Teacher Preparation

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Queshonda Moore teaches Aria Nickens, 4, how to write letters during a lesson at the Apple Tree Early Learning Public Charter School in the District of Columbia.
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Teacher education programs claim the review has no research evidence to support forthcoming improvements for the profession.
April 26, 2011 - Education Week
Teacher-candidates at one university candidates can now practice in a virtual classroom before ever entering a real one.
April 4, 2011 - Teacher PD Sourcebook
Veteran teacher Virginia E. Harper writes that legislation in her state, Florida, makes her feel that lawmakers don't value the doctorate she worked hard to earn.
March 29, 2011 - Education Week
A report recommends the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards have teachers submit portfolios with the extra data.
March 15, 2011 - Education Week
Emergency training programs aimed to prepare schools for events like Columbine are losing their funding amid budget cuts.
March 15, 2011 - Education Week
In cities like Chicago, where the student population is increasingly more diverse than its teaching corps, the training is crucial.
March 15, 2011 - AP
Creating systems that nurture the teaching profession is crucial to schools and TFA, Linda Darling-Hammond writes.
March 14, 2011 - Education Week
Carrying out the requirements of the 2008 Higher Education Act is just now under way, even though new ones have been proposed.
March 8, 2011 - Education Week
In exchange for scholarships for teacher-candidates, federal officials propose strengthening colleges' accountability systems.
March 8, 2011 - Education Week
One exception is the University of Utah, where aspiring urban teachers get exposed to 'tiered-instruction' techniques in all their core classes.
February 28, 2011 - Education Week

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