Posts Tagged Teacher
The Nature of Teacher Leadership: A Case Study of Elementary School Teachers from a Five-Year Teacher Education Program
Posted by lisbonadmin in Uncategorized on April 7, 2010
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Teacher empowerment remains a major key to educational reform in the United States, and yet among the many practical difficulties consistently faced by teachers throughout our history are a lack of substantial decision-making power and an overwhelming feeling of being controlled and dominated. Conversely, teacher leadership is a concept that entails empowering teachers, those directly impacted by decisions made from ?above?, to play vital roles in what actually occu… More >>
What You Won’t Learn in Your Teacher Education Program
Posted by lisbonadmin in Uncategorized on April 2, 2010
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Starting out in the classroom as a beginning teacher is rough. I know first hand the rigors and the stress put on beginning teachers and what happens if you find yourself ill-prepared for the adversity ahead. As a new teacher, I found the education classes I had taken in order to become certified lacked in one major area: practicality. I found myself standing in front of my students with a lot of wonderful theory about what to do but very little knowledge on how to … More >>
Making the Connection: New Canadian and Non-Native English Speaking TeacherCandidates in an Initial Teacher Education Program:Needs, Experiences, and Policies
Posted by lisbonadmin in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010
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Immigration, a cornerstone of Canada’s development asa nation, has created a global community within our borders. This growth has altered the demographiclandscape of schools and teacher education. Inparticular, the number of new immigrants, many ofwhom are non-native Speakers of English (NNES),seeking certification through mainstream (K-12)teacher education programs and professional bodieshas increased. Until recently, these candidatescoped with the challenges of te… More >>
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for the 21st Century: Teacher Educators, Teacher Education Programs,
Posted by lisbonadmin in Uncategorized on March 30, 2010
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In order to decrease present rates of teacher attrition a paradigm shift must occur. Instead of teacher educators, teacher education programs, and school districts working in isolation, a united front is needed to combat this difficult problem. This book offers teacher educators, teacher education programs, and school districts, suggestions and research on how and why they need to work together to produce better-prepared teachers in the 21st Century. Studen… More >>
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for the 21st Century: Teacher Educators, Teacher Education Programs,