Differentiated Fieldwork and Practicum Experiences

2017 ◽  
pp. 306-326
Author(s):  
Stephen T. Schroth ◽  
Jason A. Helfer
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
New Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Practicum Experiences ◽  
Different Levels

Teacher education programs are charged by administrators, legislative bodies, parents, and others to produce new teachers who are “classroom ready” upon graduation. Many interns and teacher candidates, however, come to their programs with very different levels of preparation and skills in dealing with children. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, teacher educators should differentiate fieldwork and practicum experiences to better meet candidates' varying readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles to create placements that fit the interns' needs and skills. Differentiating the fieldwork and practicum experiences of interns has the dual benefit of increasing retention rates of teacher education programs and better preparing new teachers for their first classrooms. Suggestions are made regarding ways teacher educators can differentiate placements for interns and teacher candidates.

Differentiated Fieldwork and Practicum Experiences

2018 ◽  
pp. 2119-2139
Author(s):  
Stephen T. Schroth ◽  
Jason A. Helfer
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
New Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Practicum Experiences ◽  
Different Levels

Teacher education programs are charged by administrators, legislative bodies, parents, and others to produce new teachers who are “classroom ready” upon graduation. Many interns and teacher candidates, however, come to their programs with very different levels of preparation and skills in dealing with children. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, teacher educators should differentiate fieldwork and practicum experiences to better meet candidates' varying readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles to create placements that fit the interns' needs and skills. Differentiating the fieldwork and practicum experiences of interns has the dual benefit of increasing retention rates of teacher education programs and better preparing new teachers for their first classrooms. Suggestions are made regarding ways teacher educators can differentiate placements for interns and teacher candidates.

A University-Community Partnership in Teacher Education From the Perspectives of Community-Based Teacher Educators

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorena Guillen ◽  
Ken Zeichner
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Research University ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Pacific

This article examines the experiences of a group of nine community-based mentors of teacher candidates who partnered for several years through a local, community-based organization with the graduate elementary and secondary teacher education programs at a research university in the Pacific Northwest. Following a brief discussion of the history of partnerships between teacher education programs and local communities, we report the findings of a study of the perspectives of these community mentors on their work with teacher candidates and university teacher educators.

Digital Storytelling in Teacher Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 235-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian H. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Instructional Tool ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Learning Productivity

In teacher education programs, there is a consistent need to locate and to recommend to teacher educators, teacher candidates, and in-service teachers, viable technology tools and concepts that can be used in the classroom. Digital storytelling is a concept that is growing in popularity and one which offers versatility as an instructional tool. This chapter presents information and ideas on how to facilitate learning, productivity, and creativity through a variety of digital storytelling classroom uses.

Developing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Elementary Education Programs

2018 ◽  
pp. 1512-1541
Author(s):  
Drew Polly ◽  
Ian C. Binns ◽  
S. Michael Putman ◽  
Tracy Rock ◽  
Amy J. Good
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Pedagogical Content

The digital age requires teacher education programs to constantly evaluate and revise their programs and courses, particularly with reference to guiding teacher candidates towards integrating current and emerging technologies. This designed-based research study demonstrates how state-wide mandates to revise teacher education programs were used in promoting subsequent revisions influencing the course components and teacher candidates' development of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Cases of four undergraduate elementary education courses and the advanced licensure elementary education program are described. The cross case analysis reveals the subsequent influence on the program for improving the TPACK preparation of the teacher candidates. The chapter concludes with implications for teacher educators and leaders of teacher education programs.

Developing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Elementary Education Programs

2015 ◽  
pp. 493-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drew Polly ◽  
Ian C. Binns ◽  
S. Michael Putman ◽  
Tracy C. Rock ◽  
Amy J. Good
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Pedagogical Content

The digital age requires teacher education programs to constantly evaluate and revise their programs and courses, particularly with reference to guiding teacher candidates towards integrating current and emerging technologies. This designed-based research study demonstrates how state-wide mandates to revise teacher education programs were used in promoting subsequent revisions influencing the course components and teacher candidates' development of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Cases of four undergraduate elementary education courses and the advanced licensure elementary education program are described. The cross case analysis reveals the subsequent influence on the program for improving the TPACK preparation of the teacher candidates. The chapter concludes with implications for teacher educators and leaders of teacher education programs.

Developing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Elementary Education Programs

2016 ◽  
pp. 915-943
Author(s):  
Drew Polly ◽  
Ian C. Binns ◽  
S. Michael Putman ◽  
Tracy C. Rock ◽  
Amy J. Good
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Pedagogical Content

The digital age requires teacher education programs to constantly evaluate and revise their programs and courses, particularly with reference to guiding teacher candidates towards integrating current and emerging technologies. This designed-based research study demonstrates how state-wide mandates to revise teacher education programs were used in promoting subsequent revisions influencing the course components and teacher candidates' development of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Cases of four undergraduate elementary education courses and the advanced licensure elementary education program are described. The cross case analysis reveals the subsequent influence on the program for improving the TPACK preparation of the teacher candidates. The chapter concludes with implications for teacher educators and leaders of teacher education programs.

scholarly journals Learning to Teach, Imaginatively: Supporting the Development of New Teachers Through Cognitive Tools

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 999-1012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kieran Egan ◽  
Shawn Michael Bullock ◽  
Anne Chodakowski
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
New Teachers ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Learning To Teach ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Cognitive Tools ◽  
Complex Sentence ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Imaginative Education

We propose that teacher candidates need to have extended experiences with learning to teach imaginatively, which is to say that teacher candidates need to have experiences that enable them to consider new possibilities in education. We first attend to the general theoretical framework offered by imaginative education before moving on to consider the implications of imaginative education for teacher education programs. We conclude with some provocations to the field that we hope will be of use for those who might wish to join us in considering how we might teach teachers to teach in imaginative ways — a complex sentence with an even more complicated set of implications.

scholarly journals Diversity in Coherence: Strengths and Opportunities of Three Programs

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther T. Canrinus ◽  
Kirsti Klette ◽  
Karen Hammerness
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Field Placement ◽  
Potential Improvement

Although teacher educators may perceive their program and courses to be coherent, the question remains to what extent student teachers also are able to perceive the linkages within their programs. Coherence within teacher education programs is important for teacher candidates to build understanding of teaching. Our study draws upon survey data from 269 teacher candidates, in three different teacher education programs, located in three different countries (Norway, Finland, United States [California]) and compares these candidates’ perceptions of the coherence of their teacher education programs. Candidates from a program that has explicitly been working on constructing a coherent program over a period of 15 years do report significantly more coherence, yet, across the programs, there remains room for improvement regarding the coherence between field placement and campus courses. We conclude with the suggestion that potential improvement of program coherence lies within greater communication and collaboration between the various stakeholders within teacher education.

Engaging Emotions in Teacher Education Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (13) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Mary Louise Gomez ◽  
Amy Johnson Lachuk
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
New Teachers ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Field Experiences ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Past ◽  
Course Work

Questions this chapter addresses include: What changes have teacher education programs attempted in the past in order to ameliorate the emotional struggles that prospective and new teachers undergo? What successes have been realized in these programs, and what criticisms have been made? How may teacher educators avoid what some scholars have called “false empathy” and encourage real compassion and knowledge of their students’ families, homes, and cultures so they may be more knowledgeable and skillful in communicating with students? How might future programs be improved in course work, field experiences, and other ongoing experiences of viewing, reading, and interacting with others? How can emotion be used as a mechanism for critical reflection about teachers’ identities and their understandings of youth identities?

scholarly journals "The Event of Place": Teacher Candidates' Experiences of a Northern Practicum

in education ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-90
Author(s):  
Melanie D. Janzen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Ethical Approaches ◽  
Practicum Experiences

Teacher education programs in Canada—by the nature of their geographic locations and composition of their faculty and students—remain largely urban centric in their values and programs. Yet, teacher education programs are responsible for preparing teachers for rural, remote, and northern teaching experiences. In this study, I explore the experiences of teacher candidates who participated in a northern practicum option developed at a Western Canadian teacher education program. The purpose of this research is to examine teacher candidates’ experiences of the northern practicum option in order to inform our northern practicum option, as well as to contribute to the development of other northern practicum offerings in Canadian teacher education programs. Drawing on place-conscious theorizing, I explore the ways in which the northern practicum experiences have the potential to disrupt settler-colonial narratives, to develop understandings of place-based curriculum and pedagogies, and to support democratic and ethical approaches to education.     Keywords: Northern Canada; practicum; teacher education; qualitative research; place-consciousness

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