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Biography
Dr. Sara Bangert is a clinical assistant professor in the Urban Teacher Education department at Indiana University-Indianapolis and serves as program coordinator for the Early Childhood Education program. She teaches methods courses focused on early literacy and language development and early childhood education courses focused on building teachers' capacity to enact humanizing pedagogical practices. She also supervises student teachers in local early learning centers and elementary schools.
Education:
- Ph.D., Urban Education Studies, Indiana University, 2020
- M.Ed., Elementary Education, Indiana University, 2016
- B.S., Elementary Education, Indiana University, 1998
Courses:
- E351: Foundations in Early Care and Childhood Education
- E331: Literacy Methods in the Early Grades
- E340: Methods of Teaching Reading
- M423: Early Childhood Education- Student Teaching
- E449: Trade Books and the Classroom Teacher
- X470: Psycholinguistics of Teaching Reading
Expert:
- Preparing transformative teachers for urban early education contexts;
- Teaching reading and writing with young children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Interests:
Research interests include preparing culturally responsive early childhood educators in online communities as well as narratives of teaching and learning in urban elementary schools.
Professional Associations:
- INAEYC
- NCTE
- ISLA