Education Leader, Philanthropist, Writer and Builder

*NOTE: In-person attendance is mandatory for NITEP Fellows, NIEPRR Fellows (UNLV & NSC), and NV-EPIC PPP & A-ARL Cohorts 2.0 (residing in Clark County only). UNR NIEPRR Fellows may attend virtually.

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The Spirit of Our Work: Black Women Teachers (Re)member highlights the intersectional identities of Black women teachers and how they matter in a teaching life. Dr. Dillard shows us how educational settings might more conscientiously curate necessary structures of support that pay explicit attention to (re)membering not just the mind and body but the spirit of Black women in the work of teaching and teacher education.

This exercise is not only designed to help you with your comprehension and application of what you learn today… Your answers also provide data that our research team to build and share resources that you can apply as you develop in your careers.

Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard (Nana Mansa II of Mpeasem, Ghana, West Africa) currently serves as the Dean of the College of Education at Seattle University. Her prior appointment was as the Mary Frances Early Professor of Teacher Education in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at The University of Georgia. Her research interests include critical teacher education, spirituality in education, and African/African American feminist studies. Aside from being an academic leader, prolific scholar, teacher and sought after speaker, Dean Dillard has built and runs a preschool through junior high school in a rural community in Ghana, West Africa, with her husband Henry Oppong, work that has become much needed professional development for graduate students and faculty of education from across the United States.

Keynote Address: 
“When We (Re)member: The Importance of The Spirit of Our Work in Education”

Born in Argentina and raised in Uruguay, Ms. Jover has been an educator and advocate for immigrant students and their families in the U.S. for the past 8 years. Her background in fields outside education (linguistics and advertising) brings a unique perspective to her pedagogy, which is focused on the development of critical thinking skills and rooted in an understanding of the cultural wealth of each of her students.

Silvina is fluent in four languages and has a B.A. in Political Science, an M.A. in Global Affairs, and a Ph. D. candidate in Multicultural Education. She is an advisory member of several local, state, and national educational committees in bilingual education, digital teaching and learning, and Civics and U.S. Constitution curriculum design.

Breakout Session: 
“Planning for emergent bilinguals utilizing WIDA Can-Do Descriptors”

Sean Tory, M.S. born and raised in Las Vegas, NV! He attended Canyon Springs Leadership & Law Preparatory Academy and was a part of the magnet program there for Leadership. He is a past Gear UP & Upward bound student. Mr. Tory received Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Nevada, Reno where he was a Trio Scholar. After graduating from The University of Nevada, Reno, he received his Master of Science Degree from UNLV in Marriage and Family Therapy.

He is currently a Ph.D Student at UNLV for Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Cultural Studies, International Education and Multicultural Education. Sr. Management Analyst at the City of Las Vegas.

He is a father of two beautiful girls, community servant, and business owner. Co-Founder & Vice President of King of Jewels, Co-Creator of The Men’s Room former host of The Business Information Buffet Podcast, lastly a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Breakout Session:
“What is Restorative Justice?“

*NOTE: In-person attendance is mandatory for 1) NITEP Fellows, NIEPRR Fellows, and NV-EPIC PPP & A-ARL Cohorts 2.0 (residing in Clark County only and/or 2) unless you have made prior arrangements with the designated program manager (see your Slack channel announcement) to attend virtually. Multiple absences from mandatory events and/or incomplete alternative assignments may result in dismissal from your fellowship/program.