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Athanases, Steven Z.; Wong, Joanna W. – Educational Forum, 2018
One task of Feiman-Nemser's teacher learning model--develop tools and dispositions to study teaching--frames how we organized learning opportunities during teacher preparation. We explored how and to what degree preservice teachers used teacher inquiry to analyze linguistically diverse students' work through an asset-based lens, beyond deficit…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Bilingual Students, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Grisham, Dana L.; Yoder, Karen Kreider; Smetana, Linda; Dobler, Elizabeth; Wolsey, Thomas DeVere; Lenski, Susan J.; Young, Janet; Chambers, Sandra; Scales, Roya Qualls; Wold, Linda S.; Ganske, Kathy; Scales, W. David – Teacher Education and Practice, 2014
This article describes the first phase of a longitudinal study that examines the impact of teacher preparation programs on the literacy instructional practices of teacher candidates. Case summaries and cross-case analysis by 12 researchers of 10 teacher preparation universities across the United States determined (1) the signature aspects of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Literacy Education, Educational Practices, Longitudinal Studies
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Tarozzi, Massimiliano – Intercultural Education, 2014
Both in Europe and in North America, teacher education plays a key role in guaranteeing an inclusive school for all and, in particular, is crucial for preparing teachers working with diverse students. However, because of the lack of consistent empirical research in this field, the elements that qualify an effective initial training for teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Intercultural Programs, Multicultural Education, Competency Based Teacher Education
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Kinghorn, Brian Edward – Teacher Education and Practice, 2014
SMK and PCK are crucial for effective science teaching, yet the amount of subject matter covered in elementary teacher education programs is limited. This exploratory study of ten elementary school teachers focuses on how teachers learned science content from their teaching practice (including preparing to teach, classroom instruction, and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Experience
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Stillman, Jamy; Anderson, Lauren – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
This article explores how one specially prepared, accomplished teacher managed dilemmas that arose as she worked to enact responsive language arts instruction with English Learners in a policy context that privileged high-stakes accountability and standardization. Drawing on sociocultural learning theory, the article illustrates how the teacher's…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Teaching Experience, English Instruction, Professional Identity
Lincoln, Carleton – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Recent research suggests a major crisis exists affecting urban children's educational opportunities. This study focuses on the use of research-based strategies to determine whether, and to what extent, transformative leadership influences the development of quality education that overcomes educational inequity in the lives of students who attend…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Ethnography, Research Methodology, Transformational Leadership
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Courey, Susan Joan; Tappe, Phyllis; Siker, Jody; LePage, Pam – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2013
Efficient lesson planning with universal design for learning (UDL) enables teachers to more effectively meet students' individual needs. In this study, a comparison of lesson plans by teacher candidates in a teacher preparation program before and after UDL training is presented. After training, teachers (n = 45) incorporated more differentiated…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Technology, Learning Theories, Lesson Plans
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Pritchard, Robert – CATESOL Journal, 2012
This article describes a 6-year, districtwide staff-development project that was implemented in an attempt to change teacher attitudes and practices as they relate to English learners (ELs). The specific goals of the project were (a) to help the district's teachers develop the knowledge base, pedagogical skills, and professional attitudes required…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teacher Attitudes
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Lavadenz, Magaly – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2008
The history, culture and practices of Central America are inadequately addressed in teacher preparation and professional development across the United States, and especially in California based on the author's analysis of teacher preparation. Information about the histories, cultures and practices add to the linguistic and pedagogic knowledge-base…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Bilingual Teachers, Youth