Teacher Preparation
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers are prepared for the classroom.
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.
- Teacher Preparation Opinion Student Teacher Placement: Preparing for the Interview from the StartRemember it's about that proof when it comes to interviewing. How can students now show what they know? We talk with them about bringing samples of their proof, such as a synopsis of their classroom management plan, a sample lesson, or assessment. These items help pre-service teachers tell stories of their teaching in action. An iPad could assist in this process. It's important to come with stories of both challenges and accomplishments using teaching specific language.Teacher Preparation Opinion Same Script, Different CastWe've all seen them on the news, Facebook, Youtube, and sprawled across the internet... the teacher in the midst of a verbal assault on a student or the class. Every week there is a new one. Maybe I should start a video internet channel called "Teachers Gone Wild". That's exactly what these videos look like, a teacher who has totally lost their professional filter and decided to as the young people say, "Do the Most". In a day in age, where every encounter and every discussion has the potential of being taped teachers need to become more aware of how these situations escalate and can cost you your job.
Teacher Preparation All Teachers Go Through Recertification. How Can We Make the Process Better?Education Week Teacher has published a special investigation into teacher recertification.Teacher Preparation Multicultural Awareness Helps Teachers Spur Students' Success, Says StudyStudent teachers who report greater awareness of and comfort with issues of cultural diversity in the classroom are better at building more positive classroom environments that help every student succeed, according to a new study.Teacher Preparation Wisconsin Killed License Renewal. So Why Are Teachers So Upset?Wisconsin is one of five states that now gives lifetime licenses, but many teachers say the change could damage their profession.
Teacher Preparation It's Not How Long You Spend in PD, It's How Much You GrowGeorgia is one of more than a dozen states where teachers looking to renew their licenses can ditch the one-off seminars and instead craft personalized plans for improving their instruction.
Teacher Preparation Q&A Inching Toward Relicensure, One 'Microcredential' at a TimeThe bite-sized competencies are gaining ground as a PD tool. In Tennessee, they can also help teachers maintain their licenses.
Teacher Preparation Is Teacher Recertification Broken?Advocates and state officials should think about how the neglected policies could be used as a lever to improve teacher quality, experts say.
Teacher Preparation Teacher Professional Development: Many Choices, Few Quality ChecksA diffuse—and mostly unregulated—set of providers has sprung up to meet teachers’ varying needs for renewal credits.Teacher Preparation Even National Board Teachers Don't Get a Pass on License RenewalOnly about half of states allow the rigorous certification process to count toward the renewal of teacher licenses—a figure the National Board wishes to change.
Teacher Preparation Opinion How Licensing Rules Kept One Teacher of the Year Out of Public SchoolsMegan Allen is an award-winning, National Board-certified teacher. But when she crossed state lines, her teaching license didn't follow.
Teacher Preparation Opinion Cutting a New Path on License Renewal for TeachersLicense renewal requirements affect every teacher on a regular basis, educator and former policymaker Kim Walters-Parker writes. Why isn't the process meaningful?
Teacher Preparation Here Are Six Strategies for States to Build Stronger Teacher PipelinesElevating the teaching profession, offering financial incentives, and expanding the pool of teacher candidates are among the strategies states are using to bolster their teacher workforces, according to the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Teacher Preparation Opinion 'Personalized Learning' is For Everyone in the SystemIf we want teachers to step away from being the information deliverers and empower students to become active and engaged learners, leaders must do so with their teachers.Teacher Preparation Rival Teacher-Prep Accreditation Group to Emphasize 'Multiple Approaches'The newly formed group, which plans to challenge the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation for market share, wants feedback from the public on its proposed standards and processes.
