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Wilkerson, Trena; Kerschen, Keith; Shelton, Ryann – Action in Teacher Education, 2018
Preservice teachers (PSTs) must be able to link content, effective teaching practices, and student learning; thus, it is critical for teacher educators to emphasize connections between research and practice in methods courses. Reflection plays an important role in this process. In this article, the authors discuss and illustrate a vignette…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Moore, Meredith – Action in Teacher Education, 2018
As the number of English Language Learners (ELLs) educated in general education classrooms has increased, many teacher education programs have implemented reforms intended to prepare teacher candidates to work with ELLs. This multiple-case study uses a sociocultural perspective on learning to examine whether and how four undergraduate teacher…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingualism, Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students
Schneider, Jenifer Jasinski – Action in Teacher Education, 2015
In this article, the author explores her observations of preservice teachers' technological literacy as it is often enacted across iterations of a writing methods course. Using personal examples and classroom anecdotes, the author argues that the construct of "digital native" is flawed and, instead, the author positions preservice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technological Literacy, Writing Instruction, Methods Courses
Uribe-Flórez, Lida J.; Araujo, Blanca; Franzak, Mark; Haynes Writer, Jeanette – Action in Teacher Education, 2014
Because the English learners' (ELs) population is growing in the United States, teacher candidates should be provided with experiences that prepare them to effectively teach and empower linguistically/culturally diverse students. Teacher candidates should be provided with opportunities to learn skills that engage ELs in mathematics. In this…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teacher Education
Skerrett, Allison – Action in Teacher Education, 2009
This article explores learning experiences utilized in an adolescent literacy course to facilitate preservice teachers' development of knowledge and dispositions to teach critical literacy for social justice. The analysis is conducted through self-study methods and the theoretical construct of third space. Findings indicate that engaging…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teaching Methods
Conley, Mark W.; Kerner, Michael; Reynolds, Julia Moorhead – Action in Teacher Education, 2005
The problem of secondary teachers' resistance to becoming teachers of reading is well documented. Unfortunately, the dominant model for many courses and in-service presentations has been transmission--teacher educators presenting knowledge and strategies for improving adolescent literacy and then expecting preservice and practicing teachers to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Literacy Education, Tutoring, Urban Schools
Marble, Stephen T. – Action in Teacher Education, 2006
This article describes the use of a lesson study approach to collaborative professional growth in an elementary science methods course. Preservice candidates designed and taught integrated science-mathematics lessons during the semester before their student teaching. Working in 8 teams of 3 student teachers, participants per team designed a common…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teaching Methods, Student Teaching, Elementary School Science

Hegarty, Phil; Simco, Neil – Action in Teacher Education, 1995
The initial training of the United Kingdom's primary teachers is undergoing major restructuring. This article analyzes the main strands of these changes over the last 10 years, examining both the politicization of teacher education and the development of theoretical perspectives that reveal the complexity of the nature of professional knowledge.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education