Creating Inclusive Excellence: A Model for Culturally Relevant Teacher Education

Authors

  • Sakeena Everett Michigan State University
  • Theda Gibbs Grey Ohio University

Abstract

With the increasing cultural diversity in the nation’s public schools, scholars have argued the significance of Teacher Education (TE) programs that explicitly focus on issues of diversity across teacher development. Consequently, TE programs must consider: How do we prepare teachers to teach diverse populations of students successfully? As teacher educators, we are committed to supporting the effective preparation of teachers in meeting the needs of all students, but especially those students and teachers who occupy classrooms in urban settings. Therefore, we offer a model case study framed by culturally relevant pedagogy that describes our efforts to bridge the gaps between theory and practice. The purpose of this model, Creating Inclusive Excellence in Teacher Education is to provide strategies and actions for effectively meeting the needs of diverse learners.

Keywords: culturally relevant teacher education, critical teacher reflection, teacher education

Author Biographies

Sakeena Everett, Michigan State University

Dr. Sakeena Everett is an Assistant Professor of English Education in the English Department at Michigan State University. She earned her PhD from Michigan State University in Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education, where she focused on urban education and secondary youth literacies. Her research focuses on literacy identities of academically high performing Black males and teacher education for working with racially and culturally diverse student populations.

Theda Gibbs Grey, Ohio University

Dr. Theda Gibbs Grey is an Assistant Professor at Ohio University in the Department of Teacher Education. She earned her PhD from Michigan State University in 2015. Her research and practice focuses on (1) the literacies and lived experiences of African American Youth both in and beyond school and (2) the efforts of teacher preparation programs in adequately meeting the needs of diverse students.

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Published

2016-11-28

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016): UERPA Education Research & Policy Annuals

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