Teacher education
Research on the practices, procedures, and provision designed to equip (prospective) teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the classroom, school, and wider community.
Nina Asher Nina Asher
- Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-1357
- nasher@umn.edu
In the mid-1980s, armed with my master’s degree in social work (from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bombay, India), I began working as a research assistant on intervention projects focused on improving the educational achievement levels…
Erin Baldinger Erin Baldinger
- Associate Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-9478
- baldi013@umn.edu
My research centers on the preparation of secondary mathematics teachers. These areas of interest have emerged from my experiences as a middle school math teacher and as a mathematics teacher educator.
Jehanne Beaton Jehanne Beaton
- Director of Undergraduate Studies, DirecTrack to Education Coordinator
- she, her, hers
- beat0012@umn.edu
Jehanne Beaton has worked as a secondary social studies teacher in the public schools for more than twenty years, the bulk of which has been spent in diverse, urban classrooms in Minneapolis. She holds an M.F.A.
Blanca Caldas Chumbes Blanca Caldas Chumbes
- Associate Professor
- bcaldasc@umn.edu
Blanca Caldas is an assistant professor in Multilingual Education and Elementary Education—College of Education and Human Development at The University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She completed her Ph.D.
Vichet Chhuon Vichet Chhuon
- Associate Professor
- 612-625-4331
- vichet@umn.edu
My research has broadly focused on the experiences of immigrant youth and students of color to understand how school institutions might better help them realize their promise.
Samuel David Samuel David
- Assistant Professor
- he, him, his
- ssdavid@umn.edu
My work as both a teacher and researcher at the University of Minnesota are centrally concerned with improving instruction for minoritized multilingual students across diverse classroom contexts.
Jeff Henning-Smith Jeff Henning-Smith
- Senior Lecturer
- he, him, his
- henni143@umn.edu
Jeff Henning-Smith is a Senior Lecturer in the Elementary Education and Social Studies program areas.
Timothy Lensmire Timothy Lensmire
- Professor
- 612-625-2092
- lensmire@umn.edu
Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr
- Department Associate Chair, Associate Professor - Teaching
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-4187
- kmartink@umn.edu
Keitha-Gail received her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Minnesota in 2016. Her research interests live at the intersection of collective memory work, elementary education, teacher education, being Black, and living queerly.
J.B. Mayo J.B. Mayo
- Associate Professor
- he, him, his
- 612-309-6018
- mayo@umn.edu
I am an Associate Professor in social studies education. I hold a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of South Florida, where my focus of study was gender and sexuality within the social studies, specifically on the formation and…
Bic Ngo Bic Ngo
- Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Rodney S. Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
- 612-625-7520
- bcngo@umn.edu
My research and teaching interests focus on culturally relevant pedagogy, urban and multicultural education in general, and immigrant education in particular.
Gillian Roehrig Gillian Roehrig
- Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-0561
- roehr013@umn.edu
My research and teaching interests are centered on understanding how teachers translate national and state standards into their classrooms.
Karla Stone Karla Stone
- Senior Lecturer
- she, her, hers
- 612-626-0319
- ston0032@umn.edu
Dr. Karla Stone is a Senior Lecturer in Multilingual Education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. In that role, she coordinates the initial license and M.Ed. program for MN K-12 ESL and World Language teacher candidates.
Ramon Vasquez Ramon Vasquez
- Assistant Professor
- vasquezr@umn.edu
Dr. Vasquez is an Assistant Professor of Critical Elementary Education. Before working in higher education, he served as an elementary school teacher in California.
Cynthia Zwicky Cynthia Zwicky
- Senior Lecturer
- zwicky@umn.edu
Cynthia Zwicky has been an educator for more than 25 years. In this time she has worked as a classroom teacher, a mentor to new teachers, and as a coordinator for various programs and initiatives, primarily with Minneapolis Public Schools.
