A survey of member AACTE and/or NCATE approved institutions was conducted to determine the inclusion of information and skills relative to parent-teacher conferences in pre-service teacher preparation programs. The survey focused on identifying components of program models and the knowledge bases used for identifying components. Data did not provide significant information about program models …
Many teacher preparation programs now provide field experiences for preservice teachers as early as students' sophomore year. These field experience typically require students to visit a number of different classrooms. However, because (a) sophomore preservice teachers are inexperienced observers, (b) they are unfamiliar with the routines of the classes they visit, and (c) they rarely are able …
As relevant reform recommendations flowed from The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Goodlad Consortium, the Holmes Group, the Carnegie Forum, and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, an experimental teacher preparation program was being envisioned by a large urban school district, a local community college, and a state university. The Teacher Educa…
Blended learning is increasingly being adopted at all levels of the educational system. It continues to gain primacy in the teaching and learning environment as both students and teachers seek to integrate familiar information communication technology (ICT) into their classroom activities. Additionally, it allows the teacher, as a facilitator of learning, and the learner, the opportunities of w…
The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of faculty and preprofessional students who teach and learn within cohorts. The authors also explored how common cohort learning experiences prepared candidates to teach in inclusive settings. The findings are presented as a multiparticipant case study of a cohort-based dual certification program (blended early childhood regular and sp…
It is evident from literature that boys, especially African-American boys are viewed as "troublemakers" and this perception begins with teachers at the preschool level. In this paper, the author examines whether or not students in early childhood education from a community college receive adequate gender-sensitivity training. The students from a teacher education program established baseline by…
News writing -- a crucial part of journalism -- is a necessity for students, especially those at PBSI (Indonesian Language and Literature Education). Students must be able to produce writings containing news or events that are observed and experienced directly in society. In achieving these output targets, lecturers must be able to motivate students for learning by making it interesting and usi…