Leislie Godo-Solo, IRT ’91 will be heading to Nashville at the end of June to attend a Summer Institute Towards a More Equitable and Inclusive Digital World in Latin America: A Workshop for K-12 Educators at Vanderbilt University.
This institute is part of a four-year series in collaboration with the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona. This summer’s institute will be hosted by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (CLACX) at Vanderbilt University, taking place on campus in Nashville, TN.
Summer Institute Description
The institute aims to introduce K-12 educators to evidence-based, inclusive approaches, techniques, and instructional strategies to establish supportive, learner-centered environments conducive to enhancing the teaching of inclusive digital technology in Latin America. Participants will engage with Latin Americanist scholars and educators who utilize digital technology to expand knowledge about Latin America and its people. Additionally, the institute will feature creative activists leveraging digital platforms as tools for social justice, amplifying the voices of marginalized populations in Latin America.
Congratulations Leislie! We wish you luck in your program and look forward to hearing more about your experience in the next issue of the IRT Newsletter.
Leislie holds a B.A. in Spanish from Cleveland State University and a M.A. degree in Spanish Literature from the University of Rhode Island. In 2007, Ms. Godo-Solo completed a Specialist of Education (Ed.S.) degree in Counseling and Student Affairs at Western Kentucky University. Her thesis, “Success Rates of Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention (MERR) Scholarship Recipients and Other Education Majors,” documents the efficacy of the MERR Scholarship Program and the importance of teacher education pipelines. She is a proud alumna of IRT (class of ’91) and deeply passionate about educational access as it pertains to recruitment and completion of graduate degrees, mentoring, and best practices regarding programs that ensure students’ success in graduate school.
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