Ian Parker Renga, PhD

Dr. Ian Parker Renga has over twenty years of professional experience in K-12 and higher education classrooms. He started as a paraeducator in special education classrooms before teaching secondary science, math, and fine art. As a teacher educator, Dr. Renga supports educators with answering urgent calls for justice and a cleaner, greener world through the development of responsive and authentic learning experiences. He has taught over 30 education courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and currently teaches courses on educational foundations, learning theories, and STEM teaching methods. Dr. Renga’s research addresses questions of teacher learning, identity, and renewal in community, including studies of desire and narrative in teacher education, beauty in teaching practice, and opportunities for interpersonal attunement in Math Teacher Circles. He has numerous publications, including three co-edited books and scholarly articles in Cognition and Instruction, Narrative Inquiry, Linguistics and Education, Science Education, Educational Studies, and Educational Studies in Mathematics. Dr. Renga is co-editor with Dr. Daniel Liston of the book Teaching, Learning, and Schooling in Film (2014, Routledge). He and his partner are avid naturalists who love being outdoors with their two children.