Dai Ichi Kōtō Gakkō |
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13:40 – 14:10 |
Menelik Tafari (c/o 2012) and Dr. Carlos Valverde Soka Education goes Civic: Creating a Value Creative, Engaged Culture |
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14:20 – 15:30 |
Panel on Critical Pedagogy with SUA Professors: Ryan Caldwell, Aneil Rallin, and Phat Vu Chair: James Spady |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Break |
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15:45 – 17:15 |
Keynote presentation: Professor Peter McLaren Occupy Education and Beyond |
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17:15 – 17:30 |
Closing Words by Jay Heffron |
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Day 2, February 17th |
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12:30 – 12:40 |
Opening Words |
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12:40 – 13:10 |
Elaine Sandoval (c/o 2011) The Ensemble in Educating Cosmopolitanism |
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13:20 – 13:50 |
Dr. Ryo Chonabayashi Tsunesaburo Makiguchi’s Naturalistic Value Theory |
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13:50 – 14:05 |
Break |
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14:05 – 14:35 |
Natalie De Leon (c/o 2013) Implementing Queer Theory and Gender Variation into the Public School System Using Soka Pedagogy |
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14:45 – 15:15 |
Leonard Bogdonoff (c/o 2011) Establishing a Baseline for Understanding Soka Education and Education Technologies |
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15:15 – 15:30 |
Break |
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15:30 – 16:30 |
Workshops Academic Department Putting our Bodies into the Classroom Kazuhiro Iguchi and Professor Tamiko Terabayashi (SUJ) Learning of Life that Fosters Global Citizens: Understanding Soka Education from Educational Practice Melissa Riley Bradford (Sudbury School) Free Schools and Areas of Confluence with Soka Education |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Emiliano Bosio (SUJ) Education of Life: Perspectives toward Global Contribution of Soka Education |
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17:10 – 17:40 |
Jean Marcus and Garrett Braun (c/o 2011) Literary Genres Matter |
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17:50 – 18:00 |
Closing Words by Elaine Sandoval and Kristi Wilson |
