scholarly journals Fostering Pre-Service Teachers’ Antiracist Expectations through Online Education: Implications for Teacher Education in the Context of Global Pandemics

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-24
Author(s):  
Leticia Rojas ◽  
Daniel Liou
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Social Justice Research ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Critical Race Praxis ◽  
Based Instruction

 The increase in online education programs, accompanied by the current COVID-10 pandemic, has led universities to reconsider alternative ways to prepare teachers for social justice. One under-researched area in this conversation is the need for teacher candidates to examine their racialized expectations that often negate students of color in TK-12 classrooms. This self-study describes one faculty member’s digital critical race praxis (DigitalCrit praxis) as a mediator of her expectations to prepare pre-service teachers for social justice. Research findings have implications for critical multicultural education, digitally based instruction, and teacher preparation.

Preparing Teacher Candidates for Diverse School Environments

2016 ◽  
pp. 296-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omobolade Delano-Oriaran
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Previous Knowledge ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Learning Framework

This chapter shares an Authentic and Culturally Engaging (ACE) Service-Learning framework as a pedagogical approach in equipping teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to be successful in-service teachers in diverse PK-12 school environments. As PK-12 schools become more racially and culturally diverse, there is a need to better prepare teacher candidates for diverse school environments, especially given that many teachers have asserted that they do not know how to teach diverse students. The chapter highlights components of the ACE framework and suggests practical strategies that teacher educators can use in integrating this framework into their courses. The end of the chapter focuses on teacher educators and how they can engage in a relearning process to unpack their previous knowledge regarding social justice and multicultural education in an effort to prepare their teacher candidates for diverse schools followed by a suggested checklist applicable to any teacher preparation course.

Preparing Teacher Candidates for Diverse School Environments

2018 ◽  
pp. 296-313
Author(s):  
Omobolade Delano-Oriaran
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Previous Knowledge ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Learning Framework

This chapter shares an Authentic and Culturally Engaging (ACE) Service-Learning framework as a pedagogical approach in equipping teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to be successful in-service teachers in diverse PK-12 school environments. As PK-12 schools become more racially and culturally diverse, there is a need to better prepare teacher candidates for diverse school environments, especially given that many teachers have asserted that they do not know how to teach diverse students. The chapter highlights components of the ACE framework and suggests practical strategies that teacher educators can use in integrating this framework into their courses. The end of the chapter focuses on teacher educators and how they can engage in a relearning process to unpack their previous knowledge regarding social justice and multicultural education in an effort to prepare their teacher candidates for diverse schools followed by a suggested checklist applicable to any teacher preparation course.

Assessment of Case-Based Instruction in a Graduate Educational Psychology Course

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-120
Author(s):  
Alpana Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Practitioner Inquiry ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Psychology Course ◽  
Case Based

This chapter showcases a teacher educator's assessment of case-based instruction in an advanced level educational psychology course. First, action research, self-study, and reflective practice are explained as constructs of practitioner inquiry. Then, case-based instructional models related to teacher candidates' classroom management proficiencies are reviewed. Next, the teacher educator's examination of own teacher preparation practice is described to highlight development, implementation, and improvement of the target educational psychology course geared towards advancement of teacher candidates' classroom management capacities. Thereafter, solutions and recommendations for promoting teacher candidates' P-12 grades classroom management expertise are discussed. Finally, future research directions are proposed for ascertaining effectiveness of case-based instruction as evidence-based pedagogical approach for strengthening teacher candidates' P-12 grades classroom management aptitudes.

Using Critical Self-Study to Build Racial Literacy Pedagogy

2020 ◽  
pp. 276-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Ewing Flynn ◽  
Rosalie Rolón-Dow ◽  
Lynn Jensen Worden
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
White Students ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Race And Racism ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Race And Education ◽  
Racial Literacy ◽  
The Impact

This chapter describes a critical self-study conducted by teacher educators as they taught and learned with their students about race and its impact on education. Responding to calls for more research on social justice-focused pedagogy, the chapter seeks to help teacher educators consider how to build racial literacy in their teacher candidates. Despite the enduring significance of race and the disparities that exist between the experiences of white students and those of racially minoritized students, teacher candidates are often under-prepared for understanding the impact of race and racism or for knowing how to address it in their future classrooms. The responsibility for building skills and understanding related to race and education falls squarely on the shoulders of teacher educators, and this self-study shows one model for centering that work.

Using Critical Self-Study to Build Racial Literacy Pedagogy

2021 ◽  
pp. 690-711
Author(s):  
Jill Ewing Flynn ◽  
Rosalie Rolón-Dow ◽  
Lynn Jensen Worden
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
White Students ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Race And Racism ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Race And Education ◽  
Racial Literacy ◽  
The Impact

This chapter describes a critical self-study conducted by teacher educators as they taught and learned with their students about race and its impact on education. Responding to calls for more research on social justice-focused pedagogy, the chapter seeks to help teacher educators consider how to build racial literacy in their teacher candidates. Despite the enduring significance of race and the disparities that exist between the experiences of white students and those of racially minoritized students, teacher candidates are often under-prepared for understanding the impact of race and racism or for knowing how to address it in their future classrooms. The responsibility for building skills and understanding related to race and education falls squarely on the shoulders of teacher educators, and this self-study shows one model for centering that work.

Preparing Teacher Candidates for Diverse School Environments

2016 ◽  
pp. 473-490
Author(s):  
Omobolade Delano-Oriaran
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Previous Knowledge ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Learning Framework

This chapter shares an Authentic and Culturally Engaging (ACE) Service-Learning framework as a pedagogical approach in equipping teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to be successful in-service teachers in diverse PK-12 school environments. As PK-12 schools become more racially and culturally diverse, there is a need to better prepare teacher candidates for diverse school environments, especially given that many teachers have asserted that they do not know how to teach diverse students. The chapter highlights components of the ACE framework and suggests practical strategies that teacher educators can use in integrating this framework into their courses. The end of the chapter focuses on teacher educators and how they can engage in a relearning process to unpack their previous knowledge regarding social justice and multicultural education in an effort to prepare their teacher candidates for diverse schools followed by a suggested checklist applicable to any teacher preparation course.

Teacher education and multicultural courses in North Carolina

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Andrew Williams III ◽  
Tehia Starker Glass
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
New Teachers ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The North ◽  
Diverse Learning ◽  
Education Courses

Purpose Teacher effectiveness in diverse school environments depends highly on the multicultural education courses provided by Educator Preparation Programs (EPP). Research measuring new teachers’ (i.e. teachers having 0-3 years of teaching experience) effectiveness as a result of EPPs’ multicultural education courses is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine if any association occurred between the number of multicultural courses offered to pre-service teacher candidates by EPPs and their graduates rating of effectiveness, as it pertains to creating a culturally diverse classroom environment. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and public EPPs course catalogs for North Carolina, this descriptive study investigates multicultural education course offerings and recent teacher graduate data for North Carolina for 2015, as it pertains to creating culturally diverse learning environments for students of color. Findings The results indicate that multiple EPPs in North Carolina are not providing multicultural courses for their pre-service teachers, and that novice teachers in North Carolina are lacking the ability to produce diverse learning environments for students of color at a high capacity as defined by the North Carolina Teacher Effectiveness definition. Research limitations/implications Data were retrieved from 2015. In the current year, EPPs could have boosted their offerings of multicultural courses since that time. Social implications It is anticipated that the lack course offerings by EPPs will directly reflect new teachers’ ability to create respectful learning environment for students of color, suggesting that EPPs may be counterproductive towards teacher candidates’ understanding of race in the classroom. Originality/value This study’s originality exists in its ability to begin to connect new teachers’ productivity with regards for promoting diversity or multiculturalism and the multicultural courses offered by EPPs.

How the Preferences of Students Change on Online Learning From Transition Term to During the Covid Pandemic Period

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 114-134
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Asynchronous Courses ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Research Findings

The developments in the communication and Internet technologies have had a major impact on education. The traditional face-to-face education has changed substantially with the advancement of technology. With the start and ongoing Covid pandemic, face-to-face education has been replaced with online education. In this paper, an empirical study was undertaken to examine the change of students’ preferences for online education versus traditional education and the supporting learning technologies such as Learning Management System (LMS) between the two periods: transition term (TT) and ongoing Covid pandemic (DC). Results showed that there is a difference in the students’ preferences when compared with gender and number of online courses taken but there are not statistically significant. Research findings support the fact that students were not ready for a fully online education even though they had experience with online learning. The grade distribution of students decreased from TT to DC due to self study and online assesments with proctoring. Students agreed that traditional courses increased their learning and the learning technologies, such as LCM, online platforms and VTC help them learn the materials online in both TT and DC. For online learning, they prefer synchronous courses to asynchronous courses.

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