Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) assistant professors Dr. Charles H Gonzalez and Dr. James Thompson have been selected to participate in the inaugural Inquiry Initiative, sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE).
The Initiative is a first-of-its-kind collaborative exploration of teacher education practices and research, focused on opportunity gaps in education.
“ATE is committed to exploring ways teacher education scholars and practitioners can impact the pressing teaching and learning challenges of our time,” Rachelle Rogers, president of ATE, said. “The Inquiry Initiative is a unique, sustainable, and collaborative structure that we believe can have that impact.”
Gonzalez and Thompson were two of only 80 university- and school-based teacher educators and education scholars from around the U.S. chosen to participate in the initiative. The initiative aims to cultivate and support collaborative research inquiries across geographic and institutional contexts over a three-year span. Imagined as an alternative to the traditional “drive-thru” mode of professional engagement available via most academic conferences, the initiative will include sustained and sustainable professional partnerships that result in pedagogical innovations, research reports and presentations, and education policies.
The Association of Teacher Educators is the nation’s oldest professional organization dedicated to the preparation of teachers. It aims to promote advocacy, equity, leadership, and professionalism for teacher educators in all settings and supports quality education for all learners at all levels. An individual membership organization, ATE enhances quality teacher education through both exemplary clinical practice and research.
