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Teachers as Public Intellectuals and Civic Agents: Toward a Grounded Theory of Transformative Teacher Education

Tue, April 17, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Vancouver Convention Centre, Floor: Third Level, West Room 303

Session Submission Type: Symposium

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Bringing together university researchers and urban K-12 teachers, we offer a grounded theory of urban teacher education that emanates from analysis of effective teachers and their work in schools and neighborhoods. The four papers explore transformative teacher practice across four domains: Teachers as Civic Agents, Teachers as Pedagogical Leaders, Teachers as Critical Researchers, and Teachers as School Leaders. By analyzing particular communities that conceptualize teachers as public intellectuals, this work aims to make a theoretical shift in how educators, politicians, and policymakers think about the purpose of education in a democracy. The session envisions a new paradigm of teacher education in which teachers promote 21st century learning, engage local communities, conduct action research, and facilitate social change.

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