Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location: Education Development Center, Inc.
43 Foundry Ave
Waltham, MA 02453

Description: This event will provide an overview of the status of research on teacher preparation, with a specific focus on research related to equity and diversity. Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Cawthorne Professor of Teacher Education for Urban Schools at Boston College, will discuss three broad bodies of research in teacher preparation—accountability, effectiveness, and policies; teacher preparation for the knowledge society; and teacher preparation for diversity and equity—and some of the key findings within each line of research. She will also describe a conceptual framework she has developed for “putting equity at the center” of teacher preparation.

The event will include a panel of practitioners representing state education agencies, higher education, and alternative preparation, who will discuss their efforts to promote equity in teacher preparation and their current research needs. Attendees will be invited to participate in state-based breakout sessions focused on issues related to equity and diversity in teacher preparation.

Partnership or Research Alliance: Teacher Preparation Research Alliance

Audience: This in-person event is open to interested educators and researchers in the Northeast & Islands region and nationally. State education leaders, teacher preparation providers, and K–12 leaders and educators may be particularly interested in attending.

Speakers:
Keynote Presenter: Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Cawthorne Professor of Teacher Education for Urban Schools, Boston College Lynch School of Education
Panelist: Dr. Leslie Couse, Executive Director of Engagement and Faculty Development, Professor of Education, University of New Hampshire
Other panelists TBD
Dr. Karen Shakman, Research Scientist, REL Northeast & Islands
Susan Mundry, Senior Program Director, REL Northeast & Islands

To register for this event, email relneiinfo@edc.org.

Report Citation: Cochran-Smith, M., Villegas, A.M., Abrams, L., Chavez Moreno, L., Mills, T. & Stern, R. Research on teacher preparation: Charting the landscape of a sprawling field. In Gitomer, D. & Bell, C. (Eds.). Handbook of research on teaching (5th ed., pp. 439-547). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.