Division K - Teaching and Teacher Education / Division K - Section 05: Preservice Teacher Education Coursework: Curriculum and Teaching to Improve Teacher Knowledge, Understanding, and Pedagogical Practices

Dr. Neelofer A Tajani, University of Houston

Changing Teacher Candidates' Beliefs to Partner With Diverse Students and Families - Kevin Traynor, University of Hawaii - Manoa; Katherine T. Ratliffe, University of Hawaii; Jacquelyn J Chappel, Kapiolani Community College

Learning About Other People's Families From Other People's Families - Austen Koecher, University of Toronto; Tara Goldstein, OISE/University of Toronto; benjamin lee hicks, University of Toronto; Kate Reid; Pamela Baer; Jenny Salisbury

Preservice Teachers' Perspective on Preparation to Engage Diverse Families for Student Learning in Urban Schools - Dr. Neelofer A Tajani, University of Houston; Nicole Locher Andrews, University of Houston; Teresa Edgar, University of Houston; Amber Thompson

Elementary Preservice Teachers' Visions for Using Diverse Family Literacy Practices to Guide Instruction - Jennifer Albro, Johns Hopkins University; Melissa Landa, University of Maryland; Michal Ganz Meishar, Levinsky College of Education; Dolly Eliyahu-Levi, Levinsky College of Education

Melanie M. Acosta, The University of Alabama