About the Collaborative
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Collaborative for Innovation in Teacher Education (CITE) (tamu.edu)
Collaborative for Innovation in Teacher Education (CITE) (tamu.edu)
The Wisniewski Teacher Education Award of The Society of ProfessorsThe Technology and Teacher Education Program Area received the Wisniewski Teacher Education Award for creating the Collaborative for Innovation in Teacher Education from the Society of Professors, an organization started by John Dewey in 1910. The Wisniewski Teacher Education Award of The Society of Professors of Education (SPE) is presented annually to recognize and honor an outstanding teacher education program at a college or university. The purpose of the Award is to honor an institution which has made a significant contribution to the theory and practice of teacher education. The Wisniewski Award recognizes particularly on the Collaborative's integration of theory and practice, strength of foundational study, and effective innovation in the field of teacher education.
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The Collaborative's Annual Reports
2021-2022
The Collaborative for Innovation in Teacher Education (CITE)—The Collaborative, for short—, launched by The
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture (TLAC) at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD), for which Dr. Craig is serving as Founding Director, published its first annual report. Throughout the 2021-2022 academic year, the Collaborative has developed online teacher professional development courses and offered book launches, research presentations, and keynote addresses.
Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture (TLAC) at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD), for which Dr. Craig is serving as Founding Director, published its first annual report. Throughout the 2021-2022 academic year, the Collaborative has developed online teacher professional development courses and offered book launches, research presentations, and keynote addresses.
2022-2023
The Collaborative’s second year of existence was even more successful than its first! Not only did the Collaborative feature its first international event with panel members participating from around the world (i.e., India, Iceland, Canada, France), it also hosted a symposium with Marilyn Cochran-Smith and Gloria Ladson-Billings as invited speakers and Cheryl Craig, the Collaborative’s Director, as the moderator. The uptick in national and international visitors at our sponsored events continues. More and more preservice and induction year teachers are attending —with one enthusiastically noting that the Collaborative delivers “total awe moments.” The variety in the programming is an attraction especially when those teaching classes present their research. But undergraduate and graduate students also like it when teacher educators from other countries—Germany, for instance—are attracted to the sessions just as much as they are. In 2023-2024, another exciting program is planned. Events include another symposium (an even larger one), other book launches, more research note presentations and a workshop. Former graduate students will also share their work. A practitioner journal will also be launched in 2024.
A very exciting year lies ahead for the Collaborative. Please consider attending the many hosted events.
A very exciting year lies ahead for the Collaborative. Please consider attending the many hosted events.
2023-2024
Now in its third year, the Collaborative for Innovation in Teacher Education (CITE) continues to grow in reach, influence, and impact. Following a landmark year in 2023—capped by receiving the Innovation in Teacher Education Award from the Society of Professors at AERA—the Collaborative entered 2024 with a deepened commitment to relationship-building and community engagement. This year, while no major external award was granted to the Collaborative itself, Founding Director Cheryl Craig received a Legacy Award from a partnering school district, signaling the strengthening of university–school partnerships and the Collaborative’s expanding reputation. With nearly 3,000 educators from 18 countries and 24 U.S. states participating in CITE events to date, the Collaborative’s programming continues to resonate deeply—especially with early-career teachers who identify with its mission. From the development of impactful Holocaust education courses to the grassroots uptake of a virtual travel study workshop, CITE’s initiatives are not only sustaining momentum but inspiring innovation in teacher education across local and global contexts.
Lectures/Research Note Presentations/Book Launches
DIALOGUES IN TRANSFORMING EDUCATION
Renowned experts in teacher education, Drs. Gloria Ladson-Billings and Marilyn Cochran-Smith, discuss navigating through K-12 teaching in a conversation moderated by SEHD professor, Dr. Cheryl Craig on March 29, 2023.
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Celebrating the Success of the 4+1 Program |
The Tools Have Always Been There: Excavating Classroom Practices and Materials |
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Date: March 26, 2025
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Celebration: TAMU CPED Program of the Year 2024 |
Rays of Hope amid the Clouds: Exploring Mental Health and Wellbeing in Texas Teachers |
Drawn to the Flame: Teachers' Stories of Burnout |
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Relational Realms: Helping Educators Navigate and Cultivate Healthy Schoolhouse Relationships
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Black Transnational Languages and Literacy
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Teacher Education in Texas
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Building Quantitative Evidence in Clinical Teacher Education
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Black Hair Persecution in K-12 Schools: A Multi-state Media Analysis
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Publishing in the New Practitioner Journal “BRIDGE: Bringing Research In Direct Grasp of Educators”
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The Third Rail: A Critical Discourse Policy Analysis of States' School Discipline Policies within the Practice and Theory Colloquy
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Pioneering pedagogy: An innovative approach to global education via a virtual study abroad model
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THE “PROBLEM” OF TEACHER EDUCATION: TENSIONS AND TRENDDr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith shares her research and perspective on the issues affecting teacher education in a “Dean’s Distinguished Lecture” on March 29, 2023.
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Preparing to Teach ALL Students Well: Post Pandemic Pedagogy
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[Book Launch] Learning, Learning and the Best-Loved Self in Teaching and Teacher Education
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Creating Liberatory Literacy Spaces with BIPOC Students
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Lost or Found in Translation? Translating Educational Research into Practice: Challenges and Promises
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Examining Clinical Teaching observation scores as a measure of preservice teacher quality
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Curriculum Re mix We Got This
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