Recommendations for Teacher Education Programs to Prepare Practitioners for Diverse Urban Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 105345122110510
Author(s):  
LaRon A. Scott ◽  
Imani Evans ◽  
Risha Berry
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Emotional Behavior ◽  
Special Education Teacher ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Education Teacher

The focus of this article is to provide teacher education programs with recommendations for meeting the educational needs of students with emotional behavior disorders (EBD) and learning disabilities (LD) in urban communities. Recommendations include preparing preservice special education teacher educators to effectively implement culturally responsive approaches. The article outlines critical features of teacher education programs that can be modified using culturally responsive approaches to design field experiences and collaboration between schools and teacher education programs to meet the distinctive needs of students in urban environments. Teacher education program leaders can incorporate and use the recommendations to modify programs so that preservice special education teacher educators can be better prepared to be inclusive of all learners and meet their diverse needs.

Bending or Breaking: Appropriating edTPA Policy in Special Education Teacher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maggie Bartlett ◽  
Amy Otis-Wilborn ◽  
Lacey Peters
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
The United States ◽  
Special Education Teacher ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
State Education

The Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) has been widely adopted in schools of higher education across the United States. Different state education departments have set policies, to varying degrees, that determine the outcomes for passing the edTPA, with some requiring a passing score to obtain licensure. As a result of the high-stakes nature of the edTPA, teacher education programs are taking steps to support teacher candidates as they navigate this process. The adoption of edTPA, however, is not without obstacles and has become complicated in the process of implementation. The purpose of this study is to report on a policy analysis of the edTPA in special education using a Critical Practice Approach. Researchers sought to find answers to the following questions: (a) What were the negotiations, decisions, and actions taken by special education teacher education programs in their efforts to appropriate the edTPA policy? and (b) To what extent did the appropriation process foster or empower “participation agency in the democratic production of policy?” Data were collected through in-depth phenomenological interviews with special education teacher educators in three different institutions. Findings suggest that teacher educators at each institution engaged in three general types of appropriation activities that were central to their efforts; embedding, co-opting, and reifying. This critical practical policy analysis helped to identify ways in which the edTPA policy appropriation process was and was not democratic and participatory; a process that recognizes contributions, expertise, and experience of local appropriators as well as factors that characterize the local context.

scholarly journals Connections and Capacity: An Exploration of Preservice Teachers’ Sense of Belonging, Social Networks, and Self-Efficacy in Three Teacher Education Programs

AERA Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 233285842090149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Bjorklund ◽  
Alan J. Daly ◽  
Rebecca Ambrose ◽  
Elizabeth A. van Es
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Network Centrality ◽  
Education Programs

Learning to teach is rife with challenges. Preservice teachers’ self-efficacy can potentially mitigate the stress of these challenges, and teacher education programs are fundamental in helping them build this important resource. As such, understanding the foundations of self-efficacy is important for researchers and teacher educators alike. Grounding our study in social network theory, we explored the relationship between sense of belonging to a teacher education program, network centrality, and self-efficacy. Our sample included 245 preservice teachers in three university teacher education programs. We found that sense of belonging to the program and network centrality (in-degree and out-degree) were significantly and positively related to preservice teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs. This study builds on a growing literature that explores the relationships between preservice teachers’ social networks and their beliefs and practices.

Developing and Sustaining a Research Agenda in Special Education Teacher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry Maheady
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Special Education Teacher ◽  
Professional Writing ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
The Past ◽  
Science College

This article was developed from an earlier invitation to discuss what it was like to teach at a comprehensive arts and science college with a large teacher education program while also trying to conduct and publish applied research. Were there any particular tricks to getting things done that could be handed down to younger professionals working in similar circumstances? Any words of wisdom to pass along that might mitigate the challenges of not having enough time or at least make professional writing and manuscript rejection easier? Perhaps, but that would require someone of greater intellect and stature than the authors have. What the authors can share, however, are some important lessons they have learned while developing an applied research agenda in special education teacher education. The lessons reflect experiences the authors found helpful in navigating the higher education waters for the past three plus decades.

scholarly journals Key Stakeholders’ Attitudes towards Teacher Education Programs in TEFL: A Case Study of Farhangian University in Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javad Gholami ◽  
Isa Qurbanzada
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Real ◽  
Teaching Context ◽  
Key Stakeholders

Abstract Recently, teacher training courses have attracted the researchers’ special attention, while teacher education programs have not received as much attention. The present study investigated the attitudes key stakeholders in a teacher education program (i.e., student teachers, in-service teachers, and teacher educators) hold toward the appropriateness of TEFL teacher education programs at an Iranian teacher education university and their relevance to and sustainable impact in the real teaching context. To this end, 62 pre-service teachers, 48 in-service teachers, and 28 teacher educators filled out the Foreign Language Teacher Education Program Evaluation questionnaire adapted from Peacock (2009). The results of ANOVA tests indicated that the pre-service teachers and teacher educators found courses with literary strands less relevant to English language teaching and believed that those courses should be modified or replaced by teaching more knowledge-building or knowledge-applying subjects. In addition, the in-service teachers harboured a negative perspective towards the courses which were not practical in the real classroom setting and considered them less empowering. All three groups found teaching-related courses, such as teaching methodology, of more sustainable nature and useful in the real teaching context. Besides, the participants believed that it is essential for the universities to incorporate several practical courses including practicum and classroom observations within the curriculum. This study suggests that accommodating key stakeholders’ preferences in a teacher education programs could lead to crafting more accountable and empowering teacher education programs.

Planned Change in Special Education Technology

1986 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazel B. Cobb ◽  
Charles J. Horn
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Teacher Education Institutions

Handicapped learners stand to benefit a great deal from educational technology. The technology for teacher training is gradually emerging. It is this technology that is a prerequisite to the systematic use of instructional technology by the classroom teacher. Since teacher educators are instrumental in the adoption of technology in public education there is a necessity to know the current status of adoption and use of technology in special teacher education programs. A comprehensive study was conducted at the University of Alabama in which the researchers examined the extent of planning for technological change being conducted by teacher education institutions in special education. Data for the study were collected by the use of a mailed survey form. The survey included all 697 special education/teacher education programs in the United States. A total was 298 (43%) surveys completed by program chairpersons at each institution was returned. Results of the study indicate that teacher education institutions are not using a variety of the newest technologies needed to acquaint current and future special educators with the tools of the information age. There is no relationship between systematic planning for adoption of a new technology and the subsequent success of the adopted technology. Teacher education institutions in special education are not anticipating adopting a wide variety of new technology. It appears teacher educators are creating a technology gap at the very time they should be leading the effort to explore the potential of new technologies for improving effectiveness and efficiency of instruction for exceptional individuals.

Assessing prospect and challenges of e-learning in teacher education program aftermath of covid-19 pandemic: teacher educators’ views

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-128
Author(s):  
Julius Michael Egbai ◽  
Eke Ogbu Eke ◽  
Ijeoma F Ubochi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
E Learning

The study aims at assessing teacher educators’ views on the prospect and challenges of e-learning in teacher education program aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The population consists of 1321 academic staff of Alvan Ikoku College of Education Owerri (AIFCE). Two Schools out of the seven schools in Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education were purposively selected for the sample size of 249 academic staff. Researchers made an assessments questionnaire titled” Teachers Views on Prospect and Challenges E-learning in Teacher Education Program Questionnaire (TVPCETEC) was used for data collection. It has a reliability coefficient of 0.77 determined through the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation in answering the research questions. The study showed that teacher educators are of the view that e-learning is the key for effective teacher education program vis-vis the Covid-19 pandemic, which has called for social distance protective protocols. Challenges to effective e-learning, such as in teacher education, were also identified. But despite the challenges facing e-learning in teacher education programs, teacher educators accepted that e-learning is the key to limitless possibilities in education and should be fully embraced. It is recommended that Colleges of Education liaise with relevant authorities in benchmarking teacher education programs with e-learning. It will help tackle the digital divide among lectures and students for effective implementation of learning in teacher education programs.

Music Teacher Education Program Practices: Preparing Teachers to Work With Diverse Learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Mara E. Culp ◽  
Karen Salvador
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Diverse Learners ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Music Teacher Education ◽  
Education Programs

Music educators must meet the needs of students with diverse characteristics, including but not limited to cultural backgrounds, musical abilities and interests, and physical, behavioral, social, and cognitive functioning. Music education programs may not systematically prepare preservice teachers or potential music teacher educators for this reality. The purpose of this study was to examine how music teacher education programs prepare undergraduate and graduate students to structure inclusive and responsive experiences for diverse learners. We replicated and expanded Salvador’s study by including graduate student preparation, incorporating additional facets of human diversity, and contacting all institutions accredited by National Association of Schools of Music to prepare music educators. According to our respondents, integrated instruction focused on diverse learners was more commonly part of undergraduate coursework than graduate coursework. We used quantitative and qualitative analysis to describe course offerings and content integration.

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