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The Impossibility of Being “Perfect and White”: Black Girls’ Racialized and Gendered Schooling Experiences

Reexamining Coherence in Teacher Education

Changing the Narrative on Diversifying the Teaching Workforce: A Look at Historical and Contemporary Factors That Inform Recruitment and Retention of Teachers of Color

Making Justice Peripheral by Constructing Practice as “Core”: How the Increasing Prominence of Core Practices Challenges Teacher Education

A Call to Action for Teacher Preparation Programs: Supporting Critical Conversations and Democratic Action in Safe Learning Environments

Dorinda Carter Andrews is the chairperson for the Department of Teacher Education. She is also a professor of race, culture, and equity. Her research is broadly focused on racial justice and educational equity. She examines issues of racial justice in P-12 learning contexts and on college campuses, urban teacher preparation and identity development, and critical race praxis with K-12 educators. Her scholarship examines these issues by illuminating voices of youth and adults who have been historically and traditionally marginalized in schools and society. Carter Andrews is a 2019 co-recipient of the Division G Outstanding Mentoring Award from the American Educational Research Association. She is also co-editor of the Journal of Teacher Education. She has given two TEDx talks, "The Consciousness Gap in Education" and "Teach Kids to be Eagles." Her work has been published in several top-tier academic journals and media outlets.

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The minimum every teacher needs to know about critical race theory and the school policies it inspires

Critical race theory isn't taught in Michigan schools, so why is it such a hot topic?

Protests erupt over teaching of critical race theory in schools

They were denied diplomas and blocked from crossing the stage for how they celebrated graduation

A Houston High School Has a New Dress Code. For Parents.

North Kansas City Schools Are Getting More Diverse Books Because Representation Matters

The LSEA And The MEA Join Forces To Confront Social Justice

How Lansing School District went from 107 expulsions to zero with discipline reform

When Black Hair Violates The Dress Code

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In this talk, Dorinda Carter Andrews challenges us to consider how gaps in critical consciousness and mindsets for adults and students in schools prevent us from providing equitable schooling experiences for all students. Specifically, Carter Andrews urges educators to consider how increased critical consciousness about the role of race and culture in teaching and learning can be fostered through educator professional development and student curriculum and can ultimately strengthen teacher-student relationships. A shifted focus on closing consciousness gaps can address the equity imperative embedded in the larger discourse about achievement gaps.

On February 11, Dorinda received the MSU 2014 Outreach Scholarship Community Partner Award for her collaboration with school districts to close achievement gaps. Further, on March 1, she received the Alumni of Color Achievement Award at the 2014 Alumni of Color Conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Dorinda Carter Andrews is an associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University where she teaches courses on racial identity development, urban education, critical multiculturalism, and critical race theory. Dr. Carter Andrews is a Core Faculty member in the African American and African Studies program and a Faculty Leader in the Urban Educators Cohort Program, a program designed to prepare MSU pre-service students for teaching careers in urban contexts.

The consciousness gap in education - an equity imperative | Dorinda Carter Andrews | TEDxLansingED

Uncovered 2014: Dorinda Carter Andrews, associate professor of teacher education in the Michigan State University College of Education, studies race and equity in schools, and how teacher preparation and professional development can help address those issues.

http://education.msu.edu/uncovered/#equity-answers

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This workshop on culturally competent undergraduate STEM teaching was presented as part of AAC&U's Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES). TIDES is generously funded through a grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Dr. Dorinda Carter Andrews
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Michigan State University

www.aacu.org/tides

Rejecting Color-Blindness: Toward Cultural Competence in Undergraduate STEM Teaching (3 of 3)

This video presents an overview of the Michigan School Program Information (MiSPI) Project, led by Dr. Zachary Neal and Dr. Jennifer Watling Neal at Michigan State University. To learn more about the project or to contact us, visit mispi.psy.msu.edu.

Michigan School Program Information (MiSPI) Project, Overview 2016

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