Schedule
DAY 01 - 09.18 - Friday
09H00 BRT/ 08:00 AM EDT
RECEPTION AND REGISTRATION
IN-PERSON
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall
Breakfast will be served at 8:30 AM (EDT).
10H00 BRT/ 09:00 AM EDT
OPENING TABLE
IN-PERSON WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall + Via Zoom
Paulo Blikstein
Professor of Technology, Media and Learning, Teachers College, Columbia University
Director of the Paulo Freire Initiative, Columbia University
Adalnio Senna Ganem
Consul General of Brazil in New York
Laura Smith
Interim Provost and Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Eduardo Moncada
Claire Tow Associate Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University and Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University
Fernanda V. Dias
Ph.D. Candidate, Teachers College, Columbia University, Program Manager at Paulo Freire Initiative, Columbia University, and Adjunct Lecturer at City College of New York (CUNY)
10H30 BRT/ 09:30 AM EDT
OPENING KEYNOTE SPEECH: PAULO FREIRE, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS & THE TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
IN-PERSON WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall + Via Zoom
Keynote Speaker:
Rebecca Tarlau
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
Moderation:
Paulo Blikstein
11H45 BRT/ 10:45 AM EDT
SESSION 1 - POSTER PRESENTATION
IN-PERSON
Location: Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers College
Please check the poster presentation schedule here.
12H45 BRT/ 11:45 AM EDT
LUNCH BREAK
Not covered by the Conference.
14H00 BRT/ 01:00 PM EDT
SESSION 2 - POSTER PRESENTATION
REMOTE WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION FOR IN-PERSON
Location: Via Zoom + Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers College
Please check the poster presentation schedule here.
15H30 BRT/ 02:30 PM EDT
LAUNCH OF "READING THE WORLD: A CRITICAL FILM GUIDE"
IN-PERSON WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall + Via Zoom
AUTHORS PRESENT:
Andreia Lee Davies
Coordinator of the Project 'Reading the World: A Curricular Guide to the Film,' Paulo Freire Initiative, Columbia University
Fernanda V. Dias
Ph.D. Candidate, Teachers College, Columbia University, Program Manager at Paulo Freire Initiative, Columbia University, and Adjunct Lecturer at City College of New York (CUNY)
Isadora Caldas
Associate Director at the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (MD-ICCCR), Columbia University
Julia Aronchi
Doctoral Student, University of Maryland
15H50 BRT/ 02:50 PM EDT
COFFEE BREAK
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall, Teachers College
16H20 BRT/ 03:20 PM EDT
EDUCATIONAL PREMIERE AND DISCUSSION OF THE FILM READING THE WORLD (2025)
FILM SCREENING IN-PERSON FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION
Screening of the film in-person only (1h10m duration)
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall, Teachers College
Discussion streamed live [starting at 5:40 PM (BRT) / 4:40 PM (EDT)]
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall + Via Zoom
Catherine Murphy
Documentary filmmaker, Founder and Director of Maestra Productions
Marcos Guerra
Lawyer, Former Secretary of Education of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Coordinator of Adult Literacy Sector in Angicos
Moderation:
Patrick Schmidt
Professor of Music and Music Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
18H10 BRT/ 05:10 PM EDT
BULLETIN BOARD & HIGHLIGHTS
IN-PERSON WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall, Teachers College
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Celebrating 60k followers of @freireinitiative on Instagram
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Announcements for the second day of the Conference
18H30 BRT/ 05:30 PM EDT
END OF DAY 1 ACTIVITIES
DIA 02 - 09.19 - Saturday
10H00 BRT/ 09:00 AM EDT
RECEPTION
IN-PERSON
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall
Breakfast will be served at 9:00 AM (EDT).
10H30 BRT/ 09:30 AM EDT
SESSION 3 - POSTER PRESENTATION
IN-PERSON
Location: Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers College
Please check the poster presentation schedule here.
11H45 BRT/ 10:45 AM EDT
SESSION 4 - POSTER PRESENTATION
REMOTE WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION FOR IN-PERSON
Location: Via Zoom + Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers College
Please check the poster presentation schedule here.
13H00 BRT/ 12:00 PM EDT
LUNCH BREAK
Not covered by the Conference.
14H15 BRT/ 01:15 PM EDT
ROUNDTABLE: DIALOGUES ON EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND PUBLIC POLICIES THROUGH FREIREAN PRAXIS
IN-PERSON WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION
Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall + Via Zoom
Panelists:
Gladys Ayllón Yares
Paulo Freire Gesellschaft Berlim, Germany
Tim Shenk
Bilingual Communications Specialist, Cornell Small Farms Program, Cornell University
Alexandre Schneider
Professor and Researcher, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-SP)
Former Secretary of Education of the City of São Paulo, Brazil
Moderation:
Jerónimo Duarte-Riascos
Assistant Professor of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Columbia University
16H00 BRT/ 03:00 PM EDT
SESSION 5 - POSTER PRESENTATION
REMOTE WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION FOR IN-PERSON
Location: Via Zoom + Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers College
Please check the poster presentation schedule here.
REMOTE WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION FOR IN-PERSON
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall
17H15 BRT/ 04:15 PM EDT
COFFEE BREAK
17H45 BRT/ 04:45 PM EDT
CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEECH: REINVENTING THE 40 HOURS PROJECT
IN-PERSON WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall + Via Zoom
Keynote Speaker:
Marcos Guerra
Lawyer, Former Secretary of Education of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and Coordinator of the Adult Literacy Sector of the Project led by Paulo Freire in Angicos in 1963
Moderation:
Andreia Maria L. Assunção, phD
Monthly Seminar Coordinator, Paulo Freire Initiative, Columbia University
18H30 BRT/ 05:30 PM EDT
FINAL THANKS
IN-PERSON WITH LIVE TRANSMISSION
Location: Smith Learning Theater, located on the fourth floor of Russell Hall + Via Zoom
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Closing Remarks from the Paulo Freire Initiative Team at Columbia University