Event Title

Lightning Round: Fitting Into Our Students' Shoes: An Explanation of Empathy in Early Childhood Teacher Education

Location

Moakley Auditorium

Start Time

10-5-2018 1:50 PM

End Time

10-5-2018 3:00 PM

Description

Three early childhood teacher educators from different institutions engaged in a collaborative self-study to explore the role of empathy in preservice teacher professional development. The two-fold purpose of the study was to: 1) develop and refine our practices to build teacher candidates' empathy in their interactions with children, families, and colleagues; and 2) to reclaim accountability in teacher education by examining our practices in complex ways. We postulate that high-stakes testing, technology, and neoliberal education reforms influence our teacher candidates' abilities and willingness to apply empathy in the classroom. A deeper understanding of how teacher candidates understand and apply empathy provides avenues for teacher educators to navigate the tensions in school reform impacted contexts.

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May 10th, 1:50 PM May 10th, 3:00 PM

Lightning Round: Fitting Into Our Students' Shoes: An Explanation of Empathy in Early Childhood Teacher Education

Moakley Auditorium

Three early childhood teacher educators from different institutions engaged in a collaborative self-study to explore the role of empathy in preservice teacher professional development. The two-fold purpose of the study was to: 1) develop and refine our practices to build teacher candidates' empathy in their interactions with children, families, and colleagues; and 2) to reclaim accountability in teacher education by examining our practices in complex ways. We postulate that high-stakes testing, technology, and neoliberal education reforms influence our teacher candidates' abilities and willingness to apply empathy in the classroom. A deeper understanding of how teacher candidates understand and apply empathy provides avenues for teacher educators to navigate the tensions in school reform impacted contexts.