Introduction STEM—science, technology, engineering, and math. Elementary teachers have the responsibility to incorporate a STEM curriculum into their classrooms, but integration can be difficult. For […]
Introduction In the last decade, there’s been a 17% decrease in special education programs. I discussed this unsettling statistic—and other pressing issues facing special education—with […]
Introduction Imagine preparing teacher candidates online with old school dial-up. Wild, right? But that’s how Dr. James Mitchell began preparing teacher candidates online in 1999. […]
Introduction “Equity in education.” It’s an issue frequently addressed by keynote speakers, research projects, journal articles, and teacher prep courses. But with all this discussion, […]
The pandemic has placed a lot of pressure on teacher preparation professionals to move online. For instructors that are new or unseasoned at preparing teacher […]
Are you a cooperating teacher or supervising instructor for the ETS PPAT assessment? If so, you have a responsibility to support candidates—and support comes in […]
Introduction Recruit them while they’re young. That’s the strategy of organizations like teacher academies and Educators Rising—they generate excitement and interest among High Schoolers to […]
How do you know that a teacher candidate is ready to take on the classroom? One answer is the PPAT assessment: an online portfolio that […]
Introduction Does your program or state participate in edTPA? The probability is pretty high. As more and more programs and states adopt edTPA standards, teacher […]
Introduction As many of us are social distancing and hunkered down in our homes, we crave inspirational stories. That’s why we’re sharing our interview with […]
Introduction With coronavirus closing down universities and colleges worldwide, instructors are frantically transitioning to teaching online courses. To give you some encouragement and tips, we’re […]
In the world of higher ed, coronavirus has hit teacher preparation programs particularly hard. Not only have teachers been expected to become online instructors in […]