The master's degree in education as teacher professional development : re-envisioning the role of the academy in the development of practicing teachers / Gary R. Galluzzo ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Galluzzo, Gary R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Master of education degree--United States.

Master of education degree.

Teachers--Training of--Standards--United States.

Teachers.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (U.S.).

Teachers--Training of--Standards.

Teachers--Training of.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 219 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2012]

Summary:

"Accountability for student's education is a major topic in the news, but what about teacher education? The authors present a plan, supported by research and tested at a large urban campus, for redesigning the master's degree for practicing teachers program to address standards set forth by the National Board"-- Provided by publisher.

"Teacher education is under more scrutiny than ever as standards-based education is becoming more and more the norm. Although much literature is available that addresses developing teacher education, no one addresses how to create and develop a master's level program. Gary R. Galluzzo, Joan Packer Isenberg, C. Stephen Fox, and Rebecca K. Fox White, professors at the highly regarded Graduate School of Education at George Mason University, present a text to help deans and other professionals develop a master's level degree program that meets the standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The various sections explain in depth the facets of the program's design, including how to qualify future students answering the call by the National Board, provide researched evidence around Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning, and lastly, explore what will become the new standards of accountability for teacher education. Using their own experience as they reconceived their own program for a master's degree for practicing teachers, the authors provide first-hand accounts of their own expectations, outcomes, and continual dilemmas to inspire more discussion how teacher education can improve the quality of teaching in America's schools"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Tenets of Program Design 1

Chapter 1 The Tenets of a New Kind of Master's Degree in Education 3

Chapter 2 Reconfiguring Programs in the University Context 21

Chapter 3 Dilemmas with Program Design 33

Chapter 4 Addressing Dilemmas and Sustained Challenges-Implementing the Big Ideas 49

Part II Evidence of Effectiveness 63

Chapter 5 Evidence of Course Effectiveness 65

Chapter 6 Evidence of Program Effectiveness 85

Chapter 7 Evidence of Effectiveness: Portfolio as Program Pedagogy 105

Part III New Discourses 119

Chapter 8 New Dimensions of Accountability 121

Chapter 9 New Roles for Education Faculty 135

Chapter 10 Looking Back and Looking Ahead 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442207226

1442207221

9781442207240

1442207248

OCLC:

752069647

Online:

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