Education Week: Teacher Preparation

Separate Reading Exams Await Elementary Teachers

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

More states are requiring teacher-candidates to take—and pass—licensing tests in reading before they can move into the classroom.

Training of Out-of-School Staff Debated

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

The out-of-school field is trying to identify the training instructors need to be effective yet not just like classroom teachers.

Student-Teaching

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

A report suggests easy-to-staff, high-functioning schools may be better environments for training student-teachers than the toughest teaching environments.

Teacher-Prep Negotiators Divided Over Federal Rules

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0500

Whether a consensus is forthcoming was unclear last week following the second rulemaking session.

Teacher-Prep Accreditor Names Standards-Setting Panel

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

The group will recommend standards for ensuring that candidates know their content and can teach effectively, among other policies.

Panel to Assess Methodology for Judging Teacher Prep

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

The National Academy of Education study is in part a response to a U.S. News & World Report review of teacher education programs.

'Value Added' Concept Proves Beneficial to Teacher Colleges

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

States' teacher-training programs have used the data to improve their curricula and graduates' classroom performance.

It's Time for New Ideas in Teacher Training

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

Schools of education could learn lessons from "corporate universities," Doug Lynch writes.

Advocacy Group Sues to Get University's Teacher Ed. Syllabi

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

A lawsuit from the National Council on Teacher Quality seeks to compel the University of Wisconsin and several of its campuses to turn over the syllabi from their teacher education programs.

Analysis Raises Questions About Rigor of Teacher Tests

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

An analysis finds average scores of candidates on state licensing exams are uniformly higher than the passing scores states set.

District Leaders Get Dose of Teaching Common Core

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Brought together by the Aspen Institute, chief academic officers were introduced to strategies to teach reading from new perspectives.

Ed-Tech Credential Push Starting with Online Teachers

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

A new initiative aims to set national education technology certifications for a number of professions.

Negotiators Debate Teacher-Prep Reporting Rules

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

As part of the Higher Education Act, a panel is trying to set rules that would make education school "report cards" more useful.

Advocate for Access to Quality Teaching Dies at Age 79

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Martin Haberman, a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's school of education, died Jan. 1.

Report Puts Data Spotlight on Teacher Education

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

A wealth of information on teacher education programs is flowing due to Higher Education Act requirements.