Students
entering teacher preparation programs often exhibit a desire to be shown the magic bullet of teaching practice.
Forty - four states require candidates to take a test or series of tests as part of their preparation; 25 states require students to have a specific grade point average before
entering a teacher preparation program.
Knowles and Cole (1996) indicated that teacher candidates
enter teacher preparation programs with personal histories that influence their preconceptions about education.
Although fewer people
entered teacher preparation programs during the Great Recession, of greater concern is the number of teachers leaving the profession.
Not exact matches
More than 120 alternative
teacher -
preparation programs in almost 550 sites are now operating in 47 states and the District of Columbia — producing a growing number of
teacher - candidates, according to a national survey of individuals who are
entering the field through alternative routes.
The survey results suggested that «
Teachers prepared in a single formal
program of
preparation feel better prepared than those who take a series of courses from different institutions, who in turn feel better prepared than those who
enter through alternative
programs... and those who
enter without prior experience or training.»
On the challenges
teacher preparation programs face in Common Core implementation: The challenge continues to be the same one that universities have always had having enough time for students to develop a complex understanding of the learning and teaching process as well as providing enough quality experiences (with successful
teachers in classrooms) before someone
enters the classroom on his / her own.
Carol Midgett, leadership -
program coordinator at the North Carolina Partnership for Improving Mathematics and Science and also a board - certified
teacher who
entered teaching through alternative certification, says she learned that «without focused, formal
preparation, the challenge to succeed is much greater and the chances for survival are limited.»
Perhaps the most widely discussed critique of
teacher preparation of the past decade, the hotly debated 2006 study by the National Center for Policy Analysis, Educating School
Teachers, simply presumed that
teacher recruitment ought to be geared toward new college graduates who would complete beefed - up versions of familiar training
programs before being cleared to
enter the same old jobs.
The NCEI's recent analysis found that, «compared with recent college graduates who come into teaching from a traditional
teacher preparation program, those
entering teaching through alternate routes
We favor reporting the percentage of
program graduates who
enter and persist in the field for which they were trained — not just for
teacher -
preparation programs, but for other college majors and training
programs as well.
Are states doing enough to ensure that all
teacher - candidates graduate from their
teacher -
preparation programs ready to
enter the classroom?
For example, the IDOE provides a web - based recruitment portal to provide streamlined sharing of
teacher candidate information for more thoughtful hiring practices, as well as encourages high standards for
preparation and licensure in addition to «transition to teaching»
programs such as the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowships, Teach For America, and TNTP's Indianapolis Teaching Fellows.51 Notably,
teacher candidates must pass three subject - specific assessments before
entering an educator
preparation program (EPP), and EPPs must report extensive data collected on
teachers using data matrix reporting.
Mississippi will work with
teacher preparation programs to improve the training
teachers receive before
entering the classroom.
In order for a
teacher preparation program to be nationally accredited,
entering students must meet minimum grade point averages and demonstrate other academic abilities.
Implicit in these studies were two considerations that affect the content of
preparation programs: the expectation that
preparation programs build from the knowledge and skills of participants when they
enter, and whether or not the
program was linked to an explicit set of anticipated
teacher leader practices.
The department also administers regulations governing educator
preparation programs to ensure that
teachers enter the classroom with content knowledge and instructional skills aligned to the Standards of Learning and other objectives for learning and achievement.
Educator
preparation programs can ensure that both
teachers and school leaders are experienced in accessing information through professional peer networks by the time they
enter the field.
While the traditional
teacher certification route - enrolling in and completing a four - year
teacher preparation program - is common across the states, there are a number of different routes an educator can take to become certified and
enter the classroom.
-- Matt Larson, President, National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics «Often teachers entering the classroom have had little opportunity for extensive lesson planning in their preparation p
Teachers of Mathematics «Often
teachers entering the classroom have had little opportunity for extensive lesson planning in their preparation p
teachers entering the classroom have had little opportunity for extensive lesson planning in their
preparation programs.
The Commission of Higher Education is working to: 1) improve the quality of
teacher preparation and performance; 2) open the level of dialogue among superintendents and principals and higher education
teacher preparation programs; 3) expand communication among vertical teams in P - 16 to support students
entering post-secondary education; and 4) review and measure learning outcomes at all levels, including higher education and demonstrate significant value - added for post-secondary options.
Teacher preparation programs across the country have signed on to addressing the challenge of the DOE's four guiding principles to assure that there is «no uncertainty of whether a learner entering a PK — 12 classroom or college lecture hall will encounter a teacher or instructor fully capable of taking advantage of technology to transform learning» (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, 2017,
Teacher preparation programs across the country have signed on to addressing the challenge of the DOE's four guiding principles to assure that there is «no uncertainty of whether a learner
entering a PK — 12 classroom or college lecture hall will encounter a
teacher or instructor fully capable of taking advantage of technology to transform learning» (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, 2017,
teacher or instructor fully capable of taking advantage of technology to transform learning» (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, 2017, p. 37).
Despite what the lack of action on this issue suggests, however, there is widespread public support for increasing the selectivity of
teacher preparation programs: 60 percent of Americans believe that
preparation programs should make their entrance requirements more rigorous.11 While there has been some recent evidence of a shift, the average SAT scores of college students pursuing education degrees have historically been lower than those of students
entering other professions.12
This collection of papers was written to address two purposes: (a) to provide
teachers in preservice LD
preparation programs with an overview of validated practices that have been proven effective for children with language learning disabilities, and (b) to provide regular education
teachers preparing to
enter the field or already in the classroom with knowledge about validated teaching strategies so that they can work more effectively in collaboration with an LD consultant.
The Kansas City
Teacher Residency (KCTR) is a teacher preparation and development program that recruits and selects college seniors, recent college graduates, and career changers who are interested in entering the field of edu
Teacher Residency (KCTR) is a
teacher preparation and development program that recruits and selects college seniors, recent college graduates, and career changers who are interested in entering the field of edu
teacher preparation and development
program that recruits and selects college seniors, recent college graduates, and career changers who are interested in
entering the field of education.
Thirty - five percent of U.S.
teachers report having first had careers outside of education, and more than two in five
entered the classroom through an alternative
preparation program, according to a 2010 survey by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation in Princeton, N.J.
Missouri will also look for ways to incorporate a larger focus on urban education and working with diverse students into its
teacher preparation programs and will attempt to expand the field experiences that candidates have before
entering the classroom.
Many elite colleges and universities no longer offer undergraduate
teacher preparation programs, and many
teacher preparation programs are housed within less selective colleges.5 Nonetheless, the academic profiles of teaching candidates in regional comprehensive universities are high relative to other
programs offered in those schools.6 Furthermore, many
teacher preparation programs do not have admission criteria beyond those of their home institution, and only have access to a pool of candidates already admitted to the overarching college or university.7 For these reasons among others, the average SAT scores of students going into education have historically been lower than those of their peers
entering other professions, although there is some evidence that this is shifting.8
Instead, the
teacher preparation program completed will apply for a license on the graduate's behalf by
entering a recommendation in Comprehensive Administration of Credentials for
Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS).
TNTP's Teaching Fellows
program meets rigorous selectivity and training standards: Before candidates
enter the
program, TNTP Teaching Fellows complete a three - phase selection process, during which Teaching Fellows must demonstrate content mastery and the traits of successful
teachers.51 Teaching Fellows enroll in a
teacher preparation program concurrently with their service, and have the opportunity to collaborate with other Fellows, staff, and experienced
teachers.
HEA governs
teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities and can ensure that college students who are studying to become
teachers actually receive the instruction and real - world teaching experience they need to be prepared when they
enter the classroom.
Section3: Aspiring principal membership is reserved for
teachers or other persons with an interest in
entering the profession and / or enrolled in a recognized administrator
preparation program, but not serving in an elementary and / or middle school administrative or supervisory capacity.
Allowing field experience hours to be satisfied by substitute teaching up to two years prior to the candidate
entering a
preparation program does not expose
teacher candidates to strong instructional strategies, or allow them to learn from best practices which requires guidance by an experienced educator / mentor.
Aspiring Reserved for
teachers or other educators interested in
entering the profession and / or involved in a recognized administration
preparation program.
Between 2009 and 2014, enrollments in
teacher preparation programs fell by 35 percent and
teacher preparation graduates fell by 23 percent, meaning fewer
teachers are
entering the field.
Fewer individuals are
entering the profession: Between 2009 and 2014, enrollments in
teacher preparation programs dropped 35 % nationwide (from 691,000 in 2009 to 451,000 just five years later).
Between 2012 - 13 and 2015 - 16, California saw a dramatic increase in the number of
teachers entering the field on substandard credentials and permits — that is, without completing a
teacher preparation program or meeting requirements for a preliminary teaching credential.
New
teachers entering classrooms need the opportunity to interact and communicate with parents during their
preparation program.
The Louisiana Department of Education requires all teaching candidates to pass and complete the Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) to
enter into a state - approved
teacher preparation program.
Education reformers have long bemoaned the quality of K - 12
teacher preparation and certification: Too often these
programs fail to equip
teachers with the skills to effectively teach diverse students, while their cost and time demands dissuade some potentially good
teachers from
entering the profession.
As one who has looked into
teacher preparation programs and has been a
teacher for many years, I would like to see all
programs focus on induction and support so that all
teachers enter the workforce well prepared for the challenges they will face.»
Through an «apprenticeship of observation,» Lortie (1975) contended that
teachers develop their own understanding of what it is to teach, beginning when they first
enter school and continuing through their
teacher preparation program.
Despite the high interest in urban education and educational equality among Yale students, most «Yalies» (i.e. Yale students) who
enter the classroom end up doing so through alternative teaching
programs, favoring these
programs over employment options in district schools with traditional recruitment tactics and
teacher preparation programs.