Teacher educators as members of an evolving profession / edited by Miriam Ben-Peretz, with Sara Kleeman, Rivka Reichenberg, and Sarah Shimoni.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ben-Peretz, Miriam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Teacher educators.

United States.

Teachers--In-service training--United States.

Teachers--In-service training.

Teacher educators--United States.

Teachers--Professional relationships.

Physical Description:

ix, 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2013]

Summary:

Teacher Educators as Members of an Evolving Profession focuses on the overall role of teacher educators who might be seen as leaders involved in the transformation of schools and schooling in a manner appropriate for the requirements of the twenty-first century. Teacher education is perceived in this book as a profession with unique characteristics. In the frame of this conception this book provides and discusses relevant professional issues: the professional identity of teacher educators, their role perception, and the characteristics of their vocational language. The pedagogy of teacher education is addressed and special attention is given to their professional development. The place of practice in this development process is considered. The contribution of research and academic writing as part of the professional development of teacher educators is emphasized. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Teacher Educators: Roles, Identities, and Discourses

1 Being a Teacher Educator / John Loughran Loughran, John 9

2 The Knowledge Base of Teacher Educators: Nature, Dilemmas, and Challenges / Klaas van Veen Veen, Klaas van 25

3 Teacher Educators' Discourses and Languages / Sarah Shimoni Shimoni, Sarah 43

4 What Happened to the Traditional Role of Teacher Educators? / Salman Ilaiyan Ilaiyan, Salman, Alexandra Danial-Saad Danial-Saad, Alexandra 61

5 Building a Profession of Teaching: Teacher Educators as Change Agents / Linda Darling-Hammond Darling-Hammond, Linda 87

Part II The Pedagogy of the Professional Development of Teacher Educators

6 The Professional Development of Teacher Educators in the Context of the School of Professional Development at the MOFET Institute / Rivka Reichenberg Reichenberg, Rivka, Sara Kleeman Kleeman, Sara, Rachel Sagee Sagee, Rachel 105

7 Restructuring Teachers' Learning Environments / Cheryl J. Craig Craig, Cheryl J. 135

8 Pair-Dialogue Teaching and Learning Environments: An Innovating Pedagogy? / Pessia Tsamir Tsamir, Pessia, Dina Tirosh Tirosh, Dina 155

9 Writing, Knowledge, and Professional Development of Teacher Educators / Yehudit Shteiman Shteiman, Yehudit, Ariela Gidron Gidron, Ariela, Batia Eilon Eilon, Batia 169

10 The Role of Experience in the Education of Teacher Educators / Sharon Feiman-Nemser Feiman-Nemser, Sharon 189

11 Teacher Educators, Teacher Education, Curriculum, and the Landscape of Education / F. Michael Connelly Connelly, F. Michael 211.

Notes:

"Published in partnership with the MOFET Institute."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781610484817

1610484819

9781610484824

1610484827

OCLC:

809615981