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Creating Conditions For Teacher Transformation For Equitable Classrooms, Susan Adams, Kathryn Brooks

Susan Adams

Presentation at the 65th Annual ATE-I Teacher Education Conference, Nashville, IN, October 20-22, 2012.

Issues Of Access And Excellence: New Faculty Expectations And Evaluations, Philip I. Kramer

Philip I. Kramer

People who become educational leadership professors usually come to their new occupation with a range of skills and experiences. Most doctoral preparation programs in educational leadership however do not always prepare future faculty members to address conflicts that arise when the actual roles and responsibilities of the new faculty member conflict with either their own and values or the institutions' norms, values, or mission. This case is an opportunity to consider how new faculty prepare for entrance into the professoriate. This case guides the reader through an exploration of faculty expectations of their students and themselves and how to plan …

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"I'Ve Come Too Far, I'Ve Worked Too Hard!": Reinforcement Of Support Structures Among Black Male Mathematics Students, Clarence L. Terry Sr, Ebony O. Mcgee

Clarence "La Mont" Terry, Sr.

Along with the growth and refinement of our shared discourses on equity, the community of education researchers focused on Black males has developed lenses with which to examine the risk and protective factors related to Black males’ participation in and experiences with mathematics. In this paper, the authors focus on the importance of the “supports” associated with mathematically high-achieving Black high school students in urban high schools. Using Critical Race Theory and narrative analysis, the authors report findings from semi-structured interviews of mathematically-successful Black male students (n = 12) from four urban high schools. Analysis of key themes suggests that …