Thursday Plenary Lunch: Boundaries Crossed and Not Crossed: Advancing Literacy Through A District University Partnership

Date: Thursday, January 9

Time: 12:45 PM – 2:15 PM (Lunch buffet opens at 12:15 PM)

Zoom Link: Join this session live-stream

Location: Mary Graydon Center (MGC) Tavern

Description:

The SOAR Seminar Series for faculty, organized by the Translating Research into Action Center (TRAC) and co-hosted with CTRL and the University Library, features AU faculty and partners from policy, practice, and private institutions with deep experience in research translation and achieving Societal impact through Objective, Actionable Research. The first segment of the session begins with welcome remarks from Diana Burley who will provide an overview of TRAC and its efforts in advancing research-informed civic engagement. In the second half of the session, conference participants will learn about a research-practice partnership between school and district leaders in 15 elementary schools and AU/SOE researchers. Danielle Sodani and Eric Bethel will share the partnership’s origins, the commitments, practices, and processes they have for learning together, the challenges they face, and the ways they have found success in advancing research and practice.