Student Success & Equity with Dr. Steve Bautista

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Learn how community colleges can prepare and support future teachers.

In this episode, I interview Dr. Steve Bautista, counselor & program coordinator, Center for Teacher Education, Santa Ana College. He's also president of the Association of California Community College Teacher Education Programs (ACCCTEP).

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We discuss the following topics:

6:40:05: Why students choose the teacher education pathway.
Resource: Bautista, S. M. (2020). Hope for the Future: An exploratory qualitative study on Latinx community college students aspiring to become K-12 teachers (Doctoral dissertation, California State University, Fullerton).

12:36:09: Impact of faculty & counselors on future teachers.

14:02:23: Unpacking effective practices to support future teachers.
- Build a community of future educators
- Specialized advisement
- Robust early fieldwork experience
- Support & inspiration from faculty & counselors

21:28:08: Challenges and opportunities for future teachers in a virtual & remote environment.

25:47:14: Inspirational: How future teachers are reacting to racism and the attack on education & teachers.
- Criticism of so-called thought leader, George Will included.

31:20:06: Guided Pathways & supporting future teachers: establishing an education academic & career pathway with a student success team.

36:59:12: The positive impact of eliminating math & English remediation.

41:34:17: The role of critical hope in the student experience.
Resource: Duncan-Andrade, J. (2009). Note to educators: Hope required when growing roses in concrete. Harvard educational review, 79(2), 181-194.
 
Other resources:

Join the Association of California Community College Teacher Education Programs (ACCCTEP)

Learn more about national efforts at the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP)

Select Dr. Bautista quotes:

"The national data shows that about 20% of all teachers in the United States begin their journey in community college. About 50% of all teachers in the U.S. actually do some portion of their education at a community college. In California, it's even more profound. 55% of the teachers who are credentialed by the California State University system begin their educational journey in a community college. Community colleges are a significant starting point for teachers."

"Hope is something that's present in the whole experience of future teachers. And the way it plays out with faculty members--they need to use their position as institutional agents to provide hope to students."

"If you want to run fast, run alone. But if you want to run far, run together." [Original author unknown.]

About Dr. Steve Bautista
Since 2000, Dr. Bautista has served as a Professor, Counselor and the Faculty Program Coordinator for the Center for Teacher Education at Santa Ana College (SAC).  This highly successful program has been awarded the prestigious Exemplary Program Award by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, recognizing outstanding community college programs. In his work as program coordinator for the Center for Teacher Education, he oversees the daily operation of a multifaceted academic and student services program aimed at the preparation of K-12 teachers. Dr. Bautista serves as the current President of the Association of California Community College Teacher Education Programs (ACCCTEP), the co-chair for the Regional Teacher Education Council in Southern California and was previously an executive board member of the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP). In 2015, he was selected by his peers for the Distinguished Faculty Award. The Distinguished Faculty Award is awarded for teaching excellence and is the highest honor bestowed upon a faculty member of Santa Ana College.  In 2017, he was honored as one of five Orange County Teachers of the Year.  Before joining Santa Ana College, Dr. Baustista served as the Transfer Center Director at Fullerton College. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology, master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and his doctorate in Community College Leadership, all from California State University, Fullerton.  

About Dr. Al Solano
Al is Founder & Coach at the Continuous Learning Institute. A big believer in kindness, he helps institutions of higher education to plan and implement homegrown practices that get results for students by coaching them through a process based on what he calls the "Three Cs": Clarity, Coherence, Consensus. In addition, his bite-sized, practitioner-based articles on student success strategies, institutional planning & implementation, and educational leadership are implemented at institutions across the country. He has worked directly with over 50 colleges and universities and has trained well over 5,000 educators. He has coached colleges for over a decade, worked at two community colleges, and began his education career in K12. He earned a doctorate in education from UCLA, and is a proud community college student who transferred to Cornell University.

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