Description
Book SynopsisDetails how Minority Serving Institutions are preparing culturally proficient teachers using methods centred on integrating culturally relevant pedagogy, creating a culture of belonging through faculty engagement, enriching student teaching practice through residencies and school-university partnerships, and working with families and communities.
Table of Contents
- Contents (Tentative)
- Preface: Love and Teaching
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: What's Love Got to Do With It?
- 1. Teacher Education and Diversity: Information vs. Transformation
- History of Diversity and Racial Equity in Teacher Education
- Access to Higher Education for Students of Color Interested in Teaching
- "The Overwhelming Presence of Whiteness" in Teacher Education Programs
- Lack of Program Coherence
- High Stakes Entry and Certification Exams
- Recruitment and Retention of Teachers of Color in Hard to Staff Schools
- 2. "A Story to Tell": Who Are Minority Serving Institution Teacher Educators and Candidates?
- Tulia
- Jeanne
- Rafael
- Alba, Camila, and Elmira
- Cortez
- Dean
- Kim
- Seth
- 3. Changing the Narrative: What Does Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Look Like in Action
- What Is Culturally Relevant Pedagogy?
- Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and MSIs
- A Place of Hope and Healing: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy at Stone Child College
- Every Step Forward Sea Con Paso Firme: Stories and Images of Teaching in California's Central Valley
- "You Can't Sit Behind a Desk": Visibility and Black Role Models at Jackson State University
- Culturally Relevant Pedagogy as Community Analysis
- 4. Belonging: Faculty Support and Cohort Models in MSI Teacher Education Programs
- Like Family
- "Not Just a Number": Personalized and Holistic Faculty Care
- Peer Leadership and Support: MSI Cohort Models
- My Brother's Keeper: Cohorts and Call Me MISTER at Jackson State University
- "They Were Us": Cohorts and The Mini Corps Program at Fresno State University
- 5. "Home Grown": Teacher Residencies and University-School Partnerships
- So, What's Wrong With Student Teaching?
- "We Were There From the Beginning": Fresno State's Rural Residency Program
- "Their Time in the Classroom Is Just as Important as Mine": New Mexico State University's Blocks Program
- 6. Where Wisdom Sits: Community Engagement
- Home Visits
- Community Service
- Parental Education
- Field Trips
- Inquiry, Action Research, and Advocacy
- 7. Call to Action
- Diversify the Teaching Profession
- Integrate Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
- Expand Student Teaching and Clinical Practice
- Recruit Former K-12 Teachers to the Faculty
- Promote Cohort Models
- Provide Wrap Around Candidate Support
- Foster Community Engagement
- Respect the Teaching Profession
- Communicate Messages of Success
- Consider the Importance of Love
- Final Thoughts
- Appendix A: The Study
- References
- About the Authors
