LJ Randolph Jr

Very cool! I will try to attend next week 😃

Congratulations to Anastasiia (my first advisee in UW-Madison’s MS in Curriculum and Instruction program) on the successful defense of her master’s thesis! Her thesis is titled: Teaching English Idioms to ESL Learners through Short Entertaining Videos.

Thank you so much! I was so grateful to have so many people attend. And then folks stayed on for an additional hour geeking out about language pedagogy. It was a great time! 😃

yess!

so exicted to engage with @drpatriannsmith.bsky.social , Dr. Shondel Nero, Dr. Lakeya Afolalu all facilitated by @proferandolph.bsky.social

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hope y'all will come through!

True, but they serve different purposes. It would be nice to not have to scroll through my like list (which is massive) to find the few posts that I actually want to revisit.

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Happy *Black* History Month!

“If you can only be tall because somebody is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And my feeling is: White people have a very, very serious problem, and they should start thinking about what they can do about it. Take me out of it.” - Toni Morrison

That whole interview segment is a sermon!

“If I take your race away, and there you are, all strung out. And all you got is your little self, and what is that? What are you without racism? Are you any good? Are you still strong? Are you still smart? Do you still like yourself?”

No, I was wondering about a bookmark or equivalent feature for individual posts. Like, if someone posts an article I want to read, it would be nice to be able to bookmark it for future reference

Wait… is there no way to bookmark/save posts on here? Am I missing something?

I’ve been thinking and writing a lot about abolition, liberation, and curricular justice in the field of world language education. I’m honored and excited to share and reflect on this topic during my plenary at the upcoming AAAL conference. I hope you’ll join me!
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Friendly reminder that if you’re using this book next semester in a class or professional development series, I’d be happy to do a virtual visit. Check out a review from Teachers College Record here:

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YouTube video by ACTFL Membership ACTFL 2024 Opening Session LJ Randolph

Here are my opening session remarks from the ACTFL 2024 Convention in case you missed it or would like to share. Thanks for all the conversations, encouragement, and support during my year as ACTFL president as well as your shared commitment to “Language as Liberation.”

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Not his gov'ment name 😂

Reminds me of my days teaching Spanish when my students would misinterpret my clarifications in English: planchar as earn instead of iron, pasillo as owl instead of aisle, and aceite as old instead of oil.

Just did an interview that was super chill, so I naturally slipped back into my rural Black southern accent. When I tell you this AI transcription software is confused!

The ACTFL convention is off to a great start. Sheryl Lee Ralph gave an inspiring keynote address, and it was such an honor to meet and chat with her in person. Looking forward to the rest of the weekend! #ACTFL24

From today’s rehearsal. So pumped to kick off the ACTFL conference tomorrow and hear from our opening keynote speaker Sheryl Lee Ralph!
#ACTFL24
#LanguageAsLiberation
#LangChat

ACTFL Presidential Sessions. Session #1: Language as Liberation: A Panel Discussion with the ACTFL President, Friday, November 22, 2:30-3:15pm, Room 126B. Session #2: Language as Liberation: Intersections of Race & Identity (Paper Panel), Saturday, November 23,. 1:30-2:15pm, Room 120C.

It’s ACTFL week! Join me during the presidential sessions at the ACTFL convention. Featured panelists & researchers include Uju Anya, Ben Tinsley, Dorie Conlon, Junko Yamamoto, Tasha Austin, Aminah Raysor, Aris Clemons, Melissa Baralt, & Valentino Rahming. #langchat #LanguageAsLiberation

Randolph, L. J. , Jr., & Clemons, A. M. (2024). Black languaging as antiracist pedagogy in the world language classroom. In L. Padilla & R. Vana (Eds.), Representation, inclusion and social justice in world language teaching: Research and pedagogy for inclusive classrooms (pp. 122-141). Routledge.

Very excited to have worked with the wonderful Aris Clemons to contribute this chapter to Padilla and Vana’s edited volume Representation, Inclusion, and Social Justice in World Language Teaching ✊🏾

Flyer containing the title of LJ’s presentation (“Abolitionist and Liberationist Language Pedagogies”) as well as the names and logos of each of the five regional conferences (NECTFL, SWCOLT, SCOLT, Central States, and PNCFL).

I look forward to visiting all five ACTFL regional conferences starting this week. Join me as I share how we can create spaces of empowerment, liberation, and joy in the language classroom. See you soon in NYC, Honolulu, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Seattle! #ACTFL #LanguageAsLiberation

From Stories of Pain to Stories of Healing of an Afrolatina Spanish Teacher. ACTFL Paper Presentation. Saturday, November 18, 4:30-4:45pm. McCormick Place-West Building, W193b. Belén Hernando Lloréns (University of Iowa) & L. J. Randolph Jr. (University of Wisconsin).

I look forward to seeing everyone at #ACTFL. I’m sure I’ll run into many of you at one of the many events already on my calendar. I’m excited that I’ll get to break away to give a brief paper presentation with my colleague Belén Hernando Lloréns. Swing by if you can. #langchat

Pic collage of LJ with various colleagues at WAFLT and Lawrence University

Enjoyed my first (of what I hope will be many) WAFLT conference, where I met and reconnected with many wonderful and dedicated language professionals in Wisconsin. After giving a 6-hour pre-conference workshop plus a talk at Lawrence University, I’m encouraged but also exhausted 😮‍💨

First post! 😃

I’m currently accepting PhD students who are interested in themes of justice, antiracism, anticolonialism, & abolition in language ed. 5 yrs of full funding. Apply by Dec. 1 for fall ‘24. Reach out if you have questions.

Come join the crew!

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¡Gracias! Still learning the ropes 😅