Studying Diversity in Teacher Education: A Focus on Teacher Educators

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Teacher educators are a necessary part of a complete understanding of diversity efforts in teacher education. More often than not, teacher educators are discussed in relationship to what we what should be doing to prepare teachers for diverse K-12 students. Less reported are teacher educators' in-common diversity course experiences, identity implications, and the effects of institutional issues and education reform initiatives that influence who teacher educators are and what they (are able to) do. This series of presentations explores various dimensions of diversity utilizing Multicultural Teacher Education, Queer theory, and/or Social Justice frameworks to expand current research focused on preparing teachers by examining teacher educators doing this work. Implications for teacher education coursework, programs, and institutions are shared.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Critical Educators for Social Justice

Chair

• Vera Stenhouse, Georgia State University

Papers

• The Challenges Faced by Multicultural Teacher Educators - Paul Cameron Gorski, George Mason University

• Is Conformity Required for Inclusion? - Todd Jennings, California State University - San Bernardino

• Teacher Educators and the Institutions in Which We Work: (How) Are We Modeling Multicultural Teacher Education? - Vera Stenhouse, Georgia State University

• Beyond the Common Core: A Framework for Teaching Social Studies and Literacy for Social Justice - Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, San Francisco State University

Discussant

• Sarah Schneider Kavanagh, University of Washington - Seattle