Dr. Jennifer Robinson Featured as Panelist in Bloomfield Community Conversation on Equity and Education
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The Township of Bloomfield, New Jersey, held a “Community Conversation” regarding race on August, 12, 2020. Dr. Jennifer Robinson, Professor and Executive Director of the Center of Pedagogy was a featured guest panelist. Her expertise coordinated initial teacher preparation and the simultaneous renewal of teacher education and schools was highlighted.
Dr. Robinson stated, “We look forward to these conversations and like answering questions as we are not just talking at you. Reality says in a social justice-minded perspective, the fence is coming down because people have to take it down, and the fence does not come down on its own. It’s required action by everyone. And this means making sure our education system is just.”
A career educator, Robinson has directed more than $14 million in externally funded grants to recruit, prepare, and sustain beginning and experienced educators for school districts in New Jersey. She has made numerous professional presentations, conducted research, and written about teacher recruitment/retention and sustaining school/university partnerships.