Ctrl+Shift+Teach: Transforming Teacher Education for a Socially Just Digital Future: A Longitudinal Action Research Study

• In Event: Advancing Social Justice in Teacher Education: Insights From Preservice Teachers' Understanding and Dispositions

Abstract

This longitudinal action research study examined implementation of the Computing Integration in Teacher Education (CITE) initiative at an urban college preparing diverse pre-service teacher candidates from 2022 to 2024. The study focused on leveraging computing to advance social justice in Teacher Education (TE), while examining the need for, complex implementation of, and ongoing impacts of CITE. Researchers tracked how Teacher Candidates’ (TC) skills, attitudes, and teaching practices were transformed through faculty collaboration in developing a socially just curriculum. The cyclical and extended timeline facilitated tracking of TCs and provided insights into CITE integration's long-term effects; identifying impacts and challenges useful for TE programs as they work to support pre-service teachers in a computing-rich world.

Authors

• Sherone A. Smith-Sanchez, Molloy University

• Xin Bai, York College - CUNY

• Leslie Keiler, York College - CUNY