Wayne Wah Kwai Au, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (2007)

California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6868
Department of Secondary Education, CP-627
Fullerton, CA 92834-6868

Office: CP-627 (714) 278-5481

Email: wau@fullerton.edu

• 2003 - 2007: Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Major in Curriculum Theory and Minor in Educational Policy Studies.
  • Dissertation: Unequal By Design: High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality. My dissertation examines the relationship between high-stakes testing and educational inequality by looking at the affect of such testing on curricular structure.
  • Dissertation Committee: Michael W. Apple (adviser), Diana Hess, Simone Schweber, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Patricia Burch
• 1994 - 1996: Master in Teaching, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. Concentration in State Teacher Certification in Secondary Social Studies, Language Arts, and Economics. Thesis: What the Tour Guide Didn’t Tell Me: Paradise and the Politics of Tourist Hawaii.
• 1991 - 1994: Bachelor Liberal Arts, The Evergreen State College. Concentrations in Multicultural History, Political Economy, and Literature.
• 1990 - 1991: University of California, Santa Cruz. Coursework focus on American Studies.

• State of Washington Continuing Teaching Credential: Secondary Social Studies, Language Arts, Economics. Valid Through 2011.
• State of California Professional Clear Teaching Credential: Secondary Social Studies, Language Arts. Valid Through 2007.

• Fall 2007 - Present: Assistant Professor of Secondary Education, California State University, Fullerton. Courses taught include diversity education and survey of educational research.
• Fall 2006: Instructor, C&I 559 - Advanced Methods in the Teaching of Social Studies, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin, Madison. This course, part of the secondary education, social studies teacher certification program at UW-Madison, focuses on effective instructional methods, assessment, and classroom management in the social studies classroom. [Syllabus]
• 2004 - 2006: Student Teacher Supervisor, Secondary Social Studies, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Responsibilities include the ongoing support, on-site observation, and evaluation of middle and high school social studies student teachers in the metropolitan area of Madison, Wisconsin as part of the college’s teacher certification program.
• Fall 2005: Instructor, Curriculum & Instruction 675 - Taught a graduate level seminar entitled, “Race, Resistance, and Education.” This course focused on construction of race in the United States, interracial relations, identity development in schools, and anti-racist educational activities. [Click Here for Syllabus]
• June 2005: Writing Workshop Instructor, PEOPLE Program. Responsibilities included the design and instruction of a 3 week writing workshop serving 9th grade students of color from the Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin areas.
• 2005, 2006: Project Assistant for the study, “How Deliberating Controversial Issues in High School Courses Influences Civic Learning and Participation,” Wisconsin Center for Educational Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Conducted onsite interviews of students and teachers for this research project under the direction of lead researcher and professor Diana Hess.
• 2003 - 2004: Academic Case Manager, Information Technology Academy, University of Wisconsin, Department of Information Technology. Responsibilities included supporting the academic progress of a cohort of 60 high school students of color from Madison area schools.
• 2001- 2003: Social Studies and Language Arts Teacher, Berkeley High School, Berkeley Unified School District, California. Responsibilities included developing curriculum and teaching Ethnic Studies, U.S. Literature, U.S. Government for English Language Learners, Ecoliteracy, Asian American History, Asian American Literature.
• June 2002: Practitioner in Residence: Women’s Center for Intercultural Leadership, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. Responsibilities included providing support and critical perspectives for a two-week seminar on intercultural education.
• 2000 - 2001: Social Studies and Language Arts Teacher, Garfield High School, Seattle Public Schools, Washington. Responsibilities included developing curriculum and teaching World Literature, African History, and English 101 for seniors at this diverse Seattle High School.
• 1996 - 2000: Social Studies and Language Arts Teacher/Site Manager, Middle College High School at South Seattle Community College. Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, Washington. Responsibilities included team teaching and developing curriculum for a coordinated U.S. History/U.S. Literature and World History/World Literature courses and overseeing the primary administrative duties for this alternative public high school for “drop-outs.”
• 1997, 1999, 2000: History Teacher, Upward Bound at South Seattle Community College, Seattle, Washington. Responsibilities included team teaching and developing curriculum for a Math/History coordinated studies course for this summer program that serves low income, first generation students to attend college. This program primarily served African American, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, and White students from the West Seattle, White Center, and Highline neighborhoods.
• 1992 - 1996:Tutor/Counselor, Residence Counselor, Dorm Director, Teacher, Upward Bound at The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. Responsibilities included providing counseling, academic, and career support for students participating in this program that serves low income, first generation students to attend college. This program primarily served African American, Native American, and White students in the south Puget Sound region.

• 2006-2007 Arvil S. Barr Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison, School of Education - awarded to one outstanding advanced doctoral candidate based on school of education-wide competition.
• April 25, 2007 Graduate Student Mentor Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School, Graduate Student Collaborative, and the Multicultural Graduate Network.
• 2002 Early Career Advocate for Justice Award, from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), honoring “individuals in teacher education who firmly support equity issues, who have linked their work with social justice and teacher education, and whose work shows evidence that it will have impact over time.

• 2003 - Present: Editorial Board Member, Rethinking Schools - a nonprofit, independent magazine advocating the reform of elementary and secondary public schools, with an emphasis on issues of equity and social justice.
• 2003: Co-founded Education Not Incarceration - a grassroots coalition of teachers, students, and youth community activists that organized to challenge the state of California's prioritizing of prisons over schools in their state budgets.
• 1999 - 2006: Steering Committee Member and Co-chair, National Coalition of Education Activists - a multiracial membership organization and network of parents, teachers, union and community activists, teacher educators, and others working for equitable and excellent schools.
• 1997: Co-founded Puget Sound Rethinking Schools - a collective of teachers and teacher educators networking and organizing for social justice in the Puget Sound (Seattle) region.

Journal Articles (*denotes peer review)

• *Au, W. (2007). High-stakes testing and curricular control: a qualitative metasynthesis. Educational Researcher, 36(5), 258-267. Available at http://www.aera.net/publications/Default.aspx?menu_id=38&id=3354.
• *Au, W. (2007). Vygotsky and Lenin on learning: the parallel structures of individual and social development. Science and Society,71(3), 273-298.
• *Au, W. (2006). Against economic determinism: revisiting the roots of neo-Marxism in critical education theory. Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 4(2). Available at http://www.jceps.com/?pageID=article&articleID=66.
• Au, W. (2006). From tourist Hawai'i to the 20th anniversary: lessons from Rethinking Schools. Rethinking Schools, 20(3), 14-15.
• *Au, W. (2005). Fresh out of school: rap music’s discursive battle with education. The Journal of Negro Education, 74(3), 210-220.
• Au, W. (2005). Small is volatile. Rethinking Schools, 19(4), 7-8.
• Au, W. (2005). Closing the door on our kids. Rethinking Schools, 19(3), 5-6.
• Au, W. (2004). The NCLB zone: where ‘highly qualified’ can mean low-quality teaching. Rethinking Schools, 19(1), 11-13.
• Au, W. (2004). Brown v. Bush. Rethinking Schools, 18(3), 21-22.
• Au, W. (2003). Losing ground: budget cuts and multicultural education at Berkeley high. Rethinking Schools, 18(2), 26-27.
• Au, W. (2001). What we want, what we believe. Rethinking Schools, 16(1), 20-21.
• Au, W. (2001). Haiku and Hiroshima. Rethinking Schools, 15(4), 22-23.
• Au, W. (2000). Teaching about the WTO. Our Schools Our Selves, 10(1), 63-74. Originally published in Rethinking Schools (Spring 2000) 14(3), 4-5.
• Au, W. (1998). What the tour guide didn't tell me: paradise and the politics of tourist Hawai'i. Rethinking Schools, 12(4), 14-15.
• *Au, W. (1998). And you don’t stop: using hip hop in the language arts classroom. Democracy & Education, 12(3), 35-38. Originally published in Rethinking Schools (Winter 1997/1998), 12(2), 16-17, 19. Earlier version appeared in Oregon English Journal (1997), XIX(1), 82-83, 88.

Books

• Au, W., Bigelow, B., and Karp, S., eds. (2007). Rethinking our classrooms volume 1: new edition. Rethinking Schools Ltd.: Milwaukee.

Book Chapters

• Au, W. (2006) Teacher Attrition, Evaluation, and Education Policy in the United States. In the Proceedings from the International Symposium on Teacher Evaluation (pp. 50-97, Korean, English, and Japanese translations). Seoul: Korean Teachers Union.
• Au, W. (2005). Power, identity, and the third rail. In P.C. Miller (Ed.), Narratives from the classroom: an introduction to teaching (pp. 65-85). Thousand Oakes, California: Sage Publications.

Curricula

• Au, W. (2007). Haiku and Hiroshima. In Au, W., Bigelow, B., and Karp, S., eds. (2007). Rethinking our classrooms volume 1: new edition (114-115). Rethinking Schools Ltd.: Milwaukee.
• Au, W. (2006). Paradise and the politics of tourist Hawaii. In E. Chen and G. Omatsu (Eds.), Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans (pp. 115-120). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers: New York.
• Au, W. (2006). Addressing redress: Japanese Americans’ reparations for their internment during World War II. In E. Chen and G. Omatsu (Eds.), Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans (pp. 163-180). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers: New York.
• Au, W. (2004). What we want, what we believe. In D. Menkhart, A. D. Murray, & J. L. View (Eds.), Putting the movement back into civil rights teaching (pp. 153-158). Washington D.C.: Teaching for Change.
• Au, W. (2001). What the tour guide didn't tell me: paradise and the politics of tourist Hawai'i. In B. Bigelow & B. Harvey & S. Karp & L. Miller (Eds.), Rethinking our classrooms: teaching for equity and justice (Vol. 2, pp. 76-80). Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools Ltd.
• Au, W. (1998). Tourist Hawaii, protest poetry, and Pele vs. progress. In D. Wei and R. Kamel (Eds.), Resistance in Paradise: Rethinking 100 Years of U.S. Involvement in the Caribbean and the Pacific. (pp. 144-158). American Friends Service Committee: Philadelphia.
• Au, W. (1998). Paradise and the politics of tourist Hawai’i. In E. Lee, D. Menkhart, and M. Okazawa-Rey (Eds.) Beyond Heroes and Holidays: a practical guide to k-12 anti-racist, multicultural education and staff development (pp. 292-294). Network of Educators on the Americas: Washington D.C.

Essay Reviews

• Au, W. & Apple, M. W. (2007). Freire, critical education, and the environmental crisis. Educational Policy, 21(3), 457-470.
• Au, W. (In Press). We are hip-hop: a review of Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes and The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook. Rethinking Schools 21(4), 55-59.
• Au. W. (2006). Intelligent instruction needed. A review of Not In Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design is Wrong for Our Schools, edited by Eugenie Scott and Glenn Branch. Rethinking Schools, 21(2)
• Au. W. (2006) Hip hop comes of age: a review of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop by Jeff Chang, Angry Black White Boy by Adam Mansbach, and Hip Hop Culture by Emmitt G. Price III. Rethinking Schools, 21(1), 57-8.
• Au, W. (2006) Review of Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millenium, Suarez-Orozco and Qin-Hillard, eds. Journal of Education Policy, 20(5), 657-658.
• Au, W. (2005). It's still the economy, stupid: a review of Radical Possibilities. Rethinking Schools, 20(1), 54.
• Au, W. (2005). Messing with Texas: a review of Leaving Children Behind. Rethinking Schools, 19(3), 57-58.
• Au, W. & Apple, M. W. (2004). Interrupting globalization as an educational practice. Educational Policy, 18(5) 784-793.
• Au, W. (2004). The skinny: Supersize Me takes a jab at McDonalds. Rethinking Schools, 19(1), 52-54.
• Au, W. (2004). Left behind? Many Children Left Behind. Rethinking Schools, 19(1), 54-55.
• Au, W. (2004). Sticking it to the man: School of Rock and The Perfect Score. Rethinking Schools, 18(4), 41-42.

Edited Books

• Apple, M.W., Au, W., and Gandin, L., eds. (Forthcoming). The international handbook of critical education. Routledge: New York.

Journal Articles

• *Au, W. (In Press). Social studies, social justice: w(h)ither the social studies in high-stakes testing? Teacher Education Quarterly.

Book Chapters

• Apple, M. W. & Au, W. (In Press). The curriculum. In Shweder, R. A. et al (Eds.), The Chicago Companion to the Child. University of Chicago Press: Chicago.
• Au, W. & Apple, M. W. (Forthcoming, 2008). Neo-Marxism in critical educational theory. Forthcoming chapter for Apple, M.W., Au, W., and Gandin, L. (Eds.), The international handbook of critical education. Routledge: New York.
• Apple, M. W., Au, W., & Gandin, L. (Forthcoming, 2008). Introduction for the forthcoming, Apple, M.W., Au, W., and Gandin, L. (Eds.), The international handbook of critical education. Routledge: New York.
• Au, W. (Forthcoming, 2008). Fighting with the text: critical issues in the development of Freirian pedagogy. Forthcoming chapter for Apple, M.W., Au, W., and Gandin, L. (Eds.), The international handbook of critical education. Routledge: New York.
• Au, W. (Forthcoming, 2008). Remembrance: keeping kids at the center of education policy. In Ayers, B., Ladson-Billings, G., Michie, G., &Noguera, P. (Eds.), City kids, city teachers II. The New Press: New York. Essay Reviews

• Au, W. (2006). Invited speaker. Teacher attrition, evaluation, and education policy in the United States. International Symposium on Teacher Evaluation, sponsored by the Korean Teachers’ Union. Seoul, South Korea. September 22 – 23, 2006.
• Au, W. & Gollnick, D. (2002). Co-keynote. Whose child is being left behind? a dialogue about equity in schools. 2002 National Association of Multicultural Education Annual Conference. Washington D.C. November 1, 2002.
• Au, W. (2002). Major forum panelist. Teaching for tolerance in a new age. Accountability in teacher education: expanding the concept. National meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). New York. February 2002.
• Au, W. (1999). General session panelist. No one model American: reflections on the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s position statement. Multicultural education: crossing borders for equity and justice. Ninth Annual Conference of the National Association of Multicultural Education. San Diego, California. November 11, 1999.

• Au, W. (2007). An overview of critical literacy instruction in public schools. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, Il. April 9-13, 2007.
• Au, W. (2007). Curriculum and control: high-stakes testing and the denigration of educational quality. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, Il. April 9-13, 2007.
• Au, W. (2007). Toward a subaltern cosmopolitan multiculturalism: reinventing critical education in an unjust world. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, Il. April 9-13, 2007.
• Au, W. (2006). From organic goodies to rethinking the U.S. Constitutional Convention: how social studies teachers structure social justice classrooms. Annual meeting of the College University and Faculty Assembly (CUFA) of the National Council of the Social Studies. Washington, D.C. November 30, 2006.
• Au, W. (2006). Rethinking Schools: subaltern cosmopolitan multiculturalism in practice. Annual meeting of the College University and Faculty Assembly (CUFA) of the National Council of the Social Studies. Washington, D.C. November 29, 2006.
• Au, W. (2006). Rethinking schools and education for social change. The Evergreen State College Master in Teaching Program, Olympia, WA. May 15, 2006.
• Au, W. (2006). The dialectics of Freire: understanding the Marxist epistemology of liberatory pedagogy. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, April 7 - 11, 2006.
• Au, W., Takayama, K., & Waitere-Ang, H. (2006). Hegemony, counter-hegemony, and the curriculum: global perspectives on the relationship between the curriculum and the construction of the public interest. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, April 7 - 11, 2006.
• Au, W. (2006). Teaching about democracy and social justice with Rethinking Schools' curricula. Dialogues on Democracy: Improving Civic Education in Wisconsin Schools. Middleton, WI. February 2, 2006.
• Au, W. (2005). Rethinking Schools - grassroots efforts. Wisconsin-Spencer Lecture Series on Education. University of Wisconsin, Madison. November 15, 2005.
• Au, W. (2005). Liberatory observations: critical pedagogy, student teacher supervision, and the third idiom. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada, April 11-15, 2005.
• Au, W. (2004). Teaching about democracy and social justice with Rethinking Schools' curricula. Dialogues on Democracy: Improving Civic Education in Wisconsin Schools. Madison, WI. November 30, 2004.
• Au, W., Karp, S., Neill, M., & Woestehoff, J. (2004). No Child Left Behind: history and impact. Annual Meeting of the National Coalition of Education Activists. Philadelphia, PA. July 29 - August 1, 2004.
• Au, W., Karp, S., Neill, M., & Woestehoff, J. (2004). No Child Left Behind: responses and alternatives. Annual Meeting of the National Coalition of Education Activists (NCEA). Philadelphia, PA. July 29 - August 1, 2004.
• Au, W. (2002). Dynamiting the mountain: an Asian American curriculum workshop. Annual Meeting of The National Coalition of Education Activists (NCEA). Milwaukee, Wisconsin. July 2002.
• Au, W. (2000). What the tour guide didn’t tell me: challenging commercialism and colonization in Hawai’i. Workshop as part of the Resistance In Paradise pre-conference institute for the Annual Meeting National Coalition of Education Activists. Los Angeles, California. July 2000.
• Au, W. (2000). How to be a radical educator and survive in public schools. Panelist, The Evergreen State College, Master In Teaching program meeting. Olympia, Washington. February, 2000.
• Au, W. (1997). And ya don’t stop: using hip hop in the contemporary language arts classroom. Northwest Regional National Coalition of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference. Portland, Oregon. March 2-4, 1997.

• AERA - American Educational Research Association
• NAME – National Association of Multicultural Education
• NCSS/CUFA – National Council for the Social Studies