Division K Fireside Chat Each Division’s Representatives collaborate to propose and plan the annual Division’s Fireside Chat specifically to address the needs and interests of their graduate student membership. What is the topic of the 2017 Division K’s Fireside Chat? Session Title: Navigating the Terrain of Teacher Education: Multiple Trajectories for Prospective Teacher Educators As teacher education is moving away from traditional university settings, diverse trajectories for teachers and teacher educators have emerged. From alternative certification programs, to charter school expansion, teachers and teacher educators are charged to navigate a tumultuous reality. Looking at the context of AERA’s host city (San Antonio) as an example, in 2011, there were 8,072 teachers that completed an alternative program compared to 11,502 teachers that completed a traditional program in Texas. With the number of teachers completing alternative certification routes quickly catching up with traditional routes, teacher educators in university settings must negotiate their shifting role(s). To understand the lay of this land, we bring together a panel of senior scholars in teacher education who represent diverse international and local perspectives. Exploring how structural, sociopolitical, and programmatic conditions impact the work of prospective teacher educators, we examine how these issues manifest from the local context of San Antonio, TX to international insights for future teacher educators, and how they respond to community dynamics to ensure equal educational access for all students. This session explores the challenges to university-based teacher education within a complicated political climate, and the role of developing teacher educators navigating the larger terrain in which university-based teacher education operate. Through an intimate discussion with senior scholars who have expertise in diverse pathways of teacher education, we examine the work of teacher educators committed to transforming inequitable schooling within the current sociopolitical climate. Moving from local perspectives in San Antonio, TX to the global perspectives on teacher education, we aim foster a mentorship and dialog with graduate students attempting to navigating the current terrain of teacher education. Why should graduate students attend the Division K Fireside Chat? AREA’s GSC Fireside Chats are a great opportunity hear from senior scholars in a more intimate graduate student-specific setting. This year Division K’s Fireside Chat will be have diverse opportunities to learn from and with with our invited speakers in both small and whole group conversations. In addition to discussing the topic of the session, the Fireside Chat is an opportunity connect with other graduate students interested teacher education, meeting your representatives, and learn about ways to get involved within Division K. Where and when will the 2017 Division K Fireside Chat take place? Date: Sunday, April 30, 2017 Time: 10:35am to 12:05pm Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Second Floor, Bowie B Where can additional information about other Division Fireside Chats be found?
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We hope to see you there! Maria Wallace, Division K Senior Representative Josephine Pham, Division K Junior Representative |
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