Dr. Mayida Zaal to be Panelist on Montclair Community Conversation
Posted in: College News and Events
From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter, a Community Conversation featuring a panel of educators and racial justice activists, hosted by Restorative Justice Montclair (RJM), will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, June 30 at 4:00 p.m. The conversation is open to the community at large.
Dr. Mayida Zaal, Associate Professor in the Teaching and Learning Department, will be a panelist, sharing her expertise in her roles as an educator, teacher, activist, research, and parent of a child in the Montclair Public School District.
As an educator and scholar, Dr. Zaal is committed to issues of social justice and equity. Her research focuses on participatory action research (PAR) as a transformative pedagogy and on understanding the lived experiences of immigrant-origin youth. She is particularly interested in the preparation of teachers working in diverse settings.