Guest blog by Calvin J. Stocker Thoughtful approaches to partnerships with district partners are core to the most effective teacher preparation programs in the nation. Without district input and collaboration, all of the preparation of a future teacher candidate is...
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Guest blog by Dr. Lynda Scott and Michael Harper In this time of uncertainty, teacher educators are faced with many unknowns and have had to quickly shift their coursework to online and hybrid formats. This has been a particular challenge...
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Guest blog by Melissa Oliver Think back to when you were a student sitting in a math classroom. Did you believe you could excel at math? If you didn’t, you aren’t alone. Dr. Shequana Wright-Chung, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Early...
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To improve educational outcomes for Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty, we know we need outstanding teachers in every classroom. And high-quality teacher preparation is critical to ensuring new educators are ready on day one. We have found...
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In my first two posts, I described how we at Jackson State University (JSU) transformed our clinical practice and our course curriculum to strengthen our teacher candidate’s experiences so they are ready on day one to successfully teach all students,...
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Tackling curriculum in a teacher preparation program is complicated work. At Jackson State, we have three pathways and 18 teaching faculty members across multiple course offerings in the junior and senior course sequence run by the college of education. But...
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Back in 2015, a group of department chairs, administrative leadership, program directors and faculty at Jackson State University formed a task force to write a plan for transforming our teacher preparation program. In that plan, we identified areas of strength...
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Authors: Sarah Beal (US PREP), Sarah Cohen (NCTR), Anne Douglas-Rowald (IC4EP), Francesca Forzani (TeachingWorks), Erika Abelon and Erin Gehant (NYCDOE), Cassandra Herring (BranchED) and Carlos Villagrana (CTAPP) Teachers matter, and so does their preparation. It’s a tall order to provide...
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