Teacher Preparation

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Nation's Biggest Teacher-Prep School Revamps Training
A new teacher education program requires a yearlong student-teaching apprenticeship, during which students must demonstrate mastery of specific teaching skills.
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U.S. Ed. Dept. Strives to Build RESPECT for Teachers
To mark Teacher Appreciation Week, the Ed. Dept. is seeking input from educators on a vision for rebuilding the teaching profession.
May 8, 2012 - Teacher
Separate Reading Exams Await Elementary Teachers
More states are requiring teacher-candidates to take—and pass—licensing tests in reading before they can move into the classroom.
April 17, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: EXPANDED LEARNING
Training of Out-of-School Staff Debated
The out-of-school field is trying to identify the training instructors need to be effective yet not just like classroom teachers.
April 3, 2012 - Education Week
Teacher-Prep Negotiators Divided Over Federal Rules
Whether a consensus is forthcoming was unclear last week following the second rulemaking session.
March 5, 2012 - Education Week
Teacher-Prep Accreditor Names Standards-Setting Panel
The group will recommend standards for ensuring that candidates know their content and can teach effectively, among other policies.
February 28, 2012 - Education Week
Panel to Assess Methodology for Judging Teacher Prep
The National Academy of Education study is in part a response to a U.S. News & World Report review of teacher education programs.
February 21, 2012 - Education Week
'Value Added' Concept Proves Beneficial to Teacher Colleges
States' teacher-training programs have used the data to improve their curricula and graduates' classroom performance.
February 17, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
It's Time for New Ideas in Teacher Training
Schools of education could learn lessons from "corporate universities," Doug Lynch writes.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week
Advocacy Group Sues to Get University's Teacher Ed. Syllabi
A lawsuit from the National Council on Teacher Quality seeks to compel the University of Wisconsin and several of its campuses to turn over the syllabi from their teacher education programs.
February 2, 2012 - Education Week
Analysis Raises Questions About Rigor of Teacher Tests
An analysis finds average scores of candidates on state licensing exams are uniformly higher than the passing scores states set.
January 31, 2012 - Education Week

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