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Real Boats Rock: A Transdisciplinary Approach for Teacher Preparation.
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Williams, Nancy L.; Connell, Michael; White, Cameron; Kemper, Jacqueline – Action in Teacher Education, 2003
Describes the development of a seamless curriculum of four methods courses--literacy, math, social studies, and science--within a transdisciplinary framework, defining transdisciplinary teaching and learning as a context and conveyor for knowledge influenced by the synergy between learners and teachers, which embraces collaboration,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Democracy, Educational Technology
Reconceptualizing Curriculum for the PDS: University Faculty Negotiate Tensions in Collaborative Design of Methods Courses.
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Snow-Gerono, Jennifer L.; Yendol-Silva, Diane; Nolan, James F., Jr. – Action in Teacher Education, 2002
This case study examined how four university faculty members experienced the process of collaboratively planning and teaching university methods courses to match the needs of their Professional Development School context. Interview data highlighted four themes as integral to their collective story: learning how to create a participative culture,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
A Case Study of Secondary Student Teachers' Curriculum Decisions.
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Pape, Sharon L. – Action in Teacher Education, 1993
A case study of student teachers in a rural high school indicated that curriculum decisions by student teachers are influenced by supervision practices of the cooperating teacher; both the student teachers' and the cooperating teachers' perception of the student teacher's role; cautions from methods instructors; and existing curriculum and texts.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperating Teachers, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
A Five-Year Journey: Integrating Teacher Education Methods Courses.
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Wright, Eileen; And Others – Action in Teacher Education, 1996
Describes one college's program requiring preservice elementary educators to take their methods courses in an integrated block during one semester before student teaching, noting pitfalls of and advantages to this network of classes and reporting data collected from cooperating classroom teachers who subsequently had these student teachers in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Cooperating Teachers, Curriculum Development
Exploring a Process for Delivering an Interdisciplinary Preservice Elementary Education Curriculum: Teacher Educators Practice What They Preach.
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Sands, Deanna; Drake, Susan – Action in Teacher Education, 1996
Describes how seven teacher educators and an outside consultant used action research as a framework to develop and implement a collaborative interdisciplinary methods course for preservice elementary educators. The article documents their struggles to develop curriculum and implement different teaching methods. (SM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Both Sides of the Desk: Collaborative Self-Study in Teacher Education.
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Rosaen, Cheryl; Gere, Anne Ruggles – Action in Teacher Education, 1996
Two teacher educators utilized professional standards to inform their teaching. They used reflective dialog, action research, and critical inquiry in a standards-based language arts curriculum to support revisions and improvements in classroom practices and curriculum development. This led to new ideas about collaborative structures and stimulated…
Descriptors: Action Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education