Credentials

PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, December 2013, Emphasis in Literacy Education

Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall Minnesota

Master of Science in Education and Leadership, May 2006

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Bachelor of Science in Teaching, May 2001

Major: Elementary Education  Emphasis: English

Select Courses Taught

Scholarly Writing

Introduction to Critical Race Theory in Education

Analysis of Research in Education

Integrating Technology into the Literacy Curriculum

Select Publications

Beschorner, B., Burnett, R., & Ferrero, K. (In press). Creating space for middle school students to discuss race. Voices in the Middle.

 Woodward, L. & Beschorner, B. (2021). Using the Technology Integration Planning Cycle to select digital tools for virtual instruction. In M. Niess & H. Gillow-Wiles (Eds.), Transforming Teachers’ Online Pedagogical Reasoning for Teaching K-12 Students in Virtual Learning Environments.

 Beschorner, B. & Hall, A. (2021). Building inclusivity and empathy through writer’s workshop. The Reading Teacher.

 Beschorner, B. (2020). Revisiting Kuo and Belland’s exploratory study of undergraduate students’ perceptions of online learning: Minority students in continuing education. Educational Technology Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09900-3.

Berry, T., Burnett, R., Beschorner, B., Eastman, K., Krull, M., & Kruizenga, T. (2020). Racial experiences of pre-service teachers. Teaching Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10476210.2020.1777096

Beschorner, B. & Woodward, L. (2019). Preparing Students to Read: A digital learner-centered approach to literacy instruction. In R. Karchmer-Klein (Ed.), Effective Practices in Online Teacher Preparation.

Burnett, R. & Beschorner, B. (2018). Centering the voices of teacher candidates of color to inform racially-just spaces. In C. Jewett (Ed.), Critical Intersections in Contemporary Curriculum & Pedagogy.

Select Presentations

Flenaugh, T., Inman, L., Beschorner, B, & White, R. (2021, February). Using improvement science to establish a sustainable and diverse profession. Proposal accepted for the 73^rd Annual Meeting of American Association of College Teacher Educators. Virtual.

Burnett, R. & Beschorner, B. (2021, April). Using research and improvement science to investigate the racial equity climate in teacher preparation programs. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Virtual.

Burnett, R. & Beschorner, B. (2021, April). Carving a path in the unknown: A journey of uprooting whiteness. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Virtual.

Kimori, D. & Beschorner, B. (2021, April). Merit is more than GPA. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Virtual.

Beschorner, B. & Berry, T. (2020, December). Reflective writing: Developing White anti-racist pre-service teachers. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association. Virtual.

Bergeson, K. & Beschorner, B. (2020, April). Using the Technology Integration Planning Cycle with pre-service teachers. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Berry, T. & Beschorner, B. (2019, May). A case for critical race consciousness in the white feminized teaching profession. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Critical Race Studies in Education Association. Los Angeles, CA.

Burnett, R. & Beschorner, B. (2019, April). Creating racially just educational spaces: Voices of teacher candidates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Toronto, Canada.