ERIC Number: EJ949851
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov-16
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0277-4232
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Biggest Teacher-Prep School Revamped
Sawchuk, Stephen
Education Week, v31 n12 p1, 18-19 Nov 2011
School after school in the Phoenix area has a banner hanging on the side of the building: iTeachAZ. It is shorthand for Arizona State University's new flagship undergraduate teacher education program, which integrates several high-profile--and hotly debated--reforms to teacher preparation today. Under the program, which debuted formally this school year, ASU requires a year-long student-teaching apprenticeship for all undergraduate education majors, during which time they must demonstrate mastery of specific teaching skills as measured by a popular teaching framework. While many of the changes under way have been tried elsewhere, there is an important issue of scale taking place here: ASU is a public state institution that prepares hundreds of teachers a year. It is, in fact, the largest undergraduate education program in the country. Arizona State requires year-long student-teaching for all undergraduate education majors, who must prove mastery of teaching skills.
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Majors, Undergraduate Study, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Skills, College School Cooperation, Professional Development Schools, Partnerships in Education, Student Teaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Effectiveness, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Program Descriptions, Apprenticeships
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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