Clap Back! Teachers School Teacher Educators About Making the Impossible Possible (Poster 51)

• In Event: Saturday Poster Session 3:05 pm
  In Poster Session: Research on Teacher Induction Poster Session

Abstract

This proposed paper engages the argument that teacher education (as presently designed) is a focal lever in fighting for social change and (educational) justice. The claim that teacher education can be a/the force for (educational) justice exemplifies the “narrative arc of redemption” (Wilderson, 2020) while in reality perpetuating institutions that sustain existing, and often exploitative, relations of power. By creating opportunities for teachers to critique program features and experiences through a methodology of letter writing, this work responds to questions about the effectiveness of teacher education to transform toward equity and justice. Findings indicate that even high quality teacher education is actually harming candidates by claiming to prepare them for impossible work.

Authors

• Timothy Monreal, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Tanae Connell

• Jacqui Frazier-Polk, Buffalo Public Schools

• Eden Griger, Buffalo Public Schools

• Nelson Rivera, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Jessica Selleck, Buffalo Public Schools

• Julie Gorlewski, Hunter College - CUNY

• Halley A. Maza, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Elisabeth Etopio, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Kristin Cipollone, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Erin Kearney, University at Buffalo - SUNY