Dr. Aaliyah Baker is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Leadership at Cardinal Stritch University. Dr. Baker began her career in education as a classroom teacher with the Milwaukee Public Schools. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (University of Wisconsin – Madison) with an emphasis in Multicultural Education. Her research interests include critical race theory, multicultural education, sociocultural theories of learning, and the role of race, class and gender in educational achievement and experiences in schools. She has conducted research within the scope of education, society, culture and learning in Morocco and South Africa as a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad grant recipient. Her scholarship explores and informs areas such as culturally relevant pedagogy, student and family centered education practices, social and cultural issues surrounding the influence of race on schooling experiences and theoretical perspectives that value human experience, identity and cultural awareness.
Dr. Baker teaching, service, and scholarship focus on the importance of creating equitable educational experiences for all students. Dr. Baker maintains strong community and school partnerships by developing and supporting curriculum, assessment, and instruction. She hopes to contribute to creating a caring community by building critical engagement that address societal issues. Dr. Baker facilitates scholarly discussions about diversity, inclusion and social justice to support students’ academic, personal and professional development. Dr. Baker has disseminated research at a wide number of state, national, and international conferences and forums. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses that focus on sociocultural theories of learning, instructional models of language and literacy development, and qualitative inquiry.
Her dissertatation study was titled, BLACK FAMILIES‘ PEDAGOGIES: PEDAGOGICAL PHILOSOPHIES AND PRACTICES SURROUNDING BLACK PARENTS‘ DECISIONS TO HOMESCHOOL
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Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars (BFHES) Network was created by Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith and Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman. Dr. Fields-Smith is the most prolific scholar of research focused on Black homeschooling families. Dr. Ali-Coleman is a homeschooling parent, community organizer and scholar who recently completed research on African-American dual-enrolled homeschooled students. Both wanted to create the teach-in to bring together practitioners and researchers to share ideas and identify the ways Black homeschooling families thrive. Learn more about Black Family Home Educators & Scholars Teach-In at: http://www.blackfamilyhomeschool.org