Curriculum Theory Project 2025 Events
April 07, 2025
Fall 2025
CTP Lunch and Learn with Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 PM
225 Peabody Hall
The Curriculum Theory Project (CTP), is arranging our traditional Lunch and Learn session for fall 2025. This time, we will dive into the fascinating world of oral history with insights from our very own early childhood specialist, Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner. Dr. Baumgartner has been engaged in collecting and preserving oral history data for many years. She is a Professor of Early Childhood at Louisiana State University, and her research focuses on teacher well-being and amplifying educators’ voices, including through the Louisiana Early Childhood Teacher Oral History Project.
Join us for this engaging conversation as Dr. Baumgartner shares her expertise and experience in oral history methods and learn how these approaches enrich our understanding of Oral History and Early Childhood Education and beyond.
CTP Lecture Series: Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, PhD
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
6:00 PM CST
Zoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/33t28b4k
The Curriculum Theory Project (CTP) is hosting its next Oral History Lecture Series event, featuring Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Professor of Curriculum Studies at the University of Ottawa. In this lecture, Dr. Ng-A-Fook will introduce Snapshot Life Writing as a methodology for counter-storying racisms and settler colonial legacies. This approach is rooted in oral history methods, using photographs, archival clippings, and sensory memories as prompts, which are then paired with reflective analysis to create counter-stories.
CTP Lecture Series: Editors of "Letters to the Field"
Monday, November 3, 2025
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Zoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/sw9mhnfz
The Curriculum Theory Project invites you to our upcoming virtual lecture series event, an engaging panel discussion with the editors of the book, Letters to the Field: Curriculum Scholars’ Stories for Future Generations.
Join us for "Editors' Perspective, Letters to the Field: Curriculum Scholars' Stories" featuring a conversation with:
- Dr. Boni Wozolek;
- Dr. Walter S. Gershon;
- Dr. Roland Mitchell;
The editors will discuss the book, which gathers reflections from leading and emerging curriculum scholars who have revitalized the field since the 1970s. Through personal letters, contributors share insights on the foundations of curriculum theory and its current challenges amid sociopolitical tensions. This is an excellent opportunity to hear the editors’ perspectives on compiling these powerful narratives and their significance for the future of the field.
2025 Conference for Young Adult Literature Louisiana (CYALL)
Friday, November 7, 2025
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Conference), 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Keynote and Reception)
Location to be published on conference website
Registration: $40 (Covers a light breakfast, sessions, and the evening keynote reception.
CE Hours/Units are provided).
LSUS is hosting the 2025 Conference for Young Adult Literature Louisiana (CYALL), an opportunity for professional development focused on teaching and using YA literature. The conference features in-depth breakout sessions and a keynote address. Please share this with any interested literature instructors, librarians, and administrators.
Keynote Speaker:
Brittany N. Williams: Author of That Self-Same Metal and the Forge and Fracture Series
Session Topics Include:
YA literary analysis and teaching strategies
Using multimodal texts in the high school classroom
Exploring topics from environmentalism to social issues and gaming
Website: https://libguides.lsus.edu/CYALL
CTP End-of-Year Social & Graduation Celebration
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Barracuda Taco Stand or Parrain's Restaurant (alternative rain plan)
Join us to celebrate the dedication and achievements of our CTP members and faculty and honor our graduating students as they reach this important milestone.
Spring 2026
Curriculum Camp 2026
February 27-28, 2026
Fireside Chat Speaker: Reagan P. Mitchell, PhD
A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Reagan Mitchell, PhD, is a musician, scholar and educator whose work bridges performance and educational philosophy. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in jazz studies, alongside an educational specialist's degree and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction. This unique transdisciplinary training allows him to explore the profound social, communal, political and geographic implications of music in his scholarship.
Currently an independent scholar based in Toronto, Reagan was previously an associate professor at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (2019-2025) and the A. Lindsay O'Connor Endowed Visiting Professor at Colgate University (2017-2019). A professional saxophonist, flautist, and composer, he has performed widely and collaborated with an array of musical luminaries, including Randy Brecker, David Liebman, Charlie Hunter, Ernestine Anderson, Slide Hampton and Benny Golson.
These diverse performance experiences profoundly influence his approach to research and pedagogy. His scholarship focuses on the cultural and historical impacts of race, space, gentrification, and auditory architecture on education.
Curriculum Camp is organized by the Curriculum Theory Project and Curriculum Theory Graduate Student Collaborative. Curriculum Camp is designed to showcase the work of graduate students in the broad fields of curriculum theory, curriculum studies, and education. Each year, Curriculum Camp features papers and round tables/panels presented by graduate students on a range of topics: curriculum theory, gender, race, culture, higher education research (K-20), policy analysis, political and/or intellectual thought (including but not limited to narrative inquiry, feminism, postmodernism and poststructuralism, queer theory, new materialism, chaos theory & complexity theory, etc).
Proposal Submission Guidelines
Proposal submissions consist of a 500-word maximum summary on a host of subjects, such as, curriculum theory; gender, race & culture studies; human resource management; higher education research; policy analysis; political and/or intellectual thought (including but not limited to narrative inquiry and feminism, post-colonialism, poststructuralism, postmodernism, posthumanism, new materialism, queer theory, chaos & complexity theory, and content-area specific research). Submission of a proposal is a professional commitment to present at the conference.
Potential Submission can be:
- Complete Research for panels
- Concept Papers
- Data Gathering Stage
- Paper Proposals
- Emerging Ideas/Work in Progress
- Conceptualizing Research
- Research in Progress
- Theoretical Papers
Priority submissions will be considered when submitted by January 24, 2026. Kindly ensure that your proposal is submitted by January 31, 2026 to be considered for regular submission. To submit your proposal, please click on the following link: https://forms.gle/GupD5EgE9swJRAMo7.
Notifications regarding proposal acceptance will be sent via email by February 5, 2026. Additionally, all participants are requested to register for the conference by February 11, 2026.
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Conference for Young Adult Literature Louisiana (CYALL)
Friday, April 11, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
In its fifth year, the Conference for Young Adult Literature Louisiana invites authors, educators, librarians, scholars, and students that are passionate about fostering a love for reading among teens to the 2025 conference. Engage with panels featuring educators discussing the evolving landscape of young adult literature, representation, and the role of technology in reading. Connect with fellow educators, share best practices, and collaborate on projects that promote learning strategies, literacy, and critical thinking skills among students.
Registration includes conference attendance, lunch, and an evening keynote reception featuring author Ashley Elston. Ashley is the author of #1 New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick, First Lie Wins. First Lie Wins has been optioned for television by ABC Signature with Octavia Spencer and Krista Vernoff attached to the project. She is also the author of six YA books.
Registration opens November 1st and closes April 4th.
Visit the conference website for proposal submission guidelines, accepted proposals, and other conference information.
Email CYALL@LSUS.edu for questions
Virtual Book Event – Rhizomatic Awakenings: Gardens in the Rubble
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST
Join the editors and contributors of Contemplative Practices and Acts of Resistance in Higher Education: Narratives Toward Wholeness for a virtual gathering centered on Part III of the volume. This conversation, titled Rhizomatic Awakenings: Gardens in the Rubble, will reflect on how times of disruption invite us to cultivate defiant hope and plant seeds of transformation in the rubble of what once was.
This event is an opportunity to engage with the authors, explore themes of wholeness and resistance, and imagine collective paths forward in education and beyond.
Event Details:
Title: Rhizomatic Awakenings: Gardens in the Rubble
Date: Wednesday, April 16
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Register: https://www.centerforthehumanspirit.org/bookevents
Featured Authors: Phyllis Jeffers-Coly, Anita Chari, Steven Thurston Oliver, and Zahra Ahmed
Editors: Michelle C. Chatman, LeeRay Costa, David W. Robinson-Morris
Call for Volunteer Reviewers – AERA 2026 Annual Meeting
Deadline to Sign Up: April 30, 2025
Event Location: Los Angeles, California
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is seeking volunteers to serve as peer reviewers for the 2026 Annual Meeting. Peer review is essential to ensuring a high-quality conference, and AERA is looking for individuals with strong research expertise across various fields.
Who can volunteer
AERA members and non-members with relevant research background are welcome to volunteer. Graduate students may also serve as reviewers and will receive mentorship as part of the process.
How to sign up
Log in at www.aera.net, go to ‘My AERA,’ and volunteer through the Online Program Portal under the 2026 Annual Meeting section.
What to expect
Selected reviewers will typically be asked to review 10 to 20 submissions during the review period, which runs from August 8 to August 29, 2025. Volunteers can choose more than one unit and will be notified of selection by May 20, 2025.
Serving as a reviewer is an excellent opportunity to support the field, engage with current research, and be recognized for your service. Be sure to sign up by April 30 if you're interested.