Holding space for uncertainty and vulnerability: reclaiming humanity in teacher education through contemplative | equity pedagogy.

In this manuscript we describe our journey as two White coteachers conducting interpretive research with Black and Brown students in a remote-learning teacher preparation course in New York City. In the context of uncertainty, during the twin epidemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice, we explore how we reframed our contemplative pedagogy by embracing an equity-oriented framework. We share stories about moments of awakening drawn from spaces between us and our exceptional cohort of special education teachers - reflections about sensations, emotions, biases, and lived experiences as we embrace the identity of interbeing. Specifically, we explore transformations in our approach to process orientation, reflective journaling, heuristic methodology, and event-oriented inquiry as enacted in the course. We advocate for supporting faculty and students in contemplative enactments to build trust, relationship and communication essential for centering equity in response-able education. Sa lámhscríbhinn seo, deanaimíd cur síos ar ár dturas, mar dhá chomh-mhúinteoir le craiceann bán, a dhéanamh taighde léirmhínitheach le mic léinn daite i gcúrsa ullmhúcháin múinteoirí cianfhoghlama i gCathair Nua Eabhrac. I gcomhthéacs na neamhchinnteachta, le linn eipidéimí cúpla COVID-19 agus éagóir chiníoch, déanaimíd iniúchadh ar an gcaoi ar athchruthaíomar ár n-oideolaíocht mhachnamhach trí chreat atá dírithe ar chothromas a ghlacadh. Roinnimíd scéalta faoi chuimhneacháin de dhúiseacht a tógadh ó spásanna idir ár gcohort eiseachtúil múinteoirí oideachais speisialta agus an bheirt againn – machnaimh faoi bhraistintí, mhothúcháin, chlaontachtaí agus eispéiris mhaireachtála agus muid ag glacadh le haitheantas an fholláine. Go sonrach, déanaimíd iniúchadh ar chlaochluithe inár gcur chuige maidir le treoshuíomh próisis, dialann machnamhach, modheolaíocht heorastúil agus fiosrúchán dírithe – mar a achtaíodh sa chúrsa. Molaimíd tacaíocht a thabhairt don fhoireann teagaisc agus do mhic léinn in achtacháin mhachnaimh, chun mhuinín, caidrimh agus chumarsáid atá riachtanach, chun cothromas san oideachas a lárú, agus atá in ann freagairt.

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