The State of Education Censorship in Institutions of Higher Ed, and Implications for the Field

When:  Oct 25, 2022 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM (ET)
This webinar will cover key findings and insights from AACTE’s report, The State of Education Censorship in Institutions of Higher Ed, and Implications for the Field. As the leading voice in educator preparation representing more than 800 postsecondary institutions, AACTE has its pulse on the effects of the censorship climate and legislation on both PK-12 practitioners and teacher educators. Our moderator for this webinar will be AACTE President and CEO Lynn M. Gangone, who will be joined by panelists Ashely White, author of the report, and Kimber Wilkerson. Attendees will walk away with a resource toolkit and have the opportunity to engage in a deep dive with our panel about challenges facing higher education faculty, specifically teacher educators, as well as challenges to long-term efforts to address teacher shortages and diversification pipeline efforts  Moderator:
Lynn M. Gangone
President and CEO
AACTE
Lynn M. Gangone is the AACTE president and CEO, serving in this role since 2017. As the leading higher education association representing colleges of education and programs of teacher education, AACTE is the voice of educator preparation at the federal and state levels, facilitating the work of its member institutions committed to equity and excellence in educator preparation. Gangone’s
credentials include an Ed.D. and M.Ed. from Columbia University-Teachers College and an M.S. and C.A.S. from the University at Albany-SUNY. This is her fourth higher education association leadership role.
Speakers:
Ashley L. White Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education University of Wisconsin-Madison Ashley White is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Fellow for Equity Access and Opportunity with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She researches the intersectionality of ethno-racial identities and disability across the educational continuum through the consideration of student and educator experiences in P-20 educational settings, applicable federal legislation and policy, and related socioeconomic impact with attention to the historicized context and the sociological construction of race. Most recently, she authored AACTE’s commissioned report on education censorship. Kimber Wilkerson Associate Dean for Education University of Wisconsin-Madison Kimber Wilkerson is the associate dean for education, professor of special education and faculty director of the School of Education’s Teacher Education Center. She is the principal investigator (PI) of a 5-year, $2.5M Teacher Quality Partnership grant serving rural and other high-need Wisconsin school districts, as well as PI on an Institute of Education Sciences research grant to develop and examine virtual coaching and an online community of practice for rural special educators. She is also co-PI on two federally-funded grants to prepare master’s level special educators and one doctoral leadership grant. Wilkerson has broad expertise in the preparation of teachers to work with students with disabilities and providing instruction to students with disabilities to improve their long-term academic and social/behavioral outcomes.