Teddi Beam-Conroy

Teddi Beam-Conroy is an Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Washington's College of Education, leading the Elementary Teacher Education Program (ELTEP). She holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas at Austin. Her work focuses on equity in education, bilingual/multilingual pedagogy, and gifted education for culturally and linguistically diverse students.

Education:

• PhD in Curriculum and Instruction (Bilingual/Bicultural Education), University of Texas at Austin, 2013
• MA in Bicultural-Bilingual Education, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2006
• BS with Honors in Bilingual Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1984

Research Interests: Equity studies, multicultural education, qualitative research methods, and teacher education. She emphasizes racial and linguistic justice in bilingual teacher preparation and has published widely on these topics.

Articles Trends: Her publications consistently address systemic inequities in education, particularly for linguistically diverse and gifted students. Recent work highlights partnerships between universities and schools to improve ELL instruction and challenges monolingual/monoglossic ideologies in teacher training.

Awards:

• 2010 Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Administrator of the Year
• 2008 Region 20 GT Advocate of the Year
• 2002 Teacher of the Year at Knowlton Elementary School

Grants & Service: Active in state and national education initiatives, including the Washington Ethnic Studies Now Leadership Team and the CEEDAR-WA consortium. She chairs/co-chairs multiple committees at the UW College of Education, focusing on budget planning, faculty development, and diversity initiatives.