Preparing teachers : building evidence for sound policy / Committee on the Study of Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Study of Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States.

National Research Council (U.S.). Center for Education.

National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 217 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2010]

Summary:

"Teachers make a difference. The success of any plan for improving educational outcomes depends on the teachers who carry it out and thus on the abilities of those attracted to the field and their preparation. Yet there are many questions about how teachers are being prepared and how they ought to be prepared. Yet, teacher preparation is often treated as an afterthought in discussions of improving the public education system. Preparing Teachers addresses the issue of teacher preparation with specific attention to reading, mathematics, and science. The book evaluates the characteristics of the candidates who enter teacher preparation programs, the sorts of instruction and experiences teacher candidates receive in preparation programs, and the extent that the required instruction and experiences are consistent with converging scientific evidence. Preparing Teachers also identifies a need for a data collection model to provide valid and reliable information about the content knowledge, pedagogical competence, and effectiveness of graduates from the various kinds of teacher preparation programs. Federal and state policy makers need reliable, outcomes-based information to make sound decisions, and teacher educators need to know how best to contribute to the development of effective teachers. Clearer understanding of the content and character of effective teacher preparation is critical to improving it and to ensuring that the same critiques and questions are not being repeated 10 years from now."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

Seeking strong evidence

Pathways to teaching and teacher preparation programs

Preparing teachers for all fields

Preparing reading teachers

Preparing mathematics teachers

Preparing science teachers

Accountability and quality control in teaching

Summary and research agenda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309128056

0309128056

9780309129961

0309129966

OCLC:

611962059