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Associate
Professor, FIU College of Education
English education
Co-facilitator
of Institute for Community Literacy Arts and Performance
(I-CLAP). The goal of I-CLAP is to build upon, share and
extend the literacy practices of people of African descent
and urban communities. I-CLAP is committed to helping teachers
develop pedagogies of literacy that are meaningful to and
respectful toward students from urban communities. The artistic
creations of the African Diaspora and Latin, South and Central
America provide cultural, social and intellectual grounding
for I-CLAP. Members of the institute—community citizens
and teachers from public schools and universities—will
participate in the performance of literature in a variety
of ways, including art, dance, music, drama, spoken word
and African proverbs.
(305)348-2976
spears@fiu.edu
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