Myths and Misconceptions in Teacher Education: Media Binds or Blinds?

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 28
  In Roundtable Session: Participatory Action Research to Address Inequities and Misconceptions in Student Learning

Abstract

This participatory action research (PAR) project promotes global media literacy skills in teacher education and attempts to address social inequities and misconceptions by creating a space to re-examine current curricula as compared to transformative, collaborative, and inclusive curriculum.
To develop culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy, teacher candidates investigated the transformative teaching models through the lens of multicultural education and media literacy in the global education context.
This PAR promotes media education as a means of deconstructing the myths and misconceptions in P20 classrooms, offers creative suggestions for producing media in the classroom with minimal resources and equipment, and showcases innovative and inclusive projects and practices for developing critical autonomy, global competency, and 21st century skills in teacher education programs.

Author

• Melda N Yildiz, New York Institute of Technology