El Arte as Traveling Embodiment of Critical Consciousness: “Se Hace el Camino al Andar”

• In Event: Reimagining the Future of Bilingual Teacher Education: Community and Field Visions, Policies, Pedagogies, and Praxis

Abstract

In this paper, we explore the role of art and art objects in fostering bilingual teachers’ (BTs) critical consciousness. We engage in pláticas with four experienced BTs to examine their pedagogical approaches developed through co-teaching gallery art lessons during their bilingual teacher preparation program (Redacted, 2022). We show how through dynamic language and multiliteracy practices with art and art objects, BTs continue to build from linguistic, familial, and community knowledge, to critically reflect on existing inequities and create more equitable educational systems for their students.

Authors

• Lucia Cardenas Curiel, Michigan State University

• Lindsay M. McHolme, Georgia State University