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Texas State at UCEA 2018

The theme for the 32nd annual UCEA convention was “Our Mission Critical: Revolutionizing the Future through Equitable Educational Leadership, Research, and Practice.” The convention was held November 14-18, 2018 at the Marriott Marquis Houston in Houston, TX. The purpose of the 2018 UCEA Convention was to engage participants in discussions about research, policy, practice and preparation in the field of education with a specific focus on educational leadership.

Texas State Faculty and Students who presented at the 2018 conference included:

UCEA Conference Agenda

Texas State University Participants

(Student Participants in Red)

Wednesday, November 14

1:00 pm to 2:10 pm

GSS Session 5 – Ignite! – Leaders Planning for Equity Inside the School Walls

Teachers’ Dissatisfaction in Uruguayan Public Secondary Schools: Interrupting Inertia to Change and Empowering Authentic Leadership

Marriott Marquis 3, Tanglewood

Presenter: Maria Magdalena Ureta Viroga

2:20 pm to 3:30 pm

GSS Session 9 – Identifying and Closing Educational Opportunity Gaps

Marriott Marquis 3, Sugarland B

Facilitator: Michael P. O’Malley

3:40 pm to 4:50 pm

GSS Session 14 – The Role of Student Voice in Educational Change

Marriott Marquis 3, Sugarland B

Facilitator:  James W. Koschoreck

5:00 pm to 6:10 pm

GSS Roundtables G and H

School Resource Officer Roles and Responsibilities: Texas School Leaders’ Expectations

Marriott Marquis 3, Sugarland B

Presenter: Ann Marie Cotman Hicks

Thursday, November 15

9:00 am to 9:45 am

Jackson Scholars Network Research Presentations: (Session 5) Responsible Leadership and System-Level Reform II

Illuminating the Coaching Experience of Principals

Marriott Marquis 3, Sugarland A

Presenter: Diana Barrera

10:00 am to 10:50 am

Jackson Scholars Network Research Presentations: (Session 12) In Pursuit of Democratic Education

Conceiving Emancipatory Refugee Education: Perspectives on Education’s Role in the Becoming of US Refugee Youth

Marriott Marquis 3, Sugarland B

Presenter: Jason R. Swisher

2:00 pm to 3:10 pm

Mentoring Session for Faculty Seeking Promotion and Tenure

Marriott Marquis 3, Meyerland A

Participants: Miguel Angel Guajardo; James W. Koschoreck

2:00 pm to 3:10 pm

Using Personal Narrative to Foster a Culturally Responsive Ecological Learning System

Marriott Marquis 3, Kingwood B

Facilitators: Ann Marie Cotman Hicks; Barry Aidman; Michael Perkins

Friday, November 16

9:30 am to 10:45 am

Centering Latina School Leaders’ Assets & Experiences for Equitable Leadership and Education

Marriott Marquis 3, River Oaks B

Facilitator:  Melissa Ann Martinez

Participant:  Diana Barrera

9:30 am to 10:45 am

Community Learning Exchange (CLE): Cross-Site Stories for Collective Reflections, Deeper Understandings, and Future Innovation

Marriott Marquis, 3, Kingwood B

Facilitator:  Miguel Angel Guajardo

10:55 am to 12:10 pm

The Sum of Our Parts: Program Level Design

Social Justice in Leadership Preparation: A Review and Archaeological Analysis

Marriot Marquis 3, Montrose A

Presenters: Tanya A. Long; Michael P. O’Malley

12:20 pm to 1:35 pm

Queer Perspectives on Socially Transformative Possibilities within the Contemporary Educational Landscape

Marriott Marquis 3, River Oaks A

Facilitators: James W. Koschoreck; Hilary Lustick; Michael P. O’Malley

1:45 pm to 3:00 pm

Equity, Inclusion, and Action in Educational Leadership: To Prepare School Leaders We Must Prepare Ourselves

Marriott Marquis, 3, River Oaks A

Participant:  Melissa Ann Martinez

3:10 pm to 4:25 pm

Advancing Powerful Learning Experiences

(Re)imagining Planes of Pedagogy: Constructing Spaces for Critical Engagement in Social Justice Leadership Preparation

Marriott Marquis 3, Montrose A

Presenters: Tanya A. Long; Michael P. O’Malley

3:10 pm to 4:25 pm

Forming Principals: The Role of Formative Assessments in School Leadership

Initial Assessment for Principal Licensure: Traditional, Transitional, or Transformative

Marriott Marquis 3, Westchase

Presenter: Stephen P. Gordon

3:10 pm to 4:25 pm

Bringing Our Whole Selves: Women of Color in the Educational Leadership Professoriate

Marriott Marquis 3, River Oaks A

Participant:  Melissa Ann Martinez

3:10 pm to 4:25 pm

GSC Programming – Publishing Your First Article as a Graduate Student

Marriott Marquis 3, Tanglewood

Facilitator: James W. Koschoreck

Saturday, November 17

7:00 am to 7:50 am

Latino Research SIG

Marriott Marquis 3, Westchase

Participants: Miguel Angel Guajardo; Melissa Ann Martinez; Patricia Rocha

8:00 am to 9:10 am

UCEA Teach-In for Social Justice

Marriott Marquis 3, Meyerland B

Presenter: Michael P. O’Malley

10:40 am to 11:50 am

Role-Alike Session for Sitting and Aspiring Deans

Marriott Marquis 3, Meyerland B

Presenter: Michael P. O’Malley

1:20 pm to 2:30 pm

Guiding Student Research and Your Own: Strategies for Equity-Oriented Early and Mid-Career Faculty

Marriott Marquis 3, Kingwood B

Facilitator: Melissa Ann Martinez

1:20 pm to 2:30 pm

The Power of Community Learning Exchanges (CLEs): Cultivating Sustainable Relationships in order to Effect Radical Change

The Power of Community Learning Exchanges (CLEs): Cultivating Sustainable Relationships in order to Effect Radical Change

Marriott Marquis 3, Sugarland B

Presenters: Sara L. Torres; Miguel Angel Guajardo; Orlando Hinojosa; Sascha Betts; Eulogia Martinez; Blaine Carpenter

Facilitator: Sara L. Torres

2:40 pm to 3:50 pm

Advocacy for Equity: Engaging in the Political

Marriott Marquis 3, Briargrove B

Facilitator:  Melissa Ann Martinez

Sunday, November 18

8:00 am to 9:30 am

JRLE Editorial Board Meeting

Marriott Marquis 3, Kingwood A

Participant: Michael P. O’Malley

8:30 am to 10:00 am

JCEL Editorial Board Meeting

Marriott Marquis 3, River Oaks C

Participants: Melissa Ann Martinez; Michael P. O’Malley

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

UCEA Publications Meeting

Marriott Marquis 3, River Oaks C

Facilitator: Michael P. O’Malley