GATEways to Teacher Education

A journal of the Georgia Association of Teacher Educators development have been published in leading journals such as The Journal of Social Studies Research, Social Studies Research and Practice, Social Education, Middle level Learning The Social Studies, Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, Educational Studies, and The American Educational History Journal

EricaAdela Warren is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at Mercer University Tift College of Education. She has 13 years of experience working in middle school as a teacher and instructional coach. Ms. Warren studies middle schools and how to engage teachers in addressing assumptions that underly curriculum designs that dehumanize adolescents and erase their experiences.

Michael Champion is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at Mercer University Tift College of Education. He is a high school social studies educator, and social studies professional coordinator with a focus in critical and culturally relevant pedagogy. Mr. Champion’s current research involves deconstructing the dominant narrative by using critical and culturally relevant pedagogical interventions.