Ian Renga, PhD
Assistant Professor of Education
Education
PhD, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Colorado, Boulder
MEd, Learning & Teaching, Harvard University
BS, Biology, Indiana University
BA, Fine Art, Indiana University
In the Media
- Renga, I.P. (2021). Excel! Achieve! Win!: Exploring the dissonance between sports values and social justice values. In session, “The Intersection of Literacy, Sport, Culture, and Society”. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2021 virtual convention.
- Renga, I.P., Cervantes, M., & Mollendor, C. (2021). Narrative practice as embodying desire and a feel for “good” teaching. Narrative and Research SIG. American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2021 virtual conference.
- Peck, F.A., Renga, I.P., Wu, K., & Erickson, D. (2021). Emancipatory learning possibilities in a salon-like model of teacher community. Learning Sciences SIG. American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2021 virtual conference.
- Renga, I.P., Kamberelis, G., Woytek, C., & Powders-Forrest, C. (2021). Leveraging disciplinary expertise to develop specials candidates’ content knowledge for teaching. Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) 2021 Online Annual Meeting.
Dr. Ian Parker Renga has over twenty years of professional experience in K-12 classrooms and non-traditional educational settings. He started his career as a paraeducator in special education classrooms before teaching secondary science, math, and fine art. He views education in vocational terms—as a calling—and works with teachers to answer urgent calls for justice and a cleaner, greener world through inspired learning experiences. Dr. Renga has been a teacher educator since 2009 and teaches courses on instructional methods, educational foundations, and action research. He supports educators to dig deeply, push boundaries, and imagine new possibilities. He and his partner, Katie, are both avid naturalists who love exploring the wilds with their two elementary-aged children, Thomas and Caroline.
Expertise
- Teacher learning and identity in community
- STEM education
- Eros in education
- Teacher renewal
- Teachers in media and culture
- • Social practice theory
Selected Publications
- Renga, I.P. (in press). Situated learning within practice, culture, and community: Jean Lave’s political project. In B.A. Geier (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers. Palgrave-Macmillan.
- Renga, I.P. (2022). Desire, liturgy, and the joint construction of narrative in a teacher preparation program. Narrative Inquiry 32(2), 389-419. DOI: 10.1075/ni.19077.ren
- Renga, I.P., Peck, F.A., Wu, K., & Erickson, D. (December 2020/January 2021). Fueling teachers’ passion and purpose. Educational Leadership, 78(4), 68-71.
- Peck, F., Renga, I.P., Wu, K., & Erickson, D. (2021). The durability and invisibility of practice fields: Insights from math teachers doing math. Cognition and Instruction. DOI: 10.1080/07370008.2021.1983577
- Renga, I.P., Peck, F., Feliciano-Semidei, R., Erickson, D., & Wu, K. (2020). Doing math and talking school: Professional talk as producing hybridity in teacher identity and community. Linguistics and Education, 55. DOI: 10.1016/j.linged.2019.100766
Education
PhD, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Colorado, Boulder
MEd, Learning & Teaching, Harvard University
BS, Biology, Indiana University
BA, Fine Art, Indiana University
In the Media
- Renga, I.P. (2021). Excel! Achieve! Win!: Exploring the dissonance between sports values and social justice values. In session, “The Intersection of Literacy, Sport, Culture, and Society”. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2021 virtual convention.
- Renga, I.P., Cervantes, M., & Mollendor, C. (2021). Narrative practice as embodying desire and a feel for “good” teaching. Narrative and Research SIG. American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2021 virtual conference.
- Peck, F.A., Renga, I.P., Wu, K., & Erickson, D. (2021). Emancipatory learning possibilities in a salon-like model of teacher community. Learning Sciences SIG. American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2021 virtual conference.
- Renga, I.P., Kamberelis, G., Woytek, C., & Powders-Forrest, C. (2021). Leveraging disciplinary expertise to develop specials candidates’ content knowledge for teaching. Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) 2021 Online Annual Meeting.