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Creation Date
2-12-2025
Description
Featuring our invited speaker, Dr. Miyoshi B. Juergensen (MJ), a teacher leadership researcher, who seeks to illuminate the historical and often overlooked contributions of Black teachers in southern segregated schooling communities to the development of teacher leadership.
Dr. Juergensen's research uncovers the origin story of teacher leadership, extending much further back in time than has been previously argued, with Black teachers as key architects of its foundation. Anchored by the guiding research question, "What historical evidence exists that highlights the teacher leadership practices of Black teachers in southern segregated schooling communities?," her work and forthcoming book seek to uncover, document, and honor Black teachers' significant contributions to teaching and leading for equity, pedagogical excellence, and school improvement. This timely research provides vision, hope and possibility for understanding social justice leadership in schools and communities under oppressive regimes.
Dr. Juergensen's talk will be followed by discussant responses from GSE alums Alicia Wargo and Rhema Stradford-Dai.