Jabari Mahiri

Jabari Mahiri is a Professor in the Berkeley School of Education and the William and Mary Jane Brinton Family Chair in Urban Education. He is Faculty Director of Leadership Programs, Chair of the Leadership Board for the 21st Century California State Leadership Academies, Faculty Advisor for the Bay Area Writing Project, and a Board Member and Chair of the Governance Committee of the National Writing Project.

Professor Mahiri's forthcoming book is entitled "Equity Conscious Leaders: Educating for an Anti-Racist World. He also is author of Deconstructing Race: Multicultural Education Beyond the Color-Bind (2017); Digital Tools in Urban Schools: Mediating a Remix of Learning (2011); Out of Bounds: When Scholarship Athletes become Academic Scholars (2010) with Derek Van Rheenen; and, Shooting for Excellence: African American and Youth Culture in New Century Schools (1998). He is editor of The First Year of Teaching: Classroom Research to Improve Student Learning (2014) with Sarah Freedman; and, What They Don't Learn in School: Literacy in the Lives of Urban Youth (2004). He also published a children's book, The Day They Stole the Letter J.

Dr. Mahiri received UC Berkeley's Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence; the Chancellor's Award for Community Service, the Leon Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service and Commitment to Equity and Diversity; and, the American Educational Research Association, Division G, Outstanding Mentorship Award. Before coming to Berkeley, he helped found and chaired the inaugural board of directors of the New Concept Development Center, an independent Chicago school that has been in existence for more than 30 years. He also was a credentialed English teacher in Chicago Public Schools for seven years.

Publications

 Books

Mahiri, J. (Forthcoming). Equity conscious leaders: Educating for an anti-racist world. Multicultural Education Series (James Banks, Editor). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.  

Mahiri, J. (2017). Deconstructing race: Multicultural education beyond the color-bind. Multicultural Education Series (James Banks, Editor). New York: Teachers College Press. 

Mahiri, J. and Freedman, S. (Eds.) (2014). The first year of teaching: Classroom research to improve student learning. New York: Teachers College Press.

Mahiri, J. (2011) Digital tools in urban schools: Mediating a remix of learning. Technologies of Imagination Series (Mimi Ito, Editor). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Mahiri, J. and Van Rheenen, D. (2010). Out-of-bounds: When scholarship athletes become academic scholars. Counterpoint Series. New York: Peter Lang. 

Mahiri, J. (Ed.) (2004). What they don’t learn in school. Literacy in the lives of urban youth. New Literacy Studies Series. New York: Peter Lang. 

Mahiri, J. (1998). Shooting for excellence: African American and youth culture in new century schools. New York: Teachers College Press, co-published with National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL.

Children's Book

Mahiri, J. (1989). The day they stole the letter J.  Chicago: Third World Press.

Articles (Refereed Journals, Proceeding)

McBride, C. & Mahiri, J. (Dec. 2018). “OMG, Can I have your meme lesson? TY”:  Affective literacies and collegial meaning-making in digitally-mediated participatory networks. Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018(2). 

McBride, C. Mahiri, J. & Jimerson, L. (2018). Tinkering as digital equity practice:  Defining and designing digital pedagogy. International Journal of Information and Learning Technology. 

Mahiri, J. (2017). Multicultural education 2.0. Multicultural Education Review, 9(3). 143-146.

Mahiri, J. (2017). Multicultural education and micro-cultural youth. Multicultural Education Review, 9(2), 79-82.

Mahiri, J. & Gee, R. (2017). In-human development: A micro-cultures alternative.  Human Development.

Mahiri, J. & Kim, G. (2016). Micro-cultures and the limits of multicultural education.  Journal of Educational Sciences, 2016(1), 22-28. 

Mahiri, J. (2015). Micro-cultures: Deconstructing race/expanding multiculturalism.  Multicultural Education Review, 7(4), 1-11. 

De Oliveira, J. M.; Henriksen, D.; Castañeda, L.; Marimon, M.; Barberá, E.; Monereo, C.; Coll, C.; Mahiri, J.; Mishra, P.  (2015). The educational landscape of the digital age: Communication practices pushing (us) forward. Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento (RUSC). Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, 12 (April). 

Mahiri, J. & Maniates, H. (2013). The tough part: Getting first graders engaged in reading. The Reading Teacher, 67 (4), 255f-265.

Mahiri, J. (2012). Refereed Review: Science learning: Taking advantage oftechnology to promote knowledge integration. Research in Practice andAssessment, 6 (2), 52-55.

Wright, D. & Mahiri, J. (2012). Literacy learning within community action projects forsocial change. Featured article, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 56 (2).

Maniates, M. & Mahiri, J. (2011). Postscripts: Teaching reading in the aftermath of prescriptive curriculum policies. Language Arts, 89 (4), 410-421. 

Mahiri, J. (2006). Digital DJ-ing: Rhythms of learning in an urban school. Language Arts, 84 (1), 55-62.Mahiri, J. (2005). From 3 R’s to 3 C’s: Corporate curriculum and culture in public  schools. Social Justice, 32 (3), 72-88.

Mahiri, J. (2004). Researching teaching practices: “Talking the talk” versus “walking the walk.” Research in the Teaching of English, 38 (4), 467-472.

Mahiri, J. and Conner, E. (2004). Black youth violence has a bad rap. Journal of Social Issues, 59 (1), 121-140.

Mahiri, J. (2000a). Pop culture pedagogy and the end(s) of school. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 44 (4), 382-386.

Mahiri, J. (2000b). What will the social implications and interactions of schooling be in the next millennium? Reading Research Quarterly, 35 (3), 420-425.

Mahiri, J. (1998). Streets to schools: African American youth culture in the classroom. The Clearing House, 71 (6), 335-339.

Mahiri, J. & Godley, A. (1998). Re-writing identity: Social meanings of literacy and re-visions of self. Reading Research Quarterly, 33 (3), 2-19.

Mahiri, J. (1997). African American youth writing about crime and violence. Social Justice, 24 (4), 56-76.

Mahiri, J. & Sablo, S. (1996). Writing for their lives: Non-school literacy of urban, African American youth. Journal of Negro Education, 65 (2), 164-180.

Mahiri, J. (1994). African American males and learning: What discourse in sports offers   schooling. Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 25 (3), 1-13.

Mahiri, J. (1991). Discourse in sports: Language and literacy features of African American males in a youth basketball program. Journal of Negro Education, 60 (3), 305-313.

• Non-Refereed Articles 

Mahiri, J. (2008). New literacies need new learning. A professional development wiki for educators." Developed for the Improving Teacher Quality Project (ITQP), a federally funded partnership between Montclair State University and East Orange School District, New Jersey. Available at: http://www.newlits.org/xxxxxxx

Banks, J. A. & Mahiri, J. et. al.  (2007). Learning in and out of school in diverse    environments: Life-long, life-wide, life-deep. The Learning in Informal and   Formal Environments Center. University of Washington, Seattle. 
Mahiri, J. (1996). Clicking on an icon: How technology helped amplify the "micro-voices" of student writers. The Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy. 18 (3), 1-8.d
Mahiri, J. (2000). What will the social implications and interactions of schooling be in the next millennium? Reading Research Quarterly, 35 (1).
•Newspaper Articles 
Mahiri, J. (Apr 8, 2001). Black and white and in the red. San Francisco Chronicle, EB pps.1 & 4.
Mahiri, J. (Feb 4, 2001). In their blind spot. San Francisco Chronicle, EB, p. 8.
Book Chapters
Mahiri, J. (1994). Reading rites and sports: Motivation for adaptive literacy. In B. Moss (Ed.), Literacy across communities (pp. 121-146). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Mahiri, J. (1996). Writing, rap, and representation: Problematic links between text and experience. In P. Mortensen and G. Kirsch (Eds.), Ethics and Representation in Qualitative Research of Literacy (pp. 228-240). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Mahiri, J. (2000). Realizing the dream: Mentoring and literacy development of urban Youth. In N. H. Gabelko (Ed.), Toward a collective wisdom: Forging successful educational partnerships. Berkeley, CA: National Writing Project.

Presentations/Professional Experience

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS 

Deconstructing race in international perspective. Berlin, Germany. Dec. 2018. 

Deconstructing race in international perspective. Heidelberg, Germany. Dec. 2018. 

Multicultural education and learning methodologies. International Conference on International Network Development. Celal Bayar University, Manisa,Turkey.           Oct. 4, 2018.  

Deconstructing race in international perspective. Keynote presentation and series of 

workshops with faculty and graduate students. Hong Kong University. Oct. 2018.

Disrupting pigmentogracies: An education imperative. World Educational Research

Association. Cape Town, South Africa. August 5, 2018. 

Deconstructing race in international perspective. Universitat Rovira I Virgili. Tarragona,  Spain. May 31, 2018. 

Deconstructing race in international perspective. Roma Tre University. Rome, Italy. May 28, 2018. 

A new racial literacy. The American School. Grenoble, France. April, 5, 2018.

Learning from the lives of others. Europole. Grenoble, France. April 4, 2018.

Learning from the lives of others. Turku University, Finland. March 28, 2018. 

Cyber-lives: Digital media and multicultural education. Keynote Presentation. Korean Association for Multicultural Education Conference. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. May 17, 2017.

Corporeal/cultural identities “placed” in cyber space. One of two Keynote Presentations. Gunther Kress gave the other Keynote. Symposium on the Design of Learning from the Perspectives of Local Space, Identities and Literacies. Uppsala 

University, Uppsala Sweden. May 4, 2017. Writing wrongs: The Bay Area Writing Project’s 2017 Stance. Two-hour, interactive writing workshop. Symposium on the Design of Learning from the Perspectives  of Local Space, Identities and Literacies. Uppsala University, Uppsala Sweden. May 5, 2017.

Micro-cultures: U.S. education beyond the color-bind. Institut polytechnique Grenoble. Grenoble, France. April 4, 2017.

Equity for all: Beyond prisons and prisms of social identities. Keynote Presentation. Korean Association for Multicultural Education Conference. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. May 19, 2016. 

Teaching with technology: Mediating student learning with digital texts and tools. Creative Learning with Information and Communication Technology Forum. Universitat Rovira I Virgili. Tarragona, Spain. Jan. 22, 2016. 

Privilege and penalty: Language performance as identity contingency in the U.S. context. Multicom Conference. Stockholm University, Stockholm Sweden. Jan. 20, 2016.

Theory to practice: Urban teaching, then and now. Keynote Presentation. Uppsala  University. Uppsala, Sweden. January 19, 2016.Preparing educators for equity in practice. University of Oslo, Human Rights Center.

Oslo, Norway. Aug. 14, 2015. Deconstructing race: For the welfare of humankind. Invited Presenter. Korean Association for Multicultural Education Conference. Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. May 2, 2015.

New models of knowledge construction: Impacts on education. Strand Leader. First International Forum on Education and Technology. University Rovira I Virgili. Tarragona, Spain. June 26, 2014.

Micro-cultures: Hybrid, digital, and global affinities shifting the multicultural paradigm. Competively Selected Presenter. Korean Association for Multicultural Education. Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. May 8, 2014.

Voice in the 21st century and the development of diverse writers. Writing ResearchAcross Boarders Conference. l’Université Paris Quest – Naterre La Défense. Feb. 19, 2014.

On-line youth reshaping off-line learning in urban public schools. Keynote Address. Computer Assisted Learning Conference. Manchester, England. April 15, 2011. Collaborating subjects: Participatory research methods. Competitively selected presentation. Cultural Historical Activity Theory Conference. Seville, Spain. March 20, 2005.

Literacy, learning, and marginalized youth. Invited presentation. University of Sao Paulo Clicar Project. April, 2, 2004. Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

Language and cultural diversity in urban schools. Invited Presentation, Department of Applied Linguistics, University of Pecs, Hungary. May 29, 2003.

African American Vernacular English in school contexts. Global Exchange of Language and Culture. Presentation at the University of Havana, Cuba. Dec. 16, 2003. 

Black language and the Oakland schools controversy. Invited Presentation, Dalian University for the Study of Foreign Languages, Dalian China. Sept. 11, 2002.

MEDIA PRESENTATIONS

 Black males in higher education. Video interview by Jessica Leitner (in conjunction with Drs. Brown and Harrison) for the Black Male Archive Project. Apr. 29, 2017.

New directions for multicultural education. Thirty-minute video interview by Prof. Erin Murphy-Graham for on-line courses in UC Berkeley’s Education Minor. Feb. 21, 2017.

A vision for urban education. One-hour interview by Dr. Eric Cooper on the National Council for Educating the Black Child, Talk Radio. Broadcast, Sept. 30, 2015.

Integrating digital technology into instruction. Two hour videotaped interview by representatives from Google for internal media use for staff development. Berkeley, CA. April 2, 2015.

Digital media and new literacies. Thirty-minute video interview by John Scott for on-line  courses in UC Berkeley’s Education Minor. Nov. 15, 2014.

Question Bridge: Black Males. Forty-five minute interviewed by Hank Willis Thomas for footage used in this multi-media production that appeared in a number of museums across the United States including the African American History Museum in Washington D.C. San Francisco. July 20, 2013.

Impact of new media on youth social and academic literacies. Interviewed by Fifer Garbesi. San Francisco Public Library, Center for Media Literacy fordocumentary film shown on Aug. 23, 2012.

Digital media and learning: How digital tools can improve urban schools. Interviewed by John Templeton. Channel 32 TV. Mar. 3, 2012.

Boundless classrooms: Faculty Spotlight. Interviewed by Steve Cohen. Connect Ed.  Winter, 2009.

Digital teachers: Engaging new literacies in urban schools. Broadcasted in Second Life Multi-User Virtual Environment by the Multimedia Literacy Collaborative, School of Cinematic Arts. University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA. Nov. 18, 2008. 

The Imus controversy and language use in African American youth culture. Interviewed by reporter Noel Cisneros, ABC 7 News (KGO-TV/DT). Broadcast Apr. 9, 2007. 

Getting serious about hip-hop studies. Interviewed by reporter Yasmin Anwar. Berkeleyan, Jan. 18, 2007, p. 6. 

School separates students by race for test scores. Interviewed by reporter Lonnie Shavelson. National Public Radio, Weekend Edition. Broadcast Mar. 3, 2007.

Youth Radio’s role in the New Options Initiative. Interviewed by the Kellogg Foundation. Featured in documentary film. Sept. 7, 2006.

Teaching in the 21st Century. Interviewed by National Council of Teachers of English. Presented on interactive Web Resources for Teachers. Sept. 6, 2006.The Oakland Ebonics Controversy. One-hour interview on NBC Television along with

UC Berkeley Professor John McWhorter. Feb. 21, 2001. 

Competitively Selected Presentations to National Organizations and Conferences
Disrupting pigmentogracies: An education imperative. World Educational Research Association. Cape Town, South Africa. August 5, 2018

Revisiting and revising racial rhetorics. American Educational Research Association. New York, NY. April 15, 2018. 

Cross-continental collaboration on teacher preparation. American Educational Research  Association. New York, NY. April 15, 2018.

A new racial literacy. Ethnic Studies Conference. University of San Francisco. Mar 24, 2018.

Deconstructing race beyond the color-bind. Social Justice Conference. Honolulu, HI,  Dec. 2, 2017.

Deconstructing race beyond the color-bind. Rile Conference, Stanford University.  0ctober 6, 2017. 

Effective mentorship of graduate students and junior faculty. American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX, April 29, 2017.

Technology, teacher preparation, and equitable learning. American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. April 28, 2017.

Deconstructing race. American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. April 28, 2017.

Scaling up digital innovations. Discussant. American Educational Research Association. Washington, D.C. April 11, 2016. 

Challenging deficit constructions of male youth “at risk.” National Council of Teachers of English. Washington, D.C. Nov. 21, 2014. 

The tough part: Getting first graders engaged in reading. International Reading Association Conference. New Orleans, LA. May 12, 2014.

The first year of teaching: Classroom research to improve student learning. American Educational Research Association Conference. Philadelphia, PA. April 7, 2014.

New genres of student writing and new century schools. Modern Language Association. Washington, D.C. Dec. 29, 2000.
Writing for their lives. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 28, 2000.
Youth culture and schooling. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 26, 2000.
Teaching multicultural texts in multicultural contexts. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada. Apr. 22, 1999.
The curriculum and student identity work. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Atlanta, GA. Mar. 26, 1999.
When scholarship athletes become academic scholars. Ethnography in Education Research Forum. University of Pennsylvania. Mar. 4, 2000.
New century schooling: Changing classroom discourse and culture. National Council of Teachers of English, Nashville, TN, Nov. 22, 1998.
Counter narratives to social constructions of African American youth violence. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, Apr. 14, 1998.
Understanding hybrid language practices in diverse classrooms and communities. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, Apr. 16, 1998.Discussant along with Enrique Trueba for panel chaired by Sonia Nieto.
Diversity and technology: The use and design of cultural tools using technology to apprentice literary communities. Discussant for panel presentations by Carol Lee, Kris Gutierrez, Olga Vasquez, Nichole Pinkard. San Diego, CA. Apr. 16, 1998.
Boundary conversations panel: Literacy research across sites and perspectives. National Council of Teachers of English, Detroit, MI. Nov. 24, 1997.
Intersections of race and class in college composition. National Council of Teachers of English. Detroit, MI. Nov. 22, 1997.
Research perspectives on writing. National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL. Nov. 23, 1996.
African American and youth cultures: From streets to schools. National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL. Nov. 23, 1996.
Micro-voices: Underprepared students struggle for cultural and academic voice. National Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL. Nov. 23, 1996.
Language and community: Mining natural resources for academic discourse. International Reading Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 28, 1996.
Problematic links between texts and experience in qualitative research on African American youth. American Educational Research Association. New York, NY. Co-organized session with Colette Daiute. Apr. 8, 1996.
Writing identities: Building on personal/cultural differences of youth. National Council of Teachers of English. San Diego, CA. Nov. 20, 1995.
Language genre and classrooms. [Co-presentation with Deborah Hicks] National Council of Teachers of English. San Diego, CA. Nov. 20, 1995.
Reading the world: Literacy development linked to lived experiences of students. International Reading Association. Anaheim, CA. Apr. 29, 1995.
Micro-Voices: Computers and underprepared writers. Assembly for Research: National Conference of Teachers of English, Mid-Winter Conference. Chicago, IL. Feb. 11, 1995.
Rhythms of learning: Segues between streets and schools. National Council of Teachers of English. Orlando, FL. Nov. 20, 1994.
Effective instruction of culturally diverse students across the bridge of youth culture. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Apr. 7, 1994.
Orality and literacy in an ESL classroom and a neighborhood-based organization. [Co-presentation with Gisela Ernst.] American Anthropological Association. Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 1993.
Community connections of sports to learning. National Council of Teachers of English. Louisville, KY. Nov. 22, 1992.
Reading rites and sports: Motivation for adaptive literacy. National Reading Conference. Palm Springs, CA. Dec. 4, 1991.
African American males and learning: What discourse in sports suggests for discourse in schools. American Anthropological Association. Chicago, IL. Nov. 21, 1991.
Discourse in sports: Literacy features of preadolescent African American males in a youth basketball program. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL. Apr. 7, 1991.
Ethnography, literature, and literary criticism. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL. Mar. 22, 1990.
Invited Presentations to University and Professional Symposiums
Scripts from the streets: Counter discourses to schooling. NCTE Assembly for Research, Midwinter Conference on Bakhtinian Perspectives. Berkeley, CA. Feb. 11, 2001.
New literacies in the new century. Keynote Presentation, Sponsored by the Departments of English, Education, and African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago. Feb. 7, 2001.
From frozen man to stentorian man: University/school collaborations on student academic development. Keynote Presentation, Faculty Symposium on Urban Educational Research, Roosevelt University, Chicago. Nov. 30, 2000.
Ways with words (and lyrics). One of four invited lectures along with Luis Moll, Dixie Goswami, and Denny Taylor in honor of the work of Shirley Brice Heath. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada. Apr. 19, 1999.
Teachers, students, ethnograhpers: Three birds, one stoned -- unturned. Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. Mar. 23, 1999.
Write to read: Literacy for all, K-12. One of three symposium presentations along with James Gee and Gunther Kress in honor of the establishment of Prof. Gee's endowed chair. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Nov. 20, 1998.
Collaborative cultures: Are universities and schools connected by two-way streets? Keynote address at the Research Symposium on University/School Collaborations. UC Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, CA. May 28, 1998.
The Prescott Project: First year report on a ten year longitudinal study of a literacy intervention and multi-institutional collaboration in an urban elementary school. UC Berkeley, Center for Research on Urban Schools and Communities. Berkeley, CA. April 22, 1998.
Multiple literacies of urban youth from streets to schools. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University. Cambridge, MA. Mar. 4, 1998.
Writing for their lives: The non-school literacy of California's urban youth. UC Santa Barbara Center for Black Studies Conference. Santa Barbara, CA. Oct. 11, 1997.
Changing classroom discourse and culture. University of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. Sept. 24, 1997.
Critical transitions of teachers to using technology in instruction. Summer Scholars Symposium, sponsored by the Spenser Foundation. Canaan, NY. July 28, 1997.
Stepping out-of-bounds: When scholarship athletes become academic scholars. UC Berkeley American Cultures, Summer Institute. Berkeley, CA. June 18, 1997.
Perspectives on the ebonics controversy. Symposium sponsored by the UC Berkeley Center for the Teaching and Study of American Cultures. Berkeley, CA. February 22, 1997.
Re-writing the academy. Lecture sponsored by UC Berkeley African American Studies. Berkeley, CA. Nov. 25, 1996. "Micro-theories’ for college writing. Inaugural lecture of the UC Berkeley College Writing Program's new lecture series. Berkeley, CA. Oct. 30, 1996.
Computer mediated learning in primary schools. University/Urban School Collaborative Conference. Berkeley, CA. Oct. 11, 1996.
Clicking on an Icon: New windows into writing. University of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. Oct. 9, 1996. Computer-mediated writing development of underprepared students. Center for the Advanced Study of Behavioral Sciences. Palo Alto, CA. July 10, 1996.
Youth culture and schooling. UC Berkeley American Cultures, Summer Institute. Berkeley, CA. June 6, 1996.
Youths' struggle for cultural and academic voices. Lecture at the City University of New York, Graduate School. New York, NY. April 9, 1996.
Computer-mediated writing development of underprepared college students. Lecture at The University of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mar. 11, 1996.
Literacy and Technology. Roundtable leader at the "Vygotskian Conference’ of the Assembly for Research: National Conference of Teachers of English, Mid-Winter Conference. Chicago, IL. Feb. 24, 1996.
The struggle for cultural and academic voices: Underprepared college writers in the computer lab. Lecture at Wayne State University, Department of English. Detroit, Michigan. Feb. 4, 1996.
Writing texts and technology: Considerations for teachers. Lecture at the University of New Mexico, School of Education. Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 5, 1995.
Identity quests and writing. Keynote address at the Center for Applied Cultural Studies and Educational Achievement's Summer Institute for Teachers. San Francisco State University. Aug. 7-11, 1995.
The written word: Instrument of youth reflection. Beyond the School Gates: Youth Life in America Invitational Conference, hosted by Shirley Brice Heath and Milbrey McLaughlin, Stanford University. June 9-10, 1995.
Computer connections for classrooms and communities. Collaborative Approaches to Urban Educational Change: Third Statewide Conference sponsored by the UC Urban Community-School Collaborative. Berkeley, CA. Feb. 22, 1995.
Successful instructional practices for African American high school students in regular and special education. Symposium on Special Education in Multicultural California. Santa Cruz, CA, May 14, 1993.
Presentations in Service to Educational Practictioners, Pre-Service Teachers, and Students
Curriculum strategies for charter schools. Teacher training workshop for the West Oakland Charter School. Oct. 27, 2000.
Developing the social capital of literacy. CAL Day presentation representing the Graduate School of Education. UC Berkeley. Apr. 15, 2000.
Improving under performing schools. Education Community Forum, McClymonds High School. Oakland, CA. Oct. 12, 1999.
Experientially-based learning. Invited two-hour lecture/discussion for the Bay Area Writing Project Summer Institute. Berkeley, CA. Jul. 7, 1999.
Essential elements of good literacy instruction in urban schools. Keynote presentation to the 120 principals and head masters of the Boston Public Schools. Boston College, Aug. 20, 1998.
Considering student culture(s) in urban school reform. Two-hour presentation/discussion for the Urban Superintendents Program, Harvard University. Aug. 17, 1998.
African American youth culture in the classroom. Two, two-hour workshop presentations (to a total of 100 teachers) for the Center for Applied Cultural Studies and Educational Achievement, Summer Institute. San Francisco, CA. Jul. 30, 1997.
Writing yourself into the university. Lecture to the combined AP English classes at El Cerrito H.S. El Cerrito, CA. Jan. 8, 1997.
Re-writing the academy. Lecture sponsored by UC Berkeley African American Studies. Berkeley, CA. Nov. 25, 1996. Teaching writing in secondary schools. UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education, English Credential Program. Berkeley, CA. Sept. 11, 1996.
Text generation in the X generation. Center for Applied Cultural Studies and Educational Achievement, Summer Institute for Teachers. San Francisco, CA. Aug. 8, 1996. Also co-led (with Prof. Carol Lee) three, two-hour workshops for 50 high school teachers, principals, and counselors, Aug. 6-8. Co-led (with Prof. Gloria Ladson- Billings) one-hour panel discussion with 120 participants, Aug. 7, 1996.
Home/school connections for language and literacy development. Presentation/Workshop. The Humanities, Education, Research, and Language Development Project (HERALD). San Francisco, CA. Apr. 27, 1996.
African American and youth culture: From streets to schools. Lecture to 60 students in El Cerrito high school's AP English classes. April 4, 1996.
Re-thinking literacy: Breaking out of the literature loop. Keynote presentation to 400 teachers at the West Contra Costa School District, Annual Teacher Development Conference. Richmond, CA. Mar. 22, 1996.
The meaning of literacy in education. Graduate School of Education Fall Colloquium Series. University of California at Berkeley. Oct. 31, 1995.
Writing differences: Amplifying micro-voices. Cooperative Extension Research Update Conference. University of California at Berkeley. May 18, 1995.
Successful instructional practices for African American students. Martin Luther King Middle School, Two-hour Teacher Training Presentation/Workshop for 70 teachers. Berkeley, CA. May 5, 1995.
Research of the National Center for the Study of Writing: Implications for practice. [Co- presentation with Jim Lobdell] University of Wisconsin at Parkside. Kenosha, WI. Feb. 3, 1995.
Computer-mediated strategies for writing. College Writing Conference sponsored by the Bay Area Writing Project, UC Urban Community-School Collaborative, UCB- EAOP, and UCB College Writing Program. Berkeley, CA. Oct. 29, 1994.

Professional Experiences

  • University of California at Berkeley -- Professor of Education in Language and Literacy, Society and Culture - Graduate courses: Urban Education; Theories of Literacy; New Literacies of Digital Youth; Literacy Practices in Non-School Settings; Multicultural Urban Secondary Education, Thesis Seminar; Issues in Secondary English Instruction; Methods of Teaching English in Secondary Schools; Graduate Student Writing. Undergraduate courses: American Studies (Affiliated Professor); Teaching High School English; College Writing.
  • Brown University -- Academic Appointment as Senior Fellow, Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Researched and collaborated on new strategies to better educate urban youth in conjunction with work of recipients of Annenberg's Challenge Grants Program to improve public education. 1998
  • Harvard University -- Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Education. Taught in Teaching and Curriculum Program. 1978-79 University of Illinois at Chicago -- Lecturer. Designed and taught Business Research and Writing courses for prospective MBA students, 1990-91. Designed and taught quarterly GMAT preparation seminars, 1990-91. Taught Research Writing, Business Writing and Freshman Composition in the English Department, 1981-86. Taught Composition for the Educational Opportunities Program.
  • Chicago Public Schools -- English Teacher. Credentialed/tenured; superior teacher rating; taught all levels from high school freshmen to seniors, ESL and honors. 1980-81
  • Northeastern Illinois University -- Lecturer. Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in American literature and African American literature. 1977-81 (summers)
  • Roosevelt University, Upward Bound -- English Teacher. Taught writing, literature, and college prep courses. Led Outward Bound Excursions. 1973-79
  • New Concept School, Chicago -- Chaired the Board of Directors for this alternative school during its formative years, 1973-79, and taught in its Saturday program. 

Interests and Professional Affiliations

Adolescence

Alternative Schooling

At-Risk Youth

Computer-Mediated Learning

Cultural Studies

Curriculum Development

Diversity

Educational Equity

Ethnic Issues

Learning

Literacy

Multicultural Education

School and non-school Learning Contexts

School-University Collaboration

Teacher Development

Teacher Education and Certification

Technology and Schools

Urban Schooling

Writing and Literature

Professional Afilliations

  • American Educational Research Association 
  • American Anthropological Association, Council on Anthropology and Education 
  • Center for Urban Education, UC Berkeley 
  • National Writing Project and Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy 
  • Conference on College Composition and Communication 
  • International Reading Association 
  • Modern Language Association 
  • National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy 
  • National Council of Teachers of English, Assembly for Research 
  • University of California/Urban School Collaborative 
  • West Ed, Strategic Literacy Initiative Advisory Board 
  • Alameda County School District, Core Planning Team, Math/Sci Demonstration School 

Cluster

Critical Studies of Race, Class, and Gender

Culture, Development, and the Learning Sciences

Topics

Degree(s)

PhD, English (Language, Literacy, and Rhetoric), University of Illinois at Chicago.

MA, Education, Northeastern Illinois University

BA, English Literature (with honors), Secondary English Credential, University of Illinois, Chicago

Curriculum Vitae

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Contact

Office #4409

School of Education
Berkeley Way West Building (BWW)
UC Berkeley
2121 Berkeley Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-1670

Office Hours

Mondays, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
And by appointment

Phone

(510) 541-4349

Email

jmahiri@berkeley.edu

Zoom

https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/8919841122