Teacher Preparation
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers are prepared for the classroom.
Teacher Preparation Are Aspiring Elementary Teachers Learning Enough Math?Teacher-prep programs don’t always dedicate enough time to elementary math coursework, a report finds.
Teacher Preparation Opinion An Unconventional Approach to Teacher TrainingTeacher educators at one university are rethinking the concept of teaching and how to best prepare candidates for the classroom.
Teacher Preparation Opinion Make Teacher Prep Practical, Not TheoreticalReady teachers for the rigors of the classroom—how to plan lessons, differentiate instruction, and all the elements of educating students.
Teacher Preparation Opinion Teacher Prep Should Include Classroom-Culture TrainingGreat teachers foster environments where students want to be.
Teacher Preparation Opinion Are Teacher-Prep Programs Out of Touch?Teacher-prep courses are frequently taught by instructors who have been away from the K-12 classroom a long time.
Teacher Preparation Why These Aspiring Teachers Are Eager to Enter a Beleaguered ProfessionFour soon-to-be teachers share why they're going into the classroom.
Teacher Preparation Fewer People Are Getting Teacher Degrees. Prep Programs Sound the AlarmColleges of education grapple with a downward trend in students, with the pandemic only adding to concerns about the decline.
Teacher Preparation ‘More Than a Demographic’: The Important Work of Cultivating Native TeachersA graduate program at the University of Oregon is training Native and Alaska Native teachers to build a deeper bench of Indigenous educators.
Teacher Preparation Video A Native Teacher Works to Return to His TribeAn alumnus of the University of Oregon’s Sapsik’ʷałá master’s program discusses how it helped him reach his professional goal as an educator.
Teacher Preparation Video I Am Native American and a Teacher. That Matters to My StudentsA 2004 University of Oregon graduate helps her students see that it’s possible to be both Native and a teacher.
Teacher Preparation Video Shaping the Next Generation of Native TeachersThe University of Oregon is training Native pre-service teachers to create a better classroom experience for Native students.
Teacher Preparation English Teachers Must Be Anti-Racist, National Group SaysThe long-awaited standards from the National Council of Teachers of English emphasize teacher training in anti-racism and digital media.
Teacher Preparation Opinion First-Year Teachers Need Support This Year. Here Are 5 Ways Prep Programs Can HelpDo the teachers and administrators stepping into the classroom or school office for the first time during the pandemic have what they need?
Teacher Preparation First-Time Pass Rates on Teacher Licensure Exams Were Secret Until Now. See the DataThe National Council on Teacher Quality published first-time pass rate data on teacher licensing tests, which had been hidden for years.
Teacher Preparation The Complicated, Divisive Work of Grading Teacher-Preparation ProgramsAs the two national accreditors for teacher-preparation programs evolve, the battle over market share heats up.
