Shamaine Bertrand

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

Teaching and Learning

Office

Degarmo Hall - DEG 239

Office Hours

By Appointment Only

Office Phone

(309) 438-2756office
phone

skbert1@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

Dr. Shamaine Bertrand holds a Ph.D. in Multilingual/Multicultural Education from George Mason University. She centers equity in her research and teaching with hopes to transform education and help teachers effectively teach Black students, Latinx students, and students from impoverished backgrounds.

Current Courses

204.005Elementary Education: Practices & Issues

204.007Elementary Education: Practices & Issues

258.005Social Studies Methods

407.001Learning In Educational Settings

Teaching Interests & Areas

Courses centered on Elementary Education, Multicultural Education, Equity & Diversity, Social Studies Methods, Social Justice, Urban Education

Research Interests & Areas

Shamaine's scholarship agenda includes school-university partnerships, equity and social justice in education, and preparing teacher candidates to teach in high-poverty schools as well as support students of color.

PhD Specialization in Multilingual/Multicultural Education

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

MMEd Initial Teacher Licensure & M.Ed. in Elementary Education

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

BS Bachelor of Science in Sports, Recreation, & Tourism Management

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

ISU Teaching Initiative Award

CTLT

2020

Journal Article

BazemoreBertrand, S., & Handsfield, L. Show \& Tell: Elementary Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Teaching in High-Poverty Schools. Multicultural Education 26.3/4 (2019): 27--37.

Haley, M., Bertrand, S., & Mitchell, T. SITUATING A REQUISITE PURPLE RAIN IN MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION. Comprehensive Multicultural Education in the 21st Century: Increasing Access in the Age of Retrenchment (2019): 1.

Hinnant-Crawford, B., Platt, C., Newman, C., & Hilton, A. Comprehensive Multicultural Education in the 21st Century: Increasing Access in the Age of Retrenchment. Contemporary Perspectives on Access, Equity, and Achievement.. IAP-Information Age Publishing, Inc. (2019)

Quast, E., & Bazemore-Bertrand, S. Exploring Economic Diversity and Inequity Through Picture Books. The Reading Teacher 73.2 (2019): 219--222.

Zenkov, K., Bertrand, S., Clark, E., Taylor, L., Newman, K., Sciarrino, S., von Topel, K., Angle, D., & Pellegrino, A. Partnership in/as/for literacies. Journal of Adolescent \& Adult Literacy 60.1 (2016): 87--90.

Other

Bertrand, S. Class Dismissed: An Examination of How Teacher Candidates Are Prepared for Title I Schools. George Mason University (2017)

Presentations

Visual methods for understanding less visible aspects of education.. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. (2018)