Thursday, November 1 at 6 p.m. (Ron Robinson Theater) *In partnership with Arkansas Education Association
Arkansas’s 2019 Teacher of the Year Stacey James McAdoo’s Rozzell Lecture will highlight her award-winning activities in the classroom, sharing her philosophy of teaching through art to engage students and help them find their passion. McAdoo will share the stage with some of her students for a poetry performance.
McAdoo is a writer, educator, and an advocate of literacy. She has participated in several literacy/spoken word organizations such as the SanKofa Poets, Word Up! Poetry Troupe, and Foreign Tongues. McAdoo is an Educator to Educator Facilitator with AEA, the AVID Coordinator at her school and a sought-after arts integration presenter. She has conducted various workshops and poetry readings at numerous schools, libraries, universities and cultural enrichment programs. Author of “Sweet Melanin Messages” and “Baring My Soul,” McAdoo is the sponsor of the spoken word youth collective called Writeous Poets and has served as the co-producer of the youth-oriented poetry radio show entitled “The Writeous Hour.”
Some of her other recent awards include being named the University of Arkansas’ Distinguished High School Mentor, and Marian G. Lacey/Little Rock School District Educator of the Year.
All Clinton School Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or by calling (501) 683-5239.
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