Dr. Carmen Mercado, CUNY professor emeritus, talks with us about the importance of self-study, sharing diverse perspectives in class, and reflective writing in her own development and that of her students. She shares her experiences as one of the first bilingual classroom teachers and teacher educators in NYC. Carmen’s book, “Navigating teacher education in complex and uncertain times: connecting communities of practice in a borderless world,” was published in 2019.
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Overview
00:00-00:51 Intros
00:52-04:31 Teacher self-study
04:32-11:17 Relationships within the teacher ed classroom
11:18-14:10 Students’ reaction to process
14:11-15:09 Children’s involvement; Professional Staff Congress; grants
15:10-19:34 Children’s writing; parents
19:35-23:48 Teachers’ SEL
23:49-27:16 Impact on classroom teaching of children
27:17-30:47 Preparing teachers for diverse classrooms; using children’s literature
30:48-33:53 Stereotyping vs. cultural responsiveness
33:54-37:43 Auto-ethnography
37:44-39:08 Teacher educators’ ethical obligation towards teachers in their classroom
39:09-40:30 Outro
Transcript
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