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Sonia James-Wilson joined the faculty of the Warner School
in 2000, teaching courses in race, class, gender, and disability
in American education; teaching and learning the arts in elementary
education; and education and social justice. She holds teaching
certificates as an elementary school teacher in both New York
State and the Canadian province of Ontario, is certified in
New York State as a school administrator and supervisor (SAS),
and has taught children from grades K-8 in New York City as
an elementary school teacher and a teacher of photography
and creative movement.
Her research interests include democratic approaches to working
with children; identifying what teachers need to know and
do to effectively teach in urban and inner city schools; embedded
professional development practices; and integrating the arts
into the other subject matters in elementary education.
James-Wilson co-authored the book Removing the Margins: Challenges
and Possibilities of Inclusive Schooling in Ontario (Canadian
Scholars Press, 2000) and its Teacher’s Companion (Canadian
Scholars Press, 2002). She has presented papers at conferences
of the American Educational Research Association; the Urban
Ethnography Forum; and the International Congress for School
Effectiveness and Improvement. She is a member of the University’s
interdisciplinary Susan B. Anthony
Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies, and the
Frederick Douglass Institute
for African and African-American Studies.
Courses Taught
James-Wilson teaches the following courses:
Educational Leadership Courses
Leadership in Urban Schools
School Leadership in Diverse Settings
School and Social Justice (doctoral)
Teaching and Curriculum
Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in American Education
Theory and Practice in Teaching and Leaning the Arts in Elementary
School
Teaching, Curriculum, and Change
Advanced Seminar in Teaching and Curriculum
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