Synopses & Reviews
The chapters in this Yearbook are examples of ways to study the power of teacher education. They describe practices of teacher education based on theory, research, and experience and then assess influences of these practices. These research findings become part of the knowledge base on good teacher education.
Synopsis
It is an essential resource for all post secondary education faculty and should be included in programs devoted to understanding the impact of teacher education on teachers and their students.
Synopsis
Explore the power and possibilities of teaching
Corwin Press and the Association of Teacher Education once again join together to produce ATE's yearbook. This yearbook addresses the nation's pressing need to train and retain good teachers as it explores exemplary practices in teacher education.
Areas of critical concern include: Enhancing professional development Methods for improving teaching and learning Transformations through mentoring and social interaction Effective models for alternative programs in teacher education
This book adds to the knowledge base as contributors explore practices based on current theory, research, and experience. The jury-reviewed chapters constitute a major contribution to the field of teacher education. It will be an essential resource for all post secondary education faculty and should be included in programs devoted to understanding the impact of teacher education on teachers and their students.
Table of Contents
Research on effective models for teacher education : powerful teacher education programs / Edith M. Guyton -- Models for enhancing the professional development of teachers : overview and framework / Frances K. Kochan -- Doing math the science way : staff development for integrated teaching and learning / Julie A. Thomas, Sandra B. Cooper, and Judith A. Ponticell -- Assessing the impact of sustained professional development on middle school mathematics teachers / Joanne E. Goodell, Lesley H. Parker, and Jane Butler Kahle -- Teachers' choices about their own professional development in science teaching and learning / Deborah L. Bainer and Dinah Wright -- Teacher professional development as a source of educational reform : implications and reflections / Frances K. Kochan -- Inquiry and reflection : twin needs for improved teacher education / W. Robert Houston and Allen R. Warner -- Teacher research as professional development : transforming teachers' perspectives and classrooms / Aida Nevâarez-La Torre and Rosalie Rolâon-Dow -- Print and video case studies : a comparative analysis / James Rowley and Patricia Hart -- Teaching portfolios : tools for reflective teaching in inner-city teacher induction / Ann L. Wood -- Reflection on inquiry and reflection in teacher education : implications and reflections / W. Robert Houston and Allen R. Warner -- Mentoring, social interaction, and transformations : overview and framework / Porter Lee Troutman, Jr. -- Cohort groups : an effective model in a restructured teacher education program / Kim E. Koeppen, Gayle L. Huey, and Kathy R. Connor -- Returning to learn : a second-career prospective teacher struggles with personal experience as a guide for teaching / Mary Louise Gomez, Michelle L. Page, and Anne Burda Walker -- Reshaping the profession one teacher at a time : collaborative mentoring of entry-year teachers / Donald A. Williams and Connie L. Bowman -- Mentoring, social interaction, and transformations : reflections and implications / Porter Lee Troutman, Jr. -- Effective models for alternative programs in teacher education : overview / R. Keith Hillkirk -- Fast-track teacher education : are we adequately preparing teachers for California's class-size reduction? / Bernice Stone and Susana Mata -- Ten years on the fast track : effective teacher preparation for nontraditional candidates / Angela V. Paccione, Barbara A. McWhorter, and Robert W. Richburg -- The impact of the alternative certification policy : multiple perspectives / Jianping Shen -- Effective models for alternative programs in teacher education : implications and reflections / R. Keith Hillkirk.