Korina Jocson is Assistant Professor of Education in Arts & Sciences. Her research and teaching interests include literacy, youth development, ethnic studies, and cultural studies in education. Concerned with issues of equity and globalization, her work examines the changing nature of literacies and new media technologies in relation to learning, teaching, and communication. Professor Jocson received her Ph.D. in Education in the area of language, literacy, and culture at the University of California, Berkeley, and completed her postdoctoral work at Stanford University School of Education with support from American Educational Research Association/Institute of Education Sciences.
View Korina Jocson's Resume/Vita, Publications and Workshops.
Level: 6-12
- 21st Century Literacies
- Media Literacy
- Literacy Development
- Poetry
- Writing
- Popular Culture
Youth Poets:
Empowering Literacies In and Out of Schools
- 2009 Upstate Writing Project at Clemson University, Workshop on “Popular Culture and Literacy Development”
- 2008 Just Think, Development and Implementation of Youth Media Education course for secondary students and teacher candidates
- 2008 Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Webinar on “Birth of the Cool and Media Literacy in Art and Advertising”
- 2007 New College of California, Workshop on “Teaching Poetry, Youth Media and Popular Culture in 21st Century Classrooms”
- 2007 College Track, Workshop on “Race, Diversity, and Urban Education”
- 2006 Project Pipeline, Course on “Teaching in Multicultural Contexts” (Topic: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity)
- 2006 Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Scholarship and Planning Committee (grade 12-college)
- 2004-06 Oakland Unified School District, Instructional Support (grades 9-12)
- 2004-06 Alice Walker in association with Oakland Unified School District, Steering
Committee, Development and Implementation of June Jordan’s Poetry Prize Contest - 2004 Oakland Unified School District, Site Coordinator (grades 9-12), U.C. Links and Community University School Partnership After-School Program