Articles assignment.

1. Read the two attached articles .

2. Respond to the following questions (print for class):

· Compare and contrast the ways King and Knapp each characterize the challenges associated with preparing teachers to educate diverse learners?

· What is dysconscious racism and how does it impede educational equity? (use examples from King’s article)

· How does Knapp depart from “traditional psychology” in her use of educational psychology to shape teacher pedagogy? What strategies does she use to teach pre-service teachers about the nature of teaching to reach all students?

· What are your ideas (or questions) about how educational psychologists can adopt a more structural perspective and/or critical approach to our research on classroom issues?