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Mastin Hanson, Alisa – Research Studies in Music Education, 2023
The purpose of this research was to learn about the short-term residue of composing and improvising activities experienced in a woodwind lab course. Five undergraduates enrolled in a Music Learning and Teaching program in the United States shared what they retained after completion of the course and how they were thinking about composition and…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Musical Composition, Creative Activities
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Parkes, Kelly A.; Rawlings, Jared R. – Contributions to Music Education, 2019
Preparing to become a music teacher educator is a complex process and one component of this process should be learning to model, demonstrate, and teach assessment practices to preservice music educators. The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to discover how, and to what extent, music teacher educators (MTEs) are educated about…
Descriptors: Music Teachers, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Lyon, Edward G.; Stoddart, Trish; Bunch, George C.; Tolbert, Sara; Salinas, Ivan; Solis, Jorge – Science Education, 2018
This proof of concept study investigated a secondary science teacher preparation intervention in six university programs across Arizona, California, and Texas. Researchers and science method instructors (SMIs) collaboratively restructured respective science method courses to hold fidelity to an interrelated set of instructional practices that…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses
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Buss, Ray R.; Foulger, Teresa S.; Wetzel, Keith; Lindsey, LeeAnn – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2018
In a 2-year longitudinal study, we examined the effectiveness of a new technology-infused approach for teaching technology integration (TI) skills to teacher candidates. In the new approach, we infused learning to teach with technology into program methods courses. We measured candidates' understanding of various Technological Pedagogical Content…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Student Teaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Educational Technology
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van der Mars, Hans; Lorenz, Kent A.; Kwon, Jayoun – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2017
The PETE program at Arizona State University (ASU) has taken several steps to diversify its focus in recent years and include the development of the needed knowledge and skills among its majors in not only developing focused physical education programs but also in providing expanded physical activity opportunities for all students. This article…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education
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Kelly, Laura Beth – Studying Teacher Education, 2018
Teacher educators needing to meet requirements of state licensing bodies and accrediting organizations are in a position similar to that of K-12 teachers: they must adhere to externally imposed standards and curricular requirements while keeping their courses rigorous, interesting, and critical. This article reports results from a self-study…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Resistance (Psychology), Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum Implementation
Thibault, Malissa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As evidenced in the growing achievement gap between English language learners (ELLs) and their non-ELL counterparts, it is clear future teachers need to be better prepared to work with ELLs. This study examined the influence of infusing ELL strategies into methods courses through instructional coaching. This study was inspired by the larger…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, English Language Learners, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Programs
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Wood, Linda Sargent – History Teacher, 2012
Methods courses provide a rich opportunity to unpack what it means to "learn history by doing history." To help explain what "doing history" means, the author has created history labs to walk teacher candidates through the historical process. Each lab poses a historical problem, requires analysis of primary and secondary…
Descriptors: History, Parks, Education Majors, Methods Courses
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Jimenez-Silva, Margarita; Merritt, Joi; Rillero, Peter; Kelley, Michael – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2016
This qualitative study examines the change in a preserve program as our faculty members systematically work together to change the culture of our college to one in which everyone assists future teachers to work with ELLs. The iTeach ELL Systems Framework has promoted understanding of the interconnected nature of student learning, which includes:…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, English Language Learners, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Education Programs
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Mostofo, Jameel; Zambo, Ron – Educational Action Research, 2015
There is a continuing emphasis in the United States on improving students' mathematical abilities, and one approach is to better prepare teachers. To investigate the potential usefulness of Lesson Study to better prepare teachers, one author set out to conduct action research on his classroom practice. Specifically, he sought to determine whether…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Action Research, Methods Courses
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Schneiderman, Deborah; Freihoefer, Kara – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the integration of Okala curriculum into Interior Design coursework. Okala, as a teaching package, is utilized extensively in industrial design education. However, this study examines the expansion and insertion of Okala modules in an existing interior design curriculum. The Okala modules included…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Environmental Education
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Chappell, Drew – Teaching Artist Journal, 2006
The author learned that the book "The Catcher in the Rye," so important to him as a young man, had been challenged by adults and could easily have been barred from his school's reading list. He started thinking about who had the power to tell him what he could and could not read as a teenager and as a high school student. What were the…
Descriptors: Acting, Student Attitudes, Drama, Methods Courses
Even, Brenda B. – 1976
This implementation guide was developed from a project to integrate career education into existing preservice teacher training courses and to prepare students in these courses to serve as career education catalysts in their schools. Integration schematics for core courses in the Secondary Education Teacher Preparation Program at the University of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Education Courses