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Heineke, Amy J.; Carter, Heather; Desimone, Melissa; Cameron, Quanna – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2010
The College of Teacher Education and Leadership (CTEL) at Arizona State University (ASU) embraced the opportunity to partner with Teach For America (TFA) to tailor existing teacher preparation programs to meet the unique needs of alternatively certified teachers in urban schools. Rather than harp on the distinctions between ideologies and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs
Sindelar, Paul T.; Bishop, Anne G.; Brownell, Mary T.; Rosenberg, Michael S.; Connelly, Vincent J. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
Although the ultimate goal of teacher education is to provide an adequate supply of highly qualified teachers for the nation's schools, many factors hinder its success. In special education, too few people enter the field, and a policy context that promotes easy entry via unconventional preparation threatens to dilute teacher quality. In this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Educators
Antonek, Janis L.; Matthews, Catherine E.; Levin, Barbara B. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
One of the goals of Professional Development School (PDS) programs is to provide preservice teachers with opportunities for developing in-depth knowledge and experience as they learn to teach (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2001). A theme-based PDS adds value to the PDS program model because it allows faculty members to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development Schools, Faculty Development, Teacher Educators