School of Education Hosting Book Launch Event on November 5
Saint Louis University School of Education’s Jaime E. Welborn, Ph.D., is expanding her scholarship on Cultural Proficiency through a series of new books focused on classroom practice, educational leadership and culturally responsive interventions for students.
Welborn, assistant professor of educational leadership in the School of Education, has focused much of her scholarship and service on Cultural Proficiency, educational equity, leadership and organizational change. Her work examines how educators and leaders can translate commitments to access, belonging, and student success into everyday policies, systems and practices.
This fall, that work continues with the publication of Navigating Your True North in the Classroom: A Culturally Proficient Action-Guide for Transformative Teaching and Learning, co-authored with Peter Flores III, Ed.D., and published by Corwin. The book brings Cultural Proficiency into the classroom, offering educators practical approaches to curriculum, instruction, assessment, classroom management, restorative practices, student well-being, communication, and family and community engagement. It also introduces the Compass Framework for Praxis and Transformative Change, designed to help educators move from reflection to action.
Welborn’s scholarship also extends to students requiring intensive support through
two Teachers College Press published books she co-authored with lead-author, Tyisha
Noise, Ed.D.: Culturally Responsive Tier III Interventions for Elementary Students and Culturally
Responsive Tier III Interventions for Secondary Students.
Welborn is also contributing as lead-editor to the preparation of educational leaders
through the JEDI Leadership: Foundational Theory, Research, and Case Studies in Diverse Educational
Settings series, published through the International Council of Professors of Educational
Leadership (ICPEL). The series connects leadership theory and research with the realities
of leading across diverse educational contexts.
Together, the publications reflect a connected scholarly agenda spanning leadership, classroom practice and intensive student support.
Events at SLU
The School of Education will bring this work together on Thursday, Nov. 5, when it hosts a one-day Cultural Proficiency Institute at Saint Louis University for educators across the Saint Louis region. The institute will feature scholars, practitioners, authors, and book contributors from coast to coast for a day of professional learning focused on translating Cultural Proficiency into educational practice.
The event will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room 173 of the Busch Student Center.
Welborn, Flores, and Noise will deliver the opening keynote based on Navigating Your True North in the Classroom and Culturally Responsive Tier III Interventions for Elementary and Secondary Students. Throughout the day, participants will choose from breakout sessions led by educators and contributors exploring culturally proficient educational practice Proficiency across leadership, teaching and learning, behavioral and social-emotional interventions, student well-being, and other areas of educational practice.
The institute will conclude the evening with a book launch and signing featuring Welborn’s multiple publications, lead/co-authors, and contributors, providing participants an opportunity to meet the authors and continue conversations from the day. The book launch and singing will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Anheuser-Busch Auditorium of Cook Hall.
Registration for both events is now open.