Addressing Opportunity Gaps in Education Insights from the Association of Teacher Educators Inquiry Initiative

Introduction

Part 1:  The Context for Change

Nancy Fichtman Dana

Chapter 1.  In the Beginning

Rachelle Meyer Rogers and Douglas W. Rogers

Chapter 2.  Leading the Way

Audra Parker, Kristien Zenkov, and Douglas W. Rogers

Chapter 3.  Shaping Our Collective Thought

Carla L. Tanguay and Kimberly Sloan

Part 2:  Being the Change-The Work of Professional Educators

 Audra Parker

Chapter 4. Impacting Opportunity Gaps by Using an Equity-Based Conceptual Framework to Guide Practitioner Inquiry

Karen Potter and Abdelilah Salim Sehlaoui

Chapter 5. Shifting Perspectives of Full Professors: Renewal, Reengagement, and Revitalization through ATE’s Inquiry Initiative

Jamia Thomas Richmond and Amanda M. Rudolph

Chapter 6. The Inquiry and Impact of Clinical Educators’ Three-Year Community of Practice

Sara Harms, Megan E. Lynch, Mark Diacopoulos, Jennifer Phaiah, Tamara M. Shattuck, Michael Brosnan, and René Roselle

Chapter 7. Policy Matters: Collective Reflections on Preparing Educators to Engage with Policy to Bridge Opportunity Gaps

Nathan A. Blom, Sandy M. Philipose, Christine R. Ralston., Mary J. Selke, Samantha L. Strachan, Patricia Swails, Leslie B. Trimmer

Chapter 8. Wonder-Full Education: A Collaborative Discourse on Wonder

Son T. H. Pham, Carley Fisher-Maltese, Sara Gailey, and Jean Kiekel

Chapter 9. A Critical Reimagining of Teacher Educator Learning to Disrupt Opportunity Gaps in Education

Charles Gonzalez and Kimberly Oamek

Chapter 10.  Reflections on the Process of Creating a Systematic Review About Asset-Based Pedagogy Approaches in the United States

Suzanne Horn, Ximena D. Burgin, Jayme Hines, Alissa Droog

Part 3.  Epilogue

Douglas W. Rogers

Chapter 11. Looking Back

Greer Richardson, Heidi R. Bacon, and Aiyana Henry

Chapter 12. Looking Forward

Kristien Zenkov and Lin Rudder

Biography

Greer Richardson is a Professor of Education and Director of the Institute for the Collective Impact in Education at La Salle University, USA.

Heidi R. Bacon is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Language, Literacies, and Culture at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA.

Aiyana Henry is the Associate Dean for Professional Education and Professor of Instructional Leadership & Academic Curriculum in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at the University of Oklahoma, USA.

"The Association of Teacher Educators proudly endorses this book as a rigorous, well-crafted contribution that advances equity, collaborative inquiry, and educator preparation while exemplifying transformative practice in teacher education. Reflecting the principles ATE champions, it integrates clinical practice, scholarship, and meaningful collaboration to address opportunity gaps and strengthen outcomes for all learners."

The Association of Teacher Educators

"This is a powerhouse book that should be read by all of us who care deeply about teacher education as a discipline and the work we do to support teachers to engage in co-developing with young people optimal educational opportunities. A deliberate and timely call to focus on what matters most in helping young people reach their full capacity, this book provides the kind of insights we need during times where justice and equity are under attack. An exemplar for what can happen when editors have a central framework in bringing together a diverse group of talented scholars, this book has the potential to inspire as it transforms policies and practices in education and beyond."

H. Richard Milner IV, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education and Sociology, Vanderbilt University, USA

"When teacher educators inquire in community with one another, the outcomes are inspirational, impactful, and important. Addressing Opportunity Gaps in Education offers a timely, rigorous, and deeply collaborative account of how inquiry, practice, and praxis can be mobilized to confront persistent educational inequities. Grounded in the lived work of the ATE Inquiry Initiative, this book is a must-read for teacher educators committed to equity-driven transformation and sustained professional advocacy."

Nancy Fichtman Dana, Professor and Distinguished Teaching Scholar, University of Florida, USA

"This publication highlights the outcomes of ATE’s Inquiry Initiative to promote meaningful collaborative research and inquiry in teacher education. The chapters in this book provide not only a valuable roadmap for future Inquiry Initiative projects but also contribute greatly to our understanding of the discipline of teacher education."

D. John McIntyre, Association of Teacher Educators' Director of Meetings, Professor Emeritus School of Education, Southern Illinois University, USA