Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
“The ‘Problem’ of Teacher Education: Tensions and Trends”
Speaker: Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Location: in-person at the Texas A&M Zone Club, and virtually via livestream.
A Q&A session with Dr. Cochran-Smith will follow.
About Dr. Cochran-Smith
Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith
Cawthorne Professor of Teacher Education
Lynch School of Education & Human Development, Boston College
Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith has over 40 years of experience as a teacher education scholar and practitioner. Over that time, she gained national and international recognition for her scholarship in teacher education research, practice and policy, as well as her commitment to inquiry-based teaching and teacher education for social justice. Dr. Cochran-Smith is a member of the National Academy of Education since 2009 and has also served as president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Dr. Cochran-Smith is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Dialogues in Transforming Education
Dialogues in Transforming Education will cover critical topics affecting K-12 teachers. Drs. Marilyn Cochran-Smith and Gloria Ladson-Billings, who have a combined 90+ years of experience in education, will share their perspectives in a conversation moderated by Dr. Cheryl Craig.
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Location: In-person at the Texas A&M Zone Club and virtually via livestream
About Dr. Cochran-Smith
Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith
Cawthorne Professor of Teacher Education
Lynch School of Education & Human Development, Boston College
Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith has over 40 years of experience as a teacher education scholar and practitioner. Over that time, she gained national and international recognition for her scholarship in teacher education research, practice and policy, as well as her commitment to inquiry-based teaching and teacher education for diversity and social justice. Dr. Cochran-Smith is a member of the National Academy of Education since 2009 and has also served as president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Dr. Cochran-Smith is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
About Dr. Ladson-Billings
Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings
President
National Academy of Education
Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings is a Fellow of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture at Texas A&M’s School of Education & Human Development. Her expertise in education spans over 50 years. Dr. Ladson-Billings’ research examines the educational practices of teachers who are successful with African American students. She previously served at the University of Wisconsin – Madison as the Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and faculty affiliate in the Department of Educational Policy. Dr. Ladson-Billings was also the 2005-2006 president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
About Dr. Craig
Dr. Cheryl Craig
Professor and Houston Endowment Endowed Chair in Urban Education
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, School of Education & Human Development, Texas A&M University
Dr. Cheryl Craig’s empirical research is at the intersection where teaching and curriculum meet. Using the narrative inquiry research method, she conducts research with preservice and in-service teachers within reforming school contexts in Houston’s urban core. Such campuses typically serve diverse, high-poverty children at risk of school failure. Her research programs focus on the influence various school reform agendas have on teachers’ knowledge development, communities of knowing and the unintended consequences that school reform initiatives and educational policies may have on student learning. Dr. Craig formerly served as president of the American Association of Teaching and Curriculum. She was also Chair of the Narrative Research Special Interest Group and the Portfolios and Refection in Teaching and Teacher Education Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
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