Sue O'Neill:... The first issue I identified in the preservice
beginning teacher preparation courses (from my research in 2014 and 2015) was that there was what I considered to be a lack of depth of evidence - based practices that have been proven to be effective from conducting well designed and rigorous research.
To this end,
teacher preparation course work should be grounded in a new literacies framework to broaden their teachers» understanding of literacy as well as ways to integrate technology.
Certain companies and school networks, such as the aforementioned Teach for America, Success Academy Charter Schools and Uncommon Schools, provide educationally - interested graduates with the opportunity to work in the classroom just months after graduation, instead of requiring their new teachers to take a year of
teacher preparation courses before entering the classroom.
The National Council on Teacher Quality has filed a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin for failing to provide access to course syllabi
for teacher preparation courses.
Prairie Moon Waldorf School offers
teacher preparation courses and professional development workshops to Waldorf and other inspired teachers.
Implications for 2016 recruitment Virtually
all teacher preparation courses start in September and last for one academic year.
An experienced educator, administrator, and curriculum designer, he has taught elementary, middle, and high school students in public and private schools, as well as community college and
teacher preparation courses.
When preservice teachers enter the classroom, they will rely heavily on teaching strategies and methods acquired while in
their teacher preparation courses.
Teacher preparation courses and professional development training does not prepare or reinforce teachers» ability to engage student voice.
She was also one of the coordinators for EKU's campus initiative to integrate CCSS across general education and
teacher preparation courses and has presented on the topic several times.
Teacher educators must also include hypermedia projects in
their teacher preparation courses if there is any hope of bringing the field of English education in line with the multimedia lives of citizens.