When we infuse technology into our English
language arts teacher preparation programs, we as teacher educators come face to face with these challenges.
From these principles and examples of infusing technology into English
language arts teacher preparation, clearly the classrooms of today and tomorrow will look very different.
We offer the following seven principles as touchstones for infusing technology into English
language arts teacher preparation programs.
Not exact matches
A pair of webinars last month offered an overview of how and why content knowledge for teaching (CKT) can be embedded in education course work, looking particularly at the
preparation of elementary
teachers in English /
language arts (ELA) and mathematics.
We created a large - scale nationwide study that surveyed English
teacher educators about English
teacher preparation programs throughout the United States, asking the question, «How do we, as the field of English
language arts, recognize new areas of emphasis within the discipline?»
Based on their experiences with the GOALS Model in the elementary
language arts methods class, all participants concluded that the project should be expanded to other methods coursework within the
teacher preparation program.
Compose, draft, and publish for peer review a list of hardware and software deemed necessary for the effective
preparation of English
language arts teachers.
specialized
preparation in reading /
language arts for classroom and resource
teachers, for reading and
language development specialists, for clinic and curriculum supervisors, and anyone interested in learning more about literacy.
While results vary somewhat, these studies find that the students of
teachers who enter
teacher through highly - selective alternative routes experience better achievement gains than the students of the unlicensed
teachers they replaced; comparable, or in some cases somewhat better, math achievement gains than the students of
teachers from traditional
preparation pathways; and comparable, or in some cases somewhat worse, achievement gains in English
language arts than the students of
teachers from traditional
preparation pathways.
Washington is therefore encouraged to strengthen its
teacher preparation requirements and ensure that all secondary English
language arts candidates have the ability to adequately incorporate complex informational text into classroom instruction.