(Re)Active Praxis: Setting the Standard in Antiracist/Antibias Instruction in English Language Arts and Teacher Education

Abstract

In this essay, Christian Z. Goering shares his reaction to the new NCTE Standards for the Initial Preparation of Teachers of English Language Arts 7–12 (Initial Licensure) as co-chair of the 2019–2021 NCTE Steering Committee for the ELA 7–12 Preparation Standards, past chair of ELATE, and current teacher educator. Believing that these standards have the ability to challenge and change what it means to teach ELA, he considers how students, faculty, and the field can take up and embrace antiracist/antibias instruction. Editor’s note: Goering originally contributed this piece in October 2020, then revised it in October 2021 in preparation for the official release of the new standards.