Faculty Profile

Ranita Cheruvu

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Teacher Education and Administration
College
College of Education

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2014. 
Major: Curriculum & Instruction
Degree Specialization: Early Childhood Education
Dissertation Title: : Deepening and expanding our understanding of the identities and experiences of preservice teachers of color: Learning from their counterstories
MEd, Vanderbilt Univserity, 2001. 
Major: Science Education
Dissertation Title: Examining the Implementation of a Science Kit by a 5th Grade Teacher
MEd, Vanderbilt University, 2000. 
Major: Elementary Education
Degree Specialization: Early Childhood
BS, Binghamton University, 1997. 
Major: Biochemistry





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
EDCI 5130.430, Schooling in a Multicultural Society, Summer 2024 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    EDEC 3613.501, Childhoods Across Time, Space and Place, Spring 2024 Syllabus
                    

                    EDME 4890.016, Inquiry into Classroom Practice, Spring 2024 Syllabus
                    

                    EDEC 3700.501, Pedagogies and Practices of Early Childhood, Spring 2024 Syllabus
                    

                    EDEE 4890.007, Practice Based Research, Spring 2024 Syllabus
                    

                    EDCI 5130.030, Schooling in a Multicultural Society, Spring 2024 Syllabus
                    

                    EDEC 5513.030, Advanced Studies in Early Childhood Education, Fall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 6623.001, Advocacy / Activism in Early Childhood Studies, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 1010.004, Learning With and From Children, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 3700.501, Pedagogies and Practices of Early Childhood, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 5020.030, Curriculum Development for Culturally Diverse Learners, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 1010.002, Learning With and From Children, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 5130.030, Schooling in a Multicultural Society, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 5130.032, Schooling in a Multicultural Society, Spring 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEE 1010.004, Teaching as Advocacy for Equity, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 5513.030, Advanced Studies in Early Childhood Education, Fall 8W1 2022  SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 5130.032, Schooling in a Multicultural Society, Spring 8W2 2022  SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 1010.010, Learning With and From Children, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 3613.001, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 3613.002, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 3613.003, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 5130.027, Schooling in a Multicultural Society, Spring 8W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 5130.032, Schooling in a Multicultural Society, Spring 8W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 5513.030, Advanced Studies in Early Childhood Education, Fall 8W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 6220.001, Conceptual Models of Curriculum Development, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 3613.003, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 3613.004, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 3613.001, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 4633.001, Nurturing Children's Social Competence, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 3613.001, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    EDEC 3613.003, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    EDEC 4633.002, Nurturing Children's Social Competence, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    EDCI 5130.032, Schooling in a Multicultural Society, Spring 8W2 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    EDEC 3613.001, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 4633.001, Nurturing Children's Social Competence, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDEC 4633.501, Nurturing Children's Social Competence, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
Martinez, C., Martinez, C.  (2023). Decentering whiteness in teacher education: Supporting BIPOC early childhood preservice teachers through culturally relevant and sustaining practices. Reimagining Diversity, Equity, and Justice in Early Childhood Education. 
Cheruvu, R., Brown, C., Nxumalo, F.  (2019). Disrupting standardized early education through culturally sustaining pedagogies with young children. Disrupting and Countering Deficits in Early Childhood Education. 103-118.  New, NY: Routledge. 
Cheruvu, R., Strasser, J., Bresson, L.  (2017). Supporting children’s understanding about diversity. Big Questions for Young Minds: Extending Children’s Thinking. NAEYC. 
Souto-Manning, M., Cheruvu, R., Couse, L., Recchia, S.  (2015). Multiculturally sustaining pedagogy in early childhood teacher education. Handbook of Early Childhood Teacher Education. 
Goodwin, A., Genishi, C., Cheruvu, R.  (2012). Responding to multiple diversities in early childhood education: How far have we come?. Diversities in Early Childhood Education: Rethinking and Doing. 3-10. Routledge. 
Journal Article
Templeton, T. N., Cheruvu, R.  (2020). Childhood innocence for settler children:  Disrupting colonialism and innocence in early childhood curriculum. New Educator. The School of Education of The City College of New York and The Association of Teacher Educators. 
Souto-Manning, M., Cheruvu, R.  (2016). Challenging and appropriating discourses of power: Listening to and learning from teachers of color. Equity & Excellence in Education. 49(1), 9-26. 
Cheruvu, R., Souto-Manning, M., Lencl, T., Chin-Calubaquib, M.  (2015). Race, isolation, and exclusion: What early childhood teacher educators need to know about the experiences of pre-service teachers of color. The Urban Review. 47(2), 237-265. 
Cheruvu, R.  (2014). Teacher researchers as teacher educators: Practicing what we teach. Childhood Education. 9(3), 225-228. 
Other
Axelrod, Y., Black, F., Cheruvu, R., Murphy, A. M., Perez, M. S., Rabadi-Rao, A., Rollins, E., Saavedra, C. M. (2018). Representation of people of color in critical early childhood spaces: Issues and possibilities.. Teachers College Record. https://www.tcrecord.org/Opinion.asp



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Yuan, T. (Co-Principal), Cheruvu, R. (Co-Principal), "Asian American Student Success Program Grant," Sponsored by University of Massachusetts, Other, $3000 Funded. (2016 – 2018).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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