Equity & Social Justice in Teacher Education

Teacher educators have a unique role in promoting an anti-racist and socially just system of public education. The resources on this page can provide practical ways on how to do this within a teacher education program. 

Anti-Racism in Teacher Education

This keynote speech from Tyrone Howard (UCLA) at the July 2020 STENT Conference addresses the challenges and possibilities for engaging teacher educators in dismantling racism in the field.

Supporting Anti-Racist Teaching in Pre-Service Teachers

This presentation by Darlene Lee (UCLA) shares strategies for supporting the unlearning of dominant paradigms of schooling and for working towards the development of abolitionist teachers.

Fostering a Healthy Racial Climate in Teacher Education

This keynote speech by Rita Kohli (UCR) from the July 2020 STENT Conference describes how teacher education programs can confront racism in their programs and reimagine their practices to promote diversity in the teaching workforce.

Supporting Pre-Service Teachers Equitably

This talk introduces tools and resources that aim to support the productive collaboration between mentor teachers and teacher candidates, and to more consistently open up necessary opportunities for candidates to engage in the complex work of teaching. These resources are based on findings from a previous study that researched the clinical experiences of 66 teacher candidates from three preparation programs