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Panel Promotes Teaching

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Educators and doctoral students offered advice and shared career experiences Tuesday in an effort to guide aspiring graduate students seeking to become teachers and to promote resources that students could access along the way. When we are in the classroom, when we are teaching children who look like us, our students do better,” she said.

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Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises

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Despite decreasing interest for working in education, enrollment trends for the two states’ high school introductory teaching courses complicated the story. According to the report, enrollment in Tennessee’s Teaching as a Profession courses has been on the rise from 2018 to 2022, alongside the number of schools offering such courses.

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Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction

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A growing body of research has shown that race-matched instruction—when teachers and learners come from the same background—is beneficial for students. Gershenson and Griffin agreed that white faculty also need better training to teach and mentor an increasingly diverse student body. Even small, one-off exposures matter,” he said.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

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Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. With this in mind, we (Hines and Fletcher) compiled the collection of readings by prominent scholars, as described herein. Dr. Erik M.

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Film About the Abuse of People of Color Becomes a Teaching Tool

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The 3E Program aims to teach unfiltered American history by combining ethics, empathy, and empowerment, the three Es. All instruction will be virtual, live, and accessible across the country. Meeting the New York state standards for U.S. I want this program to be impactful, to change mindsets. I’m hoping for a positive change.

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Fuentes Earns the AAHHE Mildred García Founders' Award

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Mildred García — honors exemplar commitment to advancing access and success of the Latinx population in higher education. He serves as co-director of the Center for Teaching Excellence. in curriculum and instruction from the Pennsylvania State University.

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California Community College Professors Sue, Alleging New DEI Rules Violate First Amendment

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Reedley College The lawsuit – from six professors – argued that the DEI rules “mandate viewpoint conformity” and “force professors to endorse the government’s view on politically charged questions regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.” How am I supposed to incorporate DEI into my classroom instruction?”