Reading Representation 10

Assigned Readings:

• Darling-Hammond, L.D. (2006). Constructing 21st century teacher education. Journal of Teacher Education. 57(3), 300-314.

• Chapters 11 (Teacher education as a beginning, not an end; Enacting a pedagogy of teacher education) & 12: Loughran, J. (2006). Developing a Pedagogy of Teacher Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning about Teaching. London: Routledge.

• Zeichner, K. (2007). Accumulating knowledge across self-studies in teacher education. Journal of Teacher Education, 58(1), 36-46.

Assigned Essential Questions:

• What is the current context for teacher education?

Reading Representations: Video Gallery-Author Reflections

"NCTAF-Linda Darling-Hammond on Teacher Retention"

• need leveraging of divergence in quality across teacher education programs; unevenness

• mentoring (only some states)

• "expert teacher"

• development of principles

• collaboration; collegiality; highly supportive

"Supervising Preservice Teachers: Welcome"

• valuing own professional development

• relevancy; just in time; helpful to situation

• mentoring: key for PST development

• consistent, supportive feedback

• seen, developed, valued, professionalized

"Ken Zeichner Speaks About His Essay on Teacher Education"

• widespread accountability

• opposing modernist solution; non-privatization

• research as a political tool

• decrease pointless debates

• equity within practices

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