Issues in Teacher Education articles from September 2006

Issues in Teacher Education archives from September 2006

Editor's introduction.
September 22, 2006... In this issue of Issues in Teacher Education we explore the theme of relationships and teacher development, and introduce a new book review section. In keeping with our stated mission to explore teacher education from both teacher educator and...

Developing teachers who are reflective practitioners: a complex process.(Viewpoint essay)
September 22, 2006... Introduction Teachers everywhere are being held accountable for their professional actions through the test-driven curricula sweeping the nation. While teachers are often stripped of their professional voice and given little freedom to...

With our feet on the ground (and in the classroom): towards making state-mandated assessment meaningful.(Viewpoint essay)
September 22, 2006... Preparing "highly qualified" new teachers has become the mantra of our nation's school reform. Taking up this charge, teacher educators continue to look for ways to help pre-service teachers put both theoretical and empirical knowledge into...

Starting the journey together: a teacher educator and her "students" navigate their first semester in the secondary English classroom.
September 22, 2006... My grade book program STILL does not work (I can't even log in!), despite two notes and six, no seven, emails to our tech guy--not a single reply to any of them. Despite this, I am supposed to be "keeping accurate records" and maintaining...

The altered role of experienced teachers in professional development schools: the present and its possibilities.
September 22, 2006... In the last fifteen years, since the report of The Holmes Group (1990), professional development school (PDS) has become a popular reform movement which aims to achieve school-university collaborative relationships with the dual function of...

Introducing the Issues in Teacher Education book review section.
September 22, 2006... The Editorial Board of Issues in Teacher Education is proud to present a new book review section of the journal to you. We hope it will be a popular as well as useful feature in the journal. Book reviews perform an important function. They...

A Good Teacher in Every Classroom: Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... A Good Teacher in Every Classroom: Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve Edited by Linda Darling-Hammond & Joan Baratz-Snowden San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005 The book, A Good Teacher in Every Classroom: Preparing...

Inside Teaching: How Classroom Life Undermines Reform.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Inside Teaching: How Classroom Life Undermines Reform By Mary M. Kennedy Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2005 Expert knowledge is defined by several factors, the most important of which are insight, judgment, and management...

Observing in Schools: A Guide for Students in Teacher Education.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Observing in Schools: A Guide for Students in Teacher Education By Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. & William E. Blanton Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2005 Most, if not all, teacher education programs require students to do some level of classroom...

From Standards to Success: A Guide for School Leaders.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... From Standards to Success: A Guide for School Leaders By Mark R. O'Shea Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005 In From Standards to Success: A Guide for School Leaders, Mark O'Shea, a Professor of...

Author's response: to the review of From Standards to Success: A Guide for School Leaders.
September 22, 2006... Since 1996, I have spent much of my time working with teachers and colleagues to understand what teaching might look like in a standards-achieving classroom. These efforts led me to concur with Black and William (1998) that teacher cynicism and...

Preparing Teachers for a Changing World.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Preparing Teachers for a Changing World Edited by Linda Darling-Hammonf and John Bransford San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005 Preparing Teachers for a Changing World is an important contribution to the ongoing work to professionalize teaching...