Terrelle Jackson
- About
Biography
Terrelle Jackson (he/him) is an activist-lecturer in the English Department, where he primarily teaches in the English Teacher Education sequences. His work centers on preparing future secondary English language arts (ELA) teachers to cultivate learning communities grounded in justice-oriented pedagogies, belonging, and critical care. Prior to this role, Mr. Jackson taught secondary English in Springfield Public Schools District 186, where he received the Horace Mann Rising Star Educator Award for his excellence in teaching and leadership.
Current Courses
ENG 399.001 English Education Professional Seminar
ENG 399.002 English Education Professional Seminar
ENG 194.003 Introduction to English Education
ENG 194.004 Introduction to English Education
ENG 194.003 Introduction to English Education
ENG 194.004 Introduction to English Education
ENG 296.003 Teaching Diverse Readers and Texts
ENG 296.004 Teaching Diverse Readers and Texts
Teaching Interests & Areas
Texts and traditions from historically marginalized communities, literacy studies, critical and culturally sustaining pedagogies, curriculum design, and reflective, inquiry-driven approaches to teaching and learning.
Research Interests & Areas
My research explores critical English language arts education through the lenses of critical race theory, intersectionality, and justice-oriented pedagogies. I am particularly interested in how Black people "bear witness" to the legacies and discourses of white supremacist racism in secondary classrooms and how those acts of witnessing can inform liberatory approaches to teaching and learning.