Jalea Turner

Versatile, compassionate educator with a focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities and student backgrounds. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement, and monitoring progress to inform instructional decisions.

• American Political Science Association Dissertation Improvement Grant (applied)
• National Education Association Learning & Leadership Grant
• Learning for Justice Educator Fund

• Florida Teaching Certificate (Elementary K-6; Special Education K-12)
• Clinical Educator Certification
• VPK Director Credential
• VPK Staff Credential

• Hambacher, E., Turner, J., & Desrosiers, D. (2024). “It’s a form of psychological warfare against educators”: Protective factors for sustaining social justice education in contentious times. Teaching and Teacher Education, 145, 104612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2024.104612
• Turner, J., Rappa, C., & Schackow, A. (April 2024). The K-1 coffee company: Encouraging entrepreneurship through project-based learning in the early grades. Florida Journal of Educational Research (submitted).
• Turner, J. (2023). A case for accelerated literacy development for a kindergarten retention candidate. Florida Journal of Educational Research, 60 (1).

International

• Hambacher, E. & Turner, J. (August 2024). Justice-Oriented Teacher Preparation in Florida: Voices Against Divisive Concepts Legislation. European Conference on Education Research. Nicosia, Cyprus.
• Hambacher, E., Turner, J., & Desrosiers, D. (August 2024). “It’s a Form of Psychological Warfare Against Educators”: Protective Factors for Sustaining Social Justice Education. European Conference on Education Research. Nicosia, Cyprus.
• Brown, C., & Turner, J. (March 2023). Rethinking School Discipline & Classroom Management through UDL, CSP, and Restorative Practices. Universal Design for Learning Implementation and Research Network International Summit. Orlando, FL.

National

• Roegman, R., Hambacher, E., Reagan, E., Goodwin, A.L., Hoang, A.P., Vernikoff, L., & Turner, J. (April 2023). Justice and Equity in Teacher Education: Teacher Educators’ Perspectives, Practices, and Contexts. American Education Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.
• Turner, J., Coleman-King, C., Brown, T.C., Scofield, M., Green, N., West, D., & Christensen, A. (April 2023). Beyond the Numbers: Using Critical Collaborative Ethnography to Evaluate Homeplace. American Education Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.
• Hambacher, E., Desrosiers, D., & Turner, J. (submitted). “It’s a Form of Psychological Warfare Against Educators”: Protective Factors for Sustaining Social Justice Education. American Education Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.
• Desrosiers, D., Hambacher, E., & Turner, J. (November 2023). Setting “a brave example”: Supporting social justice educators in contentious times. National Association of Multicultural Education. Montgomery, AL.
• Brown, C., & Turner, J. (August 2023). Rethinking School Discipline & Classroom Management through UDL, CSP, and Restorative Practices. CAST UDL Symposium: Through the Lens of UDL. Denver, CO.
• Turner, J., & Mathien, T. (March 2023). Leveraging Intraoccupational Identities and Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Reshape Teacher Education. Association of Teacher Educators. Jacksonville, FL.

State

• Turner, J., Rappa, C., & Schackow, A. (November 2023). The K-1 Coffee Company: Encouraging Entrepreneurship through Project-Based Learning in the Early Grades. Florida Educational Research Association. Hollywood, FL.
• Turner, J. (December 2022). What is Right? Social Studies Curriculum Development in the Age of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill. Florida Association of Teacher Educators. Orlando, FL.
• Turner, J. (November 2022). Collaboration, Multi-sensory Instruction, and Intrinsic Motivation: A Case for Accelerated Literacy Development. Florida Educational Research Association. Daytona Beach, FL.

Local

• Turner, J. (October 2023). Practitioner Inquiry: The K-1 Coffee Company: Encouraging Entrepreneurship through Project-Based Learning in the Early Grades. A presentation at P.K. Yonge’s Inquiry Symposium 2023.
• Turner, J. (January 2023). Practitioner Inquiry: Community, Love, and Intrinsic Motivation: A Case for Accelerated Literacy Development; A presentation at P.K. Yonge’s Inquiry Symposium 2023.

• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• University of Florida Alumni Association
• Black Educators Reading Group of Gainesville
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• American Education Research Association
• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• Teacher Education Division of the Center for Exceptional Children