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Morita-Mullaney, Trish; Stallings, Lynne – Teacher Educator, 2018
Unlike states with established immigrant populations, Indiana is a new immigration gateway state that is developing its infrastructure to address immigrant needs. Indiana's English learner (EL) population between 1999 and 2018 has grown by 550% from 9,114 to 59,255 students. Of the current 59,255 ELs in K-12 schools, 24% are immigrants. Employing…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Bilingual Students, Immigrants, Case Studies
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Matsko, Kavita Kapadia; Hammerness, Karen – Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The literature on preparing teachers for urban schools provides a rationale for helping candidates understand the particular cultures of students. However, research has not sufficiently "unpacked" features of the setting that programs can address; nor has it discussed how programs tailor teaching approaches to their specific contexts.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Consciousness Raising