CETE Convening

The Consortium for Excellence in Teacher Education (CETE) is a group of liberal arts colleges and universities with strong teacher preparation programs, who are dedicated to ensuring the development of excellent future educators.

Bryn Mawr and Haverford College Education Department hosted a vibrant and timely gathering for the CETE 2025 Convening.

CETE 2025 Convening

The Bryn Mawr/Haverford Education Studies Department has been a member of CETE since 1995. Celebrating 30 years of working with one another across campuses, departmental colleagues Chanelle Wilson and Margo Schall planned the 2025 CETE annual meeting around the theme "Co-creation: From Chaos to Connection" and welcomed colleagues from Barnard College, Bates College, Brandeis College, Princeton University, Skidmore College, Smith College, Swarthmore College, University of Pennsylvania, Vassar College, and Wellesley College.

Sessions included a discussion among three co-authors of the forthcoming book Practice Dialogues: Listening to the Wisdom of Care Work: Lauren Lattimore, Bryn Mawr alum (21, Educator, and Artist, Kamau Blakney, Education Internship Instructor of the BiCo's EDUC 200: Community Learning Collaborative and Mestre of Capoeira Angola, and Alice Lesnick, departmental colleague and Professor of Education.

Thursday evening's Plenary Fireside Chat highlighted work within Philly's rich education landscape that centers justice and radical leadership in this time. The discussion featured Ismael Jimenez of the School District of Philadelphia, and Sonia Rosen of Freedom Side School.