Join Jerell Hill, Dean and Assessment Coordinator in the School of Education at Pacific Oaks College, to learn how the School of Education at Pacific Oaks College infuses equity and antiracism into teacher training as a way to prepare future teachers to positively impact their classrooms and communities. You’ll learn about their collaboration with the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) to create equity-oriented criteria for teaching resources, which are licensed as OERs. Additionally, you’ll learn how the disorienting dilemma process prepares future teachers to authentically engage with diverse learners as well as the public outreach that Pacific Oaks does to support antiracism.
Facilitator: Jerell Hill
Jerell Hill is the Dean and Assessment Coordinator in the School of Education at Pacific Oaks College. He is a dynamic scholar-practitioner being a voice for educational justice and diversity equity and inclusion. His current research includes teacher preparation and academic achievement. Additional areas of research include Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs), student motivation, educational administration, special education, and urban schools.
Dr. Jerell Hill has over 20 years of service as an educator. Dr. Hill is proud to have taught within many diverse populations and in a range of urban educational contexts, including special education, middle school, high school, undergraduate, graduate, academic development, and employment training programs. Additionally, he became a Principal, District Administrator, and Assistant Superintendent before working in higher education. Dr. Hill has been a Keynote Speaker, published peer-reviewed articles, developed a curriculum for the adult education workforce program, and led an academic mission for international graduate students.