Handbook of Research on Field-Based Teacher Education

Handbook of Research on Field-Based Teacher Education
Author: Hodges, Thomas E.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 777
Release: 2018-10-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522562508

Teacher education is an evolving field with multiple pathways towards teacher certification. Due to an increasing emphasis on the benefits of field-based learning, teachers can now take alternative certification pathways to become teachers. The Handbook of Research on Field-Based Teacher Education is a pivotal reference source that combines field-based components with traditional programs, creating clinical experiences and “on-the-job” learning opportunities to further enrich teacher education. While highlighting topics such as certification design, preparation programs, and residency models, this publication explores theories of teaching and learning through collaborative efforts in pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 settings. This book is ideally designed for teacher education practitioners and researchers invested in the policies and practices of educational design.

Preparing Teachers to Teach with Technology

Preparing Teachers to Teach with Technology
Author: Charalambos Vrasidas
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2005-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1607527596

Teacher preparation programs in the United States and around the world have finally begun to address this deficiency in their programs. The realization that technology is a powerful driving force in education coupled with a renewed emphasis on teacher preparation by governments have resulted in some dramatic changes in teacher preparation programs. I believe that we have just begun to see changes in teacher preparation and that the pace of change will continue to accelerate. This volume covers some of the more exciting developments in the field, including the emergence of wireless computing in the classroom and the preparation of teachers in an online environment. In short, I am optimistic. For those of you who are also in the field, I think you will agree. For those who are just entering the field, this book is a great place to start as you change education. Finally, while this book is the last book of the three part series that we at CAIT conceptualized with Charalambos Vrasidas and Gene Glass, it is also the beginning of a new relationship. We are excited to join with a new partner, CARDET, to present this book. Over many years in the education and R&D field, I have come to realize the value of partnerships and relationships. I want to thank both Charalambos and Gene for making this series a reality and such a success. We are looking forward to working with them and CARDET in the near future.

Redesigning Supervision

Redesigning Supervision
Author: Adrian Rodgers
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-04-17
Genre: Student teachers
ISBN: 9780807750605

In Redesigning Supervision, active professionals in teacher education and professional development share research-based, alternative models for restructuring the way pre-service teachers are supervised. The authors examine the methods currently used and discuss how teacher educators have worked to change or renew these procedures. They then present strategies designed to provide student teachers with powerful learning experiences that move beyond traditional models. A key final chapter offers future options, including informal supervision, inquiry-based supervision, and the use of an advisory group for pre-service teachers. This book includes contributions by Robert V. Bullough, Jr, C. J. Daane, M. Winston Egan, Cheryl Fortman, Virginia L. Keil, Jeffery D. Nokes, and Elizabeth K. Wilson. Book features: Provides three adaptable case studies that chronicle alternative approaches to supervision. Addresses specific understandings, abilities, and dispositions needed to provide high-quality supervision for beginning teachers. Outlines new roles for veteran teachers that support the use of their skills without removing them from classroom settings.

The Comprehensive Guide to Working with Student Teachers

The Comprehensive Guide to Working with Student Teachers
Author: Elizabeth Soslau
Publisher:
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2021
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0807764949

"This guide provides a comprehensive toolkit for the complex work of field instruction, including mentoring approaches; conversation stems; conferencing techniques; lesson debriefing questions; understandings of programmatic goals; observation, assessment, and feedback methods; and more. Chapters are accessibly written and filled with concrete examples, tips, worksheets, and activities"--

Forging Alliances in Community and Thought

Forging Alliances in Community and Thought
Author: Irma N. Guadarrama
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2002-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1607526859

Besides creating an outlet or vehicle for the promotion and the dissemination of theory and practice in the professional development school field, the book series project will focus on topics at the forefront of current discussion and dialogue among experts. The manuscripts will be carefully and systematically selected to provide the expression of an array of voices, especially those that speak from insightful, first-hand experience. Included are the voices of the researchers who strive to design and implement research that seeks to inform practice. The book series will underscore the depth and substance of research quantitative and qualitative designs, and their applications in a variety of contexts.

The On-Your-Feet Guide to Blended Learning

The On-Your-Feet Guide to Blended Learning
Author: Catlin R. Tucker
Publisher: Corwin
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781544377995

Blended learning is more than just "teaching with technology"; it allows teachers to maximize learning through deliberate instructional moves. This On-Your-Feet Guide zeroes in on one blended learning routine: Station Rotation. The Station Rotation model moves small groups of students through a series of online and off-line stations, building conceptual understanding and skills along the way. This On-Your-Feet-Guide provides: 7 steps to planning a Station Rotation lesson A full example of one teacher's Station Rotation A blank planning template for designing your own Station Rotation Helpful assessment strategies for monitoring learning at each station Ideas to adapt for low-tech classrooms or large class sizes Use blended learning to maximize learning and keep kids constantly engaged through your next Station Rotation lesson! Laminated, 8.5”x11” tri-fold (6 pages), 3-hole punched

Becoming a teacher

Becoming a teacher
Author: Josef de Beer
Publisher: AOSIS
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2020-12-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1928523358

This book disseminates original research on learning in and from practice in pre-service teacher education. Authors such as Lederman and Lederman describe the student teaching practicum (or work-integrated learning [WIL]), which is an essential component of pre-service teacher education, as the ‘elephant in the room’. These authors note that 'the capstone experience in any teacher education programme is the student teaching practicum… [a]fter all, this is where the rubber hits the road'. However, many teacher educators will agree that this WIL component is sometimes very insufficient in assisting the student teacher to develop their own footing and voice as a teacher. This is the ‘gap’ that this research book addresses. Most of the chapters in the book report empirical data, with the exception of two chapters that can be categorized as systematic reviews. WIL is addressed from various angles in the chapters. Chapter 6 focuses on research related to what makes Finnish teacher education so effective, and in Chapter 4 researchers of the University of Johannesburg disseminate their findings on establishing a teaching school (based on Finnish insights) in Johannesburg. Chapter 3 highlights the challenges faced in open-and distance learning teacher education contexts. Several of the chapters disseminate research findings on alternative interventions to classic WIL, namely, where “safe spaces” or laboratories are created for student teachers to learn and grow professionally. These could either be simulations, such as software programmes and avatars in the intervention described in Chapter 2; student excursions, as the findings in chapters 5, 7 and 10 portray; or alternative approaches to WIL (e.g. Chapters 11 and 12). The book is devoted to scholarship in the field of pre-service teacher education. The target audience is scholars working in the fields of pre-service teacher education, work-integrated learning, and self-directed learning. The book makes a unique contribution in terms of firstly its extensive use of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory as a research lens, and secondly in drawing on various theoretical frameworks. Both quantitative and qualitative research informed the findings of the book.

Understanding Teacher Education in Contentious Times

Understanding Teacher Education in Contentious Times
Author: Catherine Cornbleth
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2013-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136169067

Understanding Teacher Education in Contentious Times examines how public, professional, and private or corporate agencies operate to shape teacher education and possibilities for its improvement. Teacher education programs, particularly those leading to state certification or licensure, are influenced not only by state regulations but also by required review and accreditation by an outside agency such as the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, and are subject to various contextual pressures such as the cultures of the institutions that host them and their surrounding communities, their potential student and employer markets, strong individuals, professional organizations, history or tradition, and, increasingly, external, usually privately-funded, special interest corporations such as the National Council on Teacher Quality. Unique among books on teacher education, this volume interweaves—in historical context including emerging trends—the complex contexts in which practice and reform efforts take place and are supported or impeded.