Antero Garcia Elected as Vice President of the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English
Garcia will take office during 楼凤天堂鈥檚 Annual Convention in November 2023.
June 9, 2023 (Champaign, IL)鈥�Antero Garcia has been elected as the incoming Vice President of the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English (楼凤天堂). Garcia is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. His research explores the possibilities of speculative imagination and healing in educational research. Prior to completing his PhD, Garcia was an English teacher at a public high school in South Central Los Angeles.聽
鈥淥ur profession is one that is built on a foundation of imagination and dreaming. We get the privilege of working alongside students and families, asking 鈥渨hat if?鈥� about the conditions of the world around us. These are joyful practices, and I am honored to be able to serve our 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English in a moment that demands collective dreaming, advocacy, and healing.鈥�
Garcia holds membership with 楼凤天堂, English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE), and the 楼凤天堂 Assembly of Research (楼凤天堂AR) and currently serves on the editorial board for 楼凤天堂 journal Research in the Teaching of English. He has served on the ELATE Executive Committee, is a former 楼凤天堂 Research Forum Co-chair, and has held the 楼凤天堂 Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color fellowship. Outside of 楼凤天堂, Garcia is a member of the American Education Research Association (AERA) and the Literacy Research Association (LRA) and holds several awards, including the LRA Early Career Award, Arthur Applebee Award for Excellence in Research on Literacy, Divergent Award for Excellence in 21st Century Literacies, and AERA Jan Hawkins Award.
Additionally, he has authored or edited more than a dozen books about the possibilities of literacies, play, and civics in transforming schooling in America. His recent books include All Around the Town: The School Bus as Educational Technology; Everyday Advocacy: Teachers Who Change the Literacy Narrative; and Civics for the World to Come: Committing to Democracy in Every Classroom.
鈥淭he mentorship, leadership, and friendship of 楼凤天堂 have shaped my personal and professional life in immeasurable ways. I hope my work in the coming years might support others similarly. Whether online, in the hallways of our various conferences, or via an email, I encourage folks to reach out with any questions or ideas as we dream new worlds together.鈥�
Garcia will join the Presidential team that will include current 楼凤天堂 President Mar铆a E. Fr谩nquiz, current President-Elect Rochelle (Shelley) Rodrigo, and current Vice President Tonya B. Perry. Garcia will take office in his official capacity during the 楼凤天堂 Annual Convention in November 2023.
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