To CCTE Members & Delegates,
Please find attached in PDF format the CCTE Fall 2025 Research Monograph. This special publication of the California Council on Teacher Education has been created to share in written form many of the research presentations from the CCTE Fall 2025 Conference.
The monograph is a special benefit for CCTE members and delegates, as the 24 articles it contains will be a significant contribution to everyone’s teacher education knowledge base as well as an appropriate capstone to the Fall 2025 Conference.
We thank the many authors who contributed to this publication as well as all who were involved in the planning and execution of the CCTE Fall 2025 Conference.
Please enjoy this extra special CCTE publication.
Contents
Preface: Message from the CCTE President
By Karen Escalante
I am pleased to share our CCTE Fall 2025 Research Monograph with the
California Council on Teacher Education membership and friends. This volume
highlights the work of colleagues who presented at our CCTE Fall 2025 Conference
both in person and virtually. This collective research continues to honor, uphold,
and celebrate the conference theme: “Who We Are, Why We Matter: Teaching and
Teacher Educator Professionalism, Expertise, Advocacy, and Innovation.”
This work remains critical as we navigate a complex political climate and
rapidly shifting educational trends, including the rise of AI and the expansion of
nontraditional educational models. I am deeply grateful to each of these authors
who presented their scholarship and am honored that they have chosen to share it
here in the CCTE Fall 2025 Research Monograph.
In Community,
Karen Escalante
CCTE President
California State University San Bernardino
karen.escalante@csusb.edu
Introduction: A Light in the Darkness: Advocacy at All Educational Levels
By Marni E. Fisher & Kimiya Sohrab Maghzi
Pre-Service Program Development
The EdPrep Data Portal: A Case Study in Data-Driven Equity at Azusa Pacific University
By Rebekah Harris
Going the Extra Mile: A Call for Critical Language Advocacy in Bilingual Teacher Preparation in California Today
By ash busby & Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz
Modeling Professionalism and Advocacy in Teacher Education: A Cultural and Linguistic Imperative
By James M. Perren
Bridging Educator Preperation and Practice: A Reflective and Data-Informed Approach to Curriculum Desig
By Aya Shhub
Critical Reflection, Transformative Learning, and Vision Statements
By David Rago
Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Using Student-Centered Approaches to Advocate for Early Childhood Education
By Christina Laney & Ruth Piker
Exploring What Teacher Candidates Notice About High Quality Mentoring
By Matt Wallace, Lisa Sullivan, & Nancy Tseng
Humanizing Teacher Residencies: Moving at the Speed of Trust to Advance Professionalism, Advocacy, and Innovation in Educator Preparation
By Meghan Cosier, Cynthia Goin, Sally Hawkins, & Taylor Stratz
Advocating for Equity: An Equitable Mindset Workshop
By Kimiya Sohrab Maghzi & Marni E. Fisher
Dismantling Siloed Teaching: Advocacy and Innovation in Preparing Teachers to Work with Emergent Bilingual Students with Disabilities
By Marcella Cardoza McColum, ash busby, & Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz
Staying the Course: Centering Our Approach to Preservice Education on the Mission
By Reyna G. García Ramos, Terrelle Sales, & Jennaca Cotton
K-12 Leadership and Teacher Advocacy
Adaptive Leadership in a Theoretical Framework
By Jeremy F. Cavallaro & Marni E. Fisher
“It’s Not My Place” Internalized Norms of Whiteness in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
By Janice Chan Jefferis
Prismatic Narratives: The Focus of Leadership Advocacy in Difficult Times
By Meredith A. Dorner, Marni E. Fisher, Kevin Nguyen-Stockbridge, Tara M. Falce, Joe A. Petty, Karen M. Ortegon, Kimiya Sohrab Maghzi, Frances Hansell, Kelly Wan, & Veronica Bloomfield
Prismatic Arts-Based Research: An Arts-Based Look at Educational Perspectives on Professional Learning Communities
By Meredith A. Dorner, Marni E. Fisher, Holly Pearson, Tara M. Falce, Mina Chun, Ingrid Beaty, Eryn McDaniel, Karen M. Ortegon, Kimiya Sohrab Maghzi, Danelle Tickel, Jasmine Ramirez, Shanna Del Rosario, & Christina Cho
K-12 Student Advocacy
Dyslexia and Literacy: The Innovative Use of Electronic-Learning Modules to Enhance Teacher Development, Expertise, and Advocacy
By Kai J. Greene, Dominic Grasso, & Sue Sears
Middle School Bilingual Teachers’ Translanguaging, Biliteracy, and Advocacy Practices
By Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica, Allison Briceño, Alina Torres, Erica Lizarrago, Kathleen Jablon Stoehr, & Sara Rutherford-Quach
Enhancing Vocabulatry Acquisition Through AI-Driven IXL Platform
By JinHee Lee & Yuxin Zhong
From the Classroom— Teaching Reflections & Teaching Tips: Elevating Academic Language and Accountable Talk for Every Student Using “Talk Moves”
By Sally Baer
Analyzing Strengths and Weaknesses Among Students at a High School Enrolled in Access Program: A Pathway to Enhanced Educational Outcomes
By Fan Liu & Cynthia J. Lewis
K-12 and Beyond Methods & Development
Hands-on Interdisciplinary Teaching for a Sustainable World
By Pam Wasserman, Amy Gimino, & Cynthia Geary
Evaluation to Coaching: Humanizing Feedback to Build Trust and Capacity
By Furwa T. Rizvi
Examining School Change: A Three-Year Look at Implementing Restorative Practices
By Kimiya Sohrab Maghzi, Marni E. Fisher, Eryn McDaniel, Joe A. Petty, Tara M. Falce, Ingrid Beaty, Jeremy Cavalolaro, & Jasmine Ramirez
A Prismatic Look at K-8 Change: Layering DisCrit and Disability Studies Over Educational Change
by Joe A. Petty, Marni E. Fisher, Kelsey Wan, Danelle Tickel, Karen M. Ortegon, Meredith A. Dorner, & Kimiya Sohrab Maghzi
Additional Research Presentations at the CCTE Fall 2025 Conference