Case Studies of Clinical Preparation in Teacher Education

An Examination of Three Teacher Preparation Partnerships

Edited by Ryan Flessner and Debra R. Lecklider

Preparing teachers to work in our nation’s classrooms presents an array of challenges for teacher educators. Recently, organizations such as the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released reports calling for change, supporting clinical teacher preparation, and encouraging links between university faculty, clinical faculty (P-12 educators), and pre-service teachers. This book (as well as its companion text, The Power of Clinical Preparation in Teacher Education: Embedding Teacher Preparation within P-12 School Contexts) responds to calls for change in teacher education. Sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) and its Commission on Clinically-Based Teacher Preparation, the book includes program descriptions, theoretical frameworks, and research studies. Initiated in response to Dr. Nancy Zimpher’s keynote speech at ATE’s 2011 Annual Meeting, the Commission on Clinically-Based Teacher Preparation set out to identify exemplary programs of teacher education, promising practices within those programs, and research related to the programs’ clinical practices. This text represents the Commission’s findings.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Association of Teacher Educators

Pages: 196 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4758-3947-0 • Hardback • October 2017 • $74.00 • (£57.00)

978-1-4758-3948-7 • Paperback • October 2017 • $37.00 • (£28.00)

978-1-4758-3949-4 • eBook • October 2017 • $35.00 • (£27.00)

Subjects: Education / Professional Development, Education / Evaluation & Assessment, Education / Teacher & Student Mentoring

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An Examination of Three Teacher Preparation Partnerships

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Preparing teachers to work in our nation’s classrooms presents an array of challenges for teacher educators. Recently, organizations such as the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released reports calling for change, supporting clinical teacher preparation, and encouraging links between university faculty, clinical faculty (P-12 educators), and pre-service teachers. This book (as well as its companion text, The Power of Clinical Preparation in Teacher Education: Embedding Teacher Preparation within P-12 School Contexts) responds to calls for change in teacher education. Sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) and its Commission on Clinically-Based Teacher Preparation, the book includes program descriptions, theoretical frameworks, and research studies. Initiated in response to Dr. Nancy Zimpher’s keynote speech at ATE’s 2011 Annual Meeting, the Commission on Clinically-Based Teacher Preparation set out to identify exemplary programs of teacher education, promising practices within those programs, and research related to the programs’ clinical practices. This text represents the Commission’s findings.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Association of Teacher Educators

Pages: 196 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4758-3947-0 • Hardback • October 2017 • $74.00 • (£57.00)

978-1-4758-3948-7 • Paperback • October 2017 • $37.00 • (£28.00)

978-1-4758-3949-4 • eBook • October 2017 • $35.00 • (£27.00)

Subjects: Education / Professional Development, Education / Evaluation & Assessment, Education / Teacher & Student Mentoring

Author

Ryan Flessner is an Associate Professor of Teacher Education at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. His teaching and research interests include teacher education, mathematics education, practitioner inquiry, and issues of equity, diversity, and social justice.

Debra R. Lecklider is a Professor and Associate Dean in the College of Education at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her interests include educational leadership and innovative practices that lead to collaborative and inspired change in education.

Table of Contents

Foreword – James L. Alouf
Acknowledgements
Introduction - Ryan Flessner & Debra R. Lecklider
Section I: Georgia State University & the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Chapter 1: The New Teacher Residency Project: Motivation, Partnership History, and Residency Plan – Stephanie Behm Cross, Matt Underwood, & Elizabeth Hearn
Chapter 2: The New Teacher Residency Project: Multiple Layers of Support and Collaboration – Elizabeth Hearn, Stephanie Behm Cross, Susan Taylor, & Connie Zimmerman Parrish
Chapter 3: It’s Time for a “Reboot”: Shifting Preservice Teacher Education from Business Capital to Professional Capital – Stephanie Behm Cross, Carla Tanguay, Susan Cannon, Morgin Jones Williams, & Jessica James Hale
Section II: Rhode Island College & Central Falls Schools
Chapter 4: Context Matters – Julie R. Horwitz, Gerri August, Frances Gallo, Kimberly Cataldo, & Joshua Laplante
Chapter 5: The Integration of Emergence and Infrastructure in a Clinical Preparation Model – Julie R. Horwitz, Gerri August, Frances Gallo, Kimberly Cataldo, & Joshua Laplante
Chapter 6: What We Learned – Gerri August, Julie R. Horwitz, Frances Gallo, & Joshua Laplante
Section III: George Mason University & Fairfax County Public Schools
Chapter 7: Elementary Teacher Preparation at George Mason University: The Evolution of Our Program – Seth A. Parsons, Lois A. Groth, Audra K. Parker, Elizabeth Levine Brown, Corey R. Sell, & Debra Sprague
Chapter 8: George Mason University’s Elementary PDS Program: Teacher Education Built on Principles – Stephanie L. Dodman, Lois A. Groth, Kerri Fulginiti, Brian Hull, Audra K. Parker, & Seth A. Parsons
Chapter 9: Developing Teacher Candidates’ Ability to Analyze Mathematics Quality of Instruction Using Collaborative Instructional Rounds – Jennifer M. Suh, Andrea Weiss, Kerri Fulginiti, Molly Rawding, Lesley King, & Seth A. Parsons
Chapter 10: The Case for Powerful Clinical Practice in Teacher Education – D. John McIntyre
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An Examination of Three Teacher Preparation Partnerships

Edited by Ryan Flessner and Debra R. Lecklider

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An Examination of Three Teacher Preparation Partnerships

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