(L-R) Top: Pedro Noguera, Hayin Kimner and Brian McDonald. Bottom: Reyna Uka, Scott Harden and Mya Hernande (Photo – Graphics Dept.)
PASADENA – ColoradoBoulevard.net:
Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) is holding a special education-focused panel discussion featuring nationally-recognized experts and local education leaders — ED TALK with Larry Mantle on Wednesday, November 9 from 6:00 -7:00 pm at Caltech’s Ramo Auditorium.
By News Desk
The conversation between panelists Dr. Pedro Noguera, Dr. Hayin Kimner, Dr. Brian McDonald, Reyna Uka, Scott Harden, and Mya Hernandez will be moderated by Mr. Mantle, the premier host of the longest-running daily talk show in Southern California.
The panel includes education experts and local public school representatives. The panelists include:
Dr. Pedro Noguera is one of the nation’s leading scholars on issues related to race, inequality and education. Prior to coming to USC to serve as the Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean of the Rossier School of Education, he was a Distinguished Professor of Education at UCLA, NYU, Harvard, and Berkeley. His most recent book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Tough Questions and Complex Issues Confronting K-12 Education in the United States Today with Rick Hess, was the winner of the American Association of Publishers Prose Award in 2021.
Dr. Hayin Kimner led the development of district and citywide community school partnership strategies in San Francisco Unified and Emery Unified School Districts. She currently serves as the Managing Director for the CA Community Schools Learning Exchange and as a nonresident Fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution in support of the Community Schools Forward national task force.
Dr. Brian McDonald is the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent. Dr. McDonald previously served as the district’s Chief Academic Officer. A fluent Spanish speaker, Dr. McDonald has a Master’s in Education Administration from Texas Southern University, a certification in principalship from Harvard Graduate School, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Sam Houston State University.
Reyna Uka is a Spanish Dual Language Arts teacher at Octavia Butler Magnet School in Pasadena Unified for the last four years. She is in her 12th year as an educator. Previously Ms.Uka taught in Los Angeles in both the middle and high school settings. She recently earned her M.A. in Education.
Scott Harden is the father of two daughters who have attended Pasadena public schools. Mr. Harden is currently the President of the PTA Council of PUSD and co-lead of the PUSD Strategic Planning Culture and Climate Committee. He is a Change Design Strategist with IIIMPACT, Inc.
Mya Hernandez is a senior in the Graphics and Communications Academy at Pasadena High School (PHS), the first chair viola in the PHS orchestra, and a member of the Pasadena Unified School District’s Student Think Tank. Mya deeply loves music, making art, and learning. Mya hopes to earn a STEM degree from a college in California.
This special event is being held to culminate the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Pasadena Educational Foundation.
ED TALK with Larry Mantle Wed., Nov. 9, 2022 Doors open at 5:30 pm Program begins at 6:00 pm and ends at 7:00 pm. Location Ramo Auditorium at Caltech Donald E. Baxter M.D. Hall of the Humanities and Social Sciences 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125 Tickets pased.org/edtalk ($10 Student Discount Ticket) Questions? pef@pasedfoundation.org or (626) 396-3625
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