Ilene Allgood

Ilene Allgood

Email:iallgood@fau.edu

Teaching: Dr. Allgood, promoted to Senior Instructor, has been teaching pre- and in-service teachers in critical multicultural education courses for two decades. Teaching is her passion and priority. She is the recipient of two prestigious university awards for outstanding teaching: 鈥淓xcellence and Innovation in Teaching Undergraduates鈥 and 鈥淓xceptional Faculty鈥 achievement award - MacArthur campus. Research: Dr. Allgood鈥檚 research spans the areas of multicultural teacher education, religion in public schools, and genocide studies. Her recent publications include a book chapter, Faithism in the Public School: What Educators Must Know to Avoid Religious Bias; a peer-reviewed article in a national journal: Faith and Freedom of Religion in U.S. Public Schools: Issues and Challenges Facing Teachers; and a mixed-methods research study to ascertain effectiveness of a Genocide Studies Unit: Preparing pre-service teachers to implement genocide studies in elementary classrooms. Presentations: She introduced her curriculum model and research on the effect that Genocide education has on preservice teachers鈥 cognitive and affective abilities to teach controversial content at a recent Florida Council for the Social Studies conference. Her presentations at the National Association for Multicultural Education include 鈥淒eterring Prejudice in Schools through Curriculum and Process Models鈥, 鈥淧reparing Multiculturally Literate Teachers鈥 and Faith, Freedom, and First Amendment in Public Schools. A paper she co-authored, 鈥淧reparing Culturally Responsive Teachers鈥 was presented at the American Educational Research Association conference. Prior to her affiliation with FAU she was the Regional/Education Director for the Anti-Defamation League where she launched an extensive anti-bias educational initiative throughout Palm Beach and Martin counties.