Recently added articles from The Teacher Educator:
USING LISTENING JOURNALS IN MATH METHODS
Jan 01, 2008; ... The purpose of this teacher action research was twofold: to learn more about preservice teachers' preconceived notions related to listening and to investigate how a listening journal assignment impacted preservice teachers' views of listening as an important aspect of discourse. The participants ...
CONSTRUCTIVISM AND EDUCATION: MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
Jan 01, 2008; ... Constructivism is a popular concept in contemporary teacher education programs. However, a genuine concern arises with the concept's application because many teachers and teacher educators claim that knowledge is constructed, without appreciating the epistemological and pedagogical implications ...
THE ROLE OF SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED SHARED KNOWLEDGE IN LEARNING TO TEACH: COLLABORATION AND REFLECTION IN A COMPUTER-MEDIATED ENVIRONMENT
Jan 01, 2008; ... This research examined the role of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in a partnership that was formed between an educational psychology course for preservice teachers, eight professors from the university's teacher education program, and eight practicing teachers from diverse public schools ...
TRANSITIONING FROM STUDENTS TO PROFESSIONALS: USING A WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM MODEL TO SCAFFOLD PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
Jan 01, 2008; ... Teacher educators have found portfolios to be a valuable way to judge readiness for student-teaching and initial certification as well as an effective means of examining and validating teacher preparation programs. Tension exists between using the portfolio as a product for evaluation and ...
FIELD PLACEMENT TREATMENTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Jan 01, 2008; ... Field placement within teacher education represents a topic of interest for all preservice teacher programs. Present research addresses a set of important questions regarding field placement: (1) What pedagogical methodologies facilitate deep learning during field experiences? (2) Is there a ...
EDITORS' COMMENTS
Apr 01, 2007; ... Welcome to Volume 42, Number 4, Spring 2007 issue. This issue demonstrates the enduring breadth and depth of the academic work in our field. In the current political milieu, teacher educators may feel that the profession is defined and constrained by external entities such as federal and state ...
Teacher Education Students' Reflections on How Problem-Based Learning Has Changed Their Mental Models About Teaching and Learning
Apr 01, 2007; ... Abstract Students develop robust mental models of teaching and learning during their school years, and as such, often teach as they were taught-possibly perpetuating practices that limit intellectual inquiry in classrooms. This paper reports on an analysis, using a conceptual framework ...
Problematizing the Role of Expert Within Small-Scale School-University Partnerships
Apr 01, 2007; ... Abstract Since 2001, two teacher educators from distinctive midwestern universities have been engaged in partnerships with two local urban school districts that resulted from their personal relationships with educators and school leaders. By applying Macedo and Freire's (2001) framework ...
What Does Mentoring Mean to Experienced Teachers? A Phenomenological Interview Study
Apr 01, 2007; ... Abstract This report investigates mentoring from the perspectives of 7 experienced secondary public school teachers from four different school districts in Oklahoma. The participants' teaching experience ranged from 10 to 30 years. The author reviewed the research process and data ...
Collaborative Teaching at the University Level: Practicing What Is Preached
Apr 01, 2007; ... Abstract The purpose of this article is to describe the development and implementation of a co-teaching model at a small state university in the northeast. In addition, this article will share lessons learned from this experience by two professors, as well as describe the impact on the ...
EDITORS' COMMENTS
Jan 01, 2007; ... In this third issue of the 42nd volume for The Teacher Educator, we have four examinations of practices that can be applied to promote the quality of teachers that are trained in teacher education institutions. This issue is a timely and engaging contribution to the growing discussion about ...
Comparison of Teacher Educators' Instructional Methods With the Constructivist Ideal
Jan 01, 2007; ... Abstract The constructivist learning framework is a foundation for today's K-12 mathematics reform. Many future teachers across the United States are being taught that this is the way students learn best. More than simply teaching teachers about constructivism, however, educators are ...
A Case Study of Teacher Leaders as Group Leaders: Implications for Research and Teacher Education
Jan 01, 2007; ... Abstract This article presents the findings from a case study of teacher leadership in an elementary school as a form of group leadership. Using the functional theory of work groups, this study describes the functional roles that teacher leaders assume in meeting the task achievement and ...
Accreditation Data Collection Requirements Versus Faculty Loads: One College's Use of Self-Study to Balance These Two Realities
Jan 01, 2007; ... Abstract This paper describes the self-study effort of one college of education to successfully balance the complex demands of accreditation data collection, management, and reporting with the reality of faculty loads. It examined existing strategies and proposed changes for the upcoming ...
Can Cooperating Teachers Help Student Teachers Develop a Vision of Education?
Jan 01, 2007; ... Abstract Research in teacher education is increasingly concerned with teachers' visions of education and their sense of calling, mission, and professional identity. Interviews with outstanding cooperating teachers focused on exploring their beliefs on teacher vision, and what makes a ...
EDITORS' COMMENTS
Oct 01, 2006; ... Welcome to Volume 42 Number 2 of The Teacher Educator. In the recently released book entitled Studying Teacher Education, commissioned by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Panel on Research and Teacher Education (Cochran-Smith & Zeichner, 2005), a number of important lines ...
Professional Development School Graduate Performance: Perceptions of School Principals
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract The literature provides numerous studies pertaining to the effectiveness of Professional Development Schools (PDSs) on teacher candidate preparedness, new teacher confidence and competence, and job satisfaction, as perceived by PDS graduates themselves. Lacking in the literature ...
Rethinking Rhizomes in Writing About Research
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract In this essay we argue that when university researchers engage the teachers they study as collaborators and coauthors, researchers potentially act in what Deleuze and Guattari (1987) term a rhizomatic manner-that is, one in which authority and power are redistributed and shared, ...
Arriving on a Fast Track: Perceptions of Teachers From an Alternative Licensing Program About Their First Four Years in the Classroom
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract In a 4-year study of new teachers who completed the MINT (Massachusetts Institute for New Teachers) alternative teacher-licensing program, we found that this particular fast-track model recruited a group of highly committed new teachers. However, these new teachers expressed ...
Project TEAM: First-Year Analysis at a Regional Campus Site
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract The Project Transformative Educational Achievement Model (TEAM) is an instructional initiative designed to increase the number of students at university campuses from underrepresented minority and diverse urban backgrounds who enter teacher education programs. The goal is to ...