Keywords
contextually and culturally relevant
Scaffolding
Stream of lessons
How to Cite
Abstract
As teacher educators, we struggled to prepare our predominantly white teacher education students to effectively and compassionately teach Latino/a children. We designed a stream of lessons that afforded preservice teachers an opportunity to explore the potential inherent in learning about the in- and out-of- school lives of Latino students, and the power of incorporating what they learned into culturally and contextually relevant lessons. A critical analysis of our students‘ work, transcribed discussions, and field notes will be used to examine the benefits and challenges that arose in response to our efforts to more effectively prepare future educators to teach linguistically and culturally diverse populations.
How to cite:
Peralta, C., & Whang, P. A. (2012). Swimming upstream: Preparing future teachers to effectively and compassionately teach Latino/a children. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación, 27, 106-120. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/13562
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