AERA Annual Meeting: Enacting Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy for Multilingual Learners: Investigating Novice Teachers’ Practices

Enacting Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy for Multilingual Learners: Investigating Novice Teachers’ Practices

Sun, April 15, 2:45 to 4:15pm, Sheraton New York Times Square, Floor: Lower Level, Gramercy Room

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The objective of this symposium is to share research on the preparation of teachers of bilingual/multilingual learners enacting culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy. The increasing demand for bilingual teachers nationally contrasts with the scant available research that addresses the preparation of bilingual/multilingual teachers in the U.S. (Lavadenz and Baca, 2017). This symposium will address this need by focusing on preservice and novice teachers in bilingual/multilingual classroom contexts. The 90-minute symposium will share five papers that investigate the preparation of teachers of bilingual/multilingual learners across K-12 grade levels and content areas. The collection of papers centrally examines how novice bilingual/multilingual teachers and their students transform academic knowledge through a range of pedagogical approaches that leverage students’ cultural and linguistic experiences.

Sub Unit

SIG-Bilingual Education Research

Chair

Maneka Deanna Brooks, Texas State University

Papers

Discussant

Kate Menken, Queens College and Graduate Center, City University of New York