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Burroughs, Greer; Lewis, Amy; Battey, Dan; Curran, Mary; Hyland, Nora E.; Ryan, Sharon – Journal of Teacher Education, 2020
An essential component of teacher preparation is clinical practice that allows teacher candidates (TCs) to observe, reflect upon, test their ideas, and adjust and improve their methods in classrooms. Weaknesses in the structure and organization between coursework and clinical practice in teacher preparation programs often present barriers from…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Rutt, Alexis; Mumba, Frackson; Kibler, Amanda – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2021
Despite growing numbers of English Learners (ELs) in United States science classrooms and recent science education reforms calling for language and literacy integrated science instruction, research is just beginning to address how to prepare preservice teachers (PSTs) to teach science to ELs. Using a framework highlighting key structural and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
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Wu, Shelly C.; Pearce, Erin; Price, Callie J. – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in school closures, shifting to online instruction poses unique challenges for educators. The purpose of the paper is to inform practitioners on how online instruction was facilitated in a science methods course for preservice teachers (PSTs) enrolled in a public university across three campuses. The major…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Methods Courses, Preservice Teachers, Science Education
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Barry, Nancy H.; Caravan, Lisa R. – Contributions to Music Education, 2020
Field experiences are important components of undergraduate music teacher education programs. This applied qualitative study investigated 12 preservice music teachers' reactions to K-12 field experiences for an undergraduate instrumental music methods course. Six weeks of course discussion board posts were analyzed via an iterative, constant…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Rasmussen, Ashley B. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study utilized a semi-structured interview approach to identify how college methods professors in Nebraska are engaging pre-service K-12 teachers with the Next Generation Science Standards and to determine if this information is being carried over to Nebraska K-12 classrooms. The study attempted to address these items by answering the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Educators
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Young, Teresa; Bender-Slack, Delane – Teaching Education, 2011
Pre-service teachers spend an inordinate amount of time observing teaching and learning in classrooms with the goals of understanding the complexities of that space and impacting their teaching. Consequently, teacher educators are responsible for scaffolding pre-service teachers in the use of appropriate and effective observational skills and…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Language Arts, Observation, Field Experience Programs
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Polly, Drew, Ed.; Heafner, Tina, Ed.; Chapman, Marvin, Ed.; Spooner, Melba, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
School-university partnerships have the potential to greatly benefit teaching and learning in PK-12 environments, as well as educator preparation programs. This collaboration is advantageous to teachers, counselors, and administrators. "Professional Development Schools and Transformative Partnerships" provides a comprehensive look at the…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hancock, Elizabeth S.; Gallard, Alejandro J. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2004
Teaching is a complex task shaped by many external and internal influences, including the beliefs held by individual teachers. This study sought an understanding of the impact of field experiences on the beliefs developed by preservice science teachers. The participants were students in an undergraduate science education methods course that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Beliefs
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Xiang, Ping; Lowy, Susan; McBride, Ron – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2002
Examined preservice teachers' beliefs about elementary physical education (PE) and the impact of a field-based elementary PE methods course on their beliefs. Participant surveys indicated that preservice teachers held similar beliefs about the values and purposes of elementary PE to those of PE professionals. The methods course positively impacted…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Methods Courses
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Kleiner, Brian; Thomas, Nina; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
This report presents findings from a 2006 national survey of all Title IV degree-granting 4- year postsecondary institutions on how teacher candidates within teacher education programs for initial licensure are being prepared to use educational technology once they enter the field. The "Educational Technology in Teacher Education Programs…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Programs, Institutional Characteristics
MacKinnon, Allan M. – 1986
This study draws on a conceptualization of the nature of professional knowledge called "Reflection-in-Action" put forth by Donald Schon, and seeks to determine whether it is applicable, and appropriate, to studying the way in which education students make sense of practical teaching experiences offered in methods courses. Schon's ideas are taken…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
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Mims, Clif; Polly, Drew; Shepherd, Craig; Inan, Fethi – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
One of the current goals of public education is technology integration. This is witnessed in current educational literature, by the enormous sums of money schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDEs) spend to purchase equipment and in the emphasis on weaving technology into the fabric of the educational curriculum. As the integration…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Educational Objectives
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Passe, Jeff – Social Studies, 1994
Reports on a study of early field experience activities in 22 teacher education programs. Concludes that the goals of most field experiences programs are seldom achieved. Recommends more institutional support and field experience assignments geared to self-reflection and analysis. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs
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Henning, Mary Beth; Yendol-Hoppey, Diane – Teaching Education, 2004
Teacher education programs are being encouraged to collaborate with K-12 partners to develop and implement contextually rich field experiences that integrate methods course instruction with public school practices. As a result, we outline four models of integrating methods instruction and field experiences and raise the question "How does the…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
McKay, Joane W.; And Others – 1994
This paper describes a field experience program that involved preservice teachers in creating action plans that would incorporate schools of education and human service agencies in collaborative efforts for the welfare of children. The program, a component of the Secondary Education Teacher Development Seminar, required development of an…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education
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