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Teacher Preparation What the Research Says Is Math Teacher-Prep Not Teaching Enough of the Basics?
A report says the programs should provide future teachers more training number sense, algebraic reasoning, and other foundations.
Sarah D. Sparks, April 8, 2025
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6 min read
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Teacher Preparation Some Teacher-Prep Programs Will Prioritize Foundational Math Skills. What It Looks Like
Math knowledge is cumulative, experts say—and mastery of early skills is critical.
Sarah Schwartz, December 13, 2024
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4 min read
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Teacher Preparation Q&A How This Teacher-Prep Program and District Aligned on the Science of Reading
In Tennessee, a small network of schools and universities are aligning future teachers' coursework with evidence-based literacy practices.
Sarah Schwartz, November 18, 2024
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8 min read
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Teacher Preparation Opinion Ed. Schools Face a Choice: Reform or Fade Away
If schools of education are to be revitalized, it will likely be red states leading the way, an education professor argues.
Robert Maranto, October 15, 2024
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5 min read
North Carolina Wesleyan University professor Patricia Brewer gives education major Makaela Stokes a hug after a tutoring session at the school in Rocky Mount, N.C., on March 18, 2024.
North Carolina Wesleyan University professor Patricia Brewer gives education major Makaela Stokes a hug after a tutoring session at the school in Rocky Mount, N.C., on March 18, 2024. For the past nine years, Brewer has hosted an after-school program for local families of students with disabilities where students receive tutoring from special education teacher candidates while Brewer teaches their parents to advocate for their kids.
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Families & the Community Should Working With Families Be a Core Skill for Teachers?
Just half of educator preparation programs offer a course on parent and family engagement.
Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024
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12 min read
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Teacher Preparation Few Teachers Learn About 'Science of Reading' in Their Prep Programs. Some Colleges Are Working on That
As states and districts mandate evidence-based literacy practices, the burden of training in this approach falls primarily on teachers.
Elizabeth Heubeck, February 16, 2024
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6 min read
School of Education teacher candidates at Dalton State College take part in an exercise in their ESOL class culture and education class in Dalton, Ga., on May 24, 2018.
Teacher-candidates at Dalton State College take part in an exercise in their English for Speakers of Other Languages culture and education class in Dalton, Ga., on May 24, 2018.
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Teacher Preparation Explainer Teacher Preparation, Explained: Alternative Routes, Enrollment Trends, and More
Learn about teacher preparation in the United States, including how new apprenticeships work and how the pipeline has recently narrowed.
Madeline Will, January 10, 2024
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7 min read
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Mathematics From Our Research Center Math Teachers and Math Ed. Professors Don't See Eye to Eye on Best Practices
Two EdWeek Research Center surveys reveal a disconnect between math education theory and the methods teachers actually use.
Sarah Schwartz, October 13, 2023
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6 min read
Mathematics Reports K-12 Math Instruction: K-12 & Postsecondary Instructors' Experiences & Views
With connections between teacher practice and preparation in mind, we surveyed teachers to learn about how they see math instruction.
September 29, 2023
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Mathematics Do Future Teachers Have Math Anxiety? Their University Instructors Think So
Professors are split on how prepared they believe future teachers are for college-level math.
Sarah Schwartz, September 29, 2023
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6 min read
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Mathematics From Our Research Center Universities Are Teaching Competing Math Philosophies to Future Teachers. Why That Matters
Survey data reveal deep tensions about the value of explicit teaching, the importance of fluency, and ability grouping in math.
Sarah Schwartz, September 28, 2023
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12 min read
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Teacher Preparation Q&A Solving the Mismatch Between Teaching Programs’ Supply and What Districts Need
A new tool could help teaching programs better align candidates' specialties with local districts' vacancies.
Madeline Will, September 28, 2023
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6 min read
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Mathematics From Our Research Center Preparing Math Teachers: What's in the Coursework?
New EdWeek survey data suggest a mix of methods and the use of textbooks over empirical research.
Sarah Schwartz, September 27, 2023
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11 min read
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The exterior of Teachers College, Columbia University, which will no longer house the popular—and controversial—literacy consultancy, the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project.
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Reading & Literacy Teachers College to 'Dissolve' Lucy Calkins' Reading and Writing Project
The consulting group, founded by the popular and controversial literacy icon Lucy Calkins, will soon be shutting its doors.
Sarah Schwartz, September 5, 2023
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4 min read
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