(Re)Designing Programs

A Vision for Equity-Centered, Clinically Based Teacher Preparation

Jennifer Jacobs, Rebecca West Burns

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781648024719, 9781648024726
• eBook ISBN: 9781648024733
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Theory & Practice

Given the increasing diversity of the United States and students entering schools, the value of teacher learning in clinical contexts, and the need to elevate the profession, national organizations have been calling for a re-envisioning of teacher preparation that turns teacher education upside down. This change will require PK-12 schools and universities to partner in robust ways to create strong professional learning experiences for aspiring teachers. University faculty, in particular, will not only need to work in schools, but they will need to work with schools in the preparation of future teachers. This collaboration should promote greater equity and justice for our nation's students.

The purpose of this book is to support individuals in designing clinically based teacher preparation programs that place equity at the core. Drawing from the literature as well as our experiences in designing and coordinating award-winning teacher education programs, we offer a vision for equity-centered clinically based preparation that promotes powerful teacher professional learning and develops high-quality, equity-centered teachers for schools. The chapter topics include policy guidelines, partnerships, intentional clinical experiences, coherence, curriculum and coursework, university-based teacher educators, school-based teacher educators, teacher candidate supervision and evaluation, the role of research, and instructional leadership in teacher preparation.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Advance Praise for (Re)Designing Programs
• (Re)Designing Programs
• (Re)Designing Programs: A Vision for Equity-Centered, Clinically Based Teacher Preparation
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Policy Guidelines
• 3. Partnerships
• 4. Building Intentional Clinical Experiences
• 5. Coherence
• 6. Coursework and Curriculum
• 7. University-Based Teacher Educators
• 8. School-Based Teacher Educators
• 9. Teacher Candidate Supervision and Evaluation
• 10. The Role of Research
• 11. Instructional Leadership
• 12. Actualizing Equity-Centered, Clinically Based Teacher Preparation
• Lexicon for Clinically Based Teacher Education
• Appendix: Co-Creating a Vision Meeting Agenda
• About the Authors