A Community-Engaged Pedagogy in HSI Teacher Preparation
Project Name: A Community-Engaged Pedagogy in HSI Teacher Preparation: Leveraging Voices from the Field Amidst the Global Pandemic
Project Leadership: Dr. Sandra I. Musanti, (Principal Investigator, Professor, Bilingual and Literacy Studies Department), Dr. Veronica Estrada (Co-PI, Professor in Teaching and Learning Department), and Dr. Pauli Badenhorst (Co-PI, Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning Department). The research team also includes Mrs. Patricia Robles (Assistant Professor in Practice, Bilingual and Literacy Studies Department), and Mrs. Amy Montoya, doctoral student in the Curriculum and Instruction program as a Graduate Research Assistant.
Funding Amount: $92,514.00
Sponsor: Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED)
Project Description: The awarded project seeks to tap into the experiences and expertise of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) community leaders, teacher educators, district and school administrators, experienced and novice teachers and teacher candidates in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) to inform a community-engaged pedagogy framework that will bridge school and university cultures – an initiative critical to a sustainable and equitable approach to transforming teacher preparation. Through a mixed methods approach, the study is documenting Latinx educators’ professional, cultural, and linguistic experiences learning to teach as well as effective practices and stances for teaching and learning.