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Title: Using a Simulated Teaching Environment to Improve Equitable Teaching Practices
This paper focuses on educators’ use of a simulated teaching environment and its relationship to changes in indices associated with equitable teaching practices. Pre-post survey data were gathered from 39 educators who spent an average of 4 hours and 45 minutes completing 17 sessions in four modules in an online simulated teaching program. Participants were provided with feedback following each session with the intention of improving their performance in subsequent sessions. Results indicated that there were significant and educationally meaningful positive changes in measured indices related to equitable teaching practices following online simulated teaching experiences.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2118849
PAR ID:
10537269
Author(s) / Creator(s):
;
Editor(s):
Bastiens, T
Publisher / Repository:
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Date Published:
ISBN:
978-1-939797-77-3
Page Range / eLocation ID:
836-845
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
teacher education simulated teaching environment culturally responsive teaching
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
Waynesville NC
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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