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Pecheone, Raymond L.; Whittaker, Andrea – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
This is an era of transformation in the preparation, induction, and assessment of prospective teachers. The tension between local and state control is at the heart of the debate. States should be responsible for establishing performance standards that ensure that new teachers are well-prepared, competent, and ready to teach. This is why the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Preservice Teachers, Standards, Teacher Education Programs
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Bischoff, Paul; French, Paul; Schaumloffel, John – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2017
In the United States, principal investigators of the National Science Foundation's Noyce Scholars program are challenged with identifying college STEM majors who have a fledgling interest in science teaching and preparing them to teach in high-needs school districts. The purpose of this longitudinal research project was to quantitatively and…
Descriptors: School Districts, Longitudinal Studies, Disadvantaged Schools, STEM Education
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Backenroth, Ofra; Sinclair, Alex – Journal of Jewish Education, 2014
In this article we explore how we as teacher educators translate a new vision of Israel education into curricular practice in the preparation of emerging Jewish educators. Using a practitioner inquiry mode of research, we reflect on our existential vision of Israel education and its translation into practice as creators and directors of a semester…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Teacher Educators, Inquiry
Crowe, Edward – Center for American Progress, 2011
A key focus of the Obama administration's Race to the Top initiative in public education is to support states that implement plans for "recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most." Race to the Top asked states to adopt more vigorous teacher-education…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Profiles, Accountability, Disclosure
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Larke, Patricia J. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
The metaphor of the popular television shows "CSI: New York," "CSI: Miami," and "CSI: Las Vegas" (CSI stands for "crime scene investigation") is applicable to investigating issues of immigrant children in teacher preparation programs (TPP). One of the fundamental principles of CSI is to solve the crime by…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Special Needs Students, Goal Orientation, Teacher Effectiveness
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DeWitt, Scott W.; Freie, Carrie – Social Studies, 2005
A significant element of teaching is identifying goals and assessing whether the instruction is helping students achieve those goals. That is especially true in teacher education courses, because those taking the courses will eventually affect hundreds of students. Results, however, are difficult to assess in teacher education courses because the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Social Studies, Educational Objectives
Engbretson, William E. – 1969
The final report on the 1967-68 design phase of the Elementary Teacher Education Development Program analyzes 71 unfunded proposals for teacher education models. (See ED 018 677 for funded models.) The report emphasizes the innovative and unique elements of the proposals, first through illustrating with proposal excerpts the nine required program…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Design, Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education