A consortium comprised of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, California University of Pennsylvania, the Community College of Allegheny County, and Point Park University was formed to recruit African American
males into their teacher education programs.
Through TORSH Talent, Higher Education institutions can integrate current curriculum and Learning Management Systems with an online teacher development platform to allow for full integration of video and other digital
artifacts into teacher education programs.
The findings of this research resulted in the emergence of a Five - Stage Model for computer technology
integration into teacher education programs: pre-integration, transition, development, expansion, and system - wide integration.
Seven years ago, when she was graduating from a high school in Helsinki, she called me and asked my advice on how to get
into the teacher education program in the university where I had been working as teacher educator earlier.
Portfolios are now used for many purposes, including
admission into teacher education programs, documenting student teaching, showing in - service development, interviewing, accreditation and, in the United States, certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (McLaughlin & Vogt, 1996).
Aspiring teachers must first be admitted
into the teacher education program.