Lead Lit Topic: Teacher Educators Teach
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Curricular Literacy: Rehearsal Time
Curriculum serves not just students; curricular materials also provide potential learning opportunities for the adults who teach them. —Ball & Cohen, 1996, as cited in Grossman & Thompson, 2004, p....
Curricular Literacy: Learning When to Chef
Many teacher preparation programs have not sufficiently prepared new teachers to understand the importance of well-taught, high-quality curriculum on student learning, or how to recognize, select, revise or facilitate high-quality...
Curricular Literacy: What Can Teacher Candidates Learn from High-Quality Instructional Materials?
The truth is that teacher education programs often reinforce . . . a long-standing emphasis on “lesson-planning from scratch” over approaches that teach candidates how to recognize and skillfully use...
From Middle School to College: Finding a Reading Connection
We know that reading experiences shape the future. Stop and think about your early reading experiences. Likely you can conjure up some memories and trace them to the reading choices...
Tips for Hosting a Student Teacher
Watching my youngest daughter work on her undergraduate degree in education reminded me how important it is to open my classroom door. Hearing her talk about the students and teachers...
Bingo! Games to the Rescue
"Nobody knows how things will turn out, that's why they go ahead and play the game... You give it your all and sometimes amazing things happen, but it's hardly ever...
Acts of Service: AI and Student Feedback
When your values are in alignment with your actions, you will experience greater satisfaction and authenticity. —Irina Cozma, "Values, Passion, or Purpose—Which Should Guide Your Career?" Harvard Business Review Lately,...
Connecting with the Goals of the School Community
Remember, if people like it here, they'll come back. You treat every customer like a new friend. —Ms. Fortini to Eilis in the novel Brooklyn, by Colm Tóibín Background I...
Slide Decking: Getting Writing Started
The scariest moment is always just before you start. —Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft The Idea In fall 2023, I was deep into a weekly "accountability"...
It All Counts: Getting to Know Your Teacher Candidates
In a spring 2023 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse, 34 percent of respondents said professors taking more of an interest in getting to know them...
Developing Transcripts of Classroom Teaching with AI
I see AI as an additional tool, but a very powerful one. —Sal Khan in The Courier (2023) The Idea If you had a co-teacher who was experienced, well educated,...
AI in Teacher Prep
A just machine to make big decisions Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision We'll be clean when their work is done We'll be eternally free yes and eternally young...
Meet Stevie, Our Imaginary AI Friend
Imaginary friends are one of the weirder forms of pretend play in childhood. But the research shows that imaginary friends actually help children understand the other people around them and...
Prepping a Fieldwork Site: Strategies for Launching Quality Partnerships
What does this space encourage? —James Clear, Atomic Habits Over the past 10 years, the teacher preparation program at my university has devoted a lot of time and energy to...
Teaching from the Heart
I was thrilled when I got a new job teaching preservice teachers at the local university. As I anticipated my new role, I had visions of students huddled together, engrossed...
Opening Moments
The one who does the work does the learning. —Terry Doyle, Learner-Centered Teaching The Idea When I was a fifth-grade teacher, Opening Moments were a regular part of our daily...
