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Pennsylvania State University

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4.08/20/2025

Makes every class a memorable experience.

5.04/30/2025

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About Karin

Karin Sprow Forté is the Professor-in-Charge for the ESL Program Specialist Certification Program, Associate Teaching Professor for Lifelong Learning and Adult Education and Teacher Education in the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, and a member of the Graduate Faculty at Penn State Harrisburg, The Pennsylvania State University. She serves as Chair of Teacher Education and has been promoted to her current associate teaching professor rank effective July 1, 2022. Forté earned her D.Ed. from The Pennsylvania State University, M.A. from the University of Illinois, and B.A. and M.A. from the University of Alabama. Her research examines the influence of sociocultural factors in education, teacher education, and clinical experiences, with emphasis on critical perspectives, ESL, and online education. Research interests encompass social justice, adult learning, English as a Second Language teaching and learning, second language acquisition, transformative learning, teacher preparation, professional development, and clinical experiences. She completed the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program in 2023 and was selected as an inaugural Assessment Champion by the Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research in 2024. Forté models assessment practices in teacher education classrooms and contributes to data collection for accountability to the Pennsylvania Department of Education and accreditation by the Association for Advancing Quality Educator Preparation.