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3.2.9 Reading Rainbow Remix: Fostering Cultural Competence of Gifted Teachers through Literature in Professional Learning Settings
Children’s literature is an effective tool for creating a classroom culture that embraces cultural diversity and builds understanding among students, and professional learning communities often use educational texts as the basis for discussion. These two concepts are combined in this session; participants will leave with an understanding of how to incorporate multicultural children’s literature in professional learning communities in order to foster teachers’ culturally responsive teaching practices. The presenters will model how to use literature during professional learning sessions and book studies so that attendees are better prepared to utilize the strategy with teachers in their own districts.
Author(s):
Katie Lewis
klewis15@ycp.edu
York College of Pennsylvania
United States
Katie D. Lewis, Ed.D., is an assistant professor at York College of Pennsylvania. She teaches undergraduate early elementary education courses, and she also serves as program coordinator for Secondary Education, Post-Baccalaureate and Transfer students. Dr. Lewis has 5 years of experience teaching in public schools where she served as grade chair, lead science teacher, gifted cluster teacher and mentor to student teachers. She serves as Past-Chair for the TAGT Research Division and as NAGC Professional Development Network Chair. Her research interests include teacher preparation programs, motivation, and the underrepresentation of gifted English language learners.
Angela Novak
novaka17@ecu.edu
East Carolina University
United States
Angela Novak, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and AIG Program Coordinator at East Carolina University. She previously worked in both the public education sector in grades K-8 and in central office, and the private non-profit sector, with a gifted summer program. Angela earned her MA from The University of Connecticut and her Ph.D. from The College of William and Mary, both in gifted education. She is the Past Chair and Program Chair of the Professional Development Network of NAGC and is the Co-Editor of a three-volume service publication with NAGC on professional learning in gifted education.
