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Rethinking School-University Partnerships: A New Way Forward
provides educational leaders in K-12 schools and colleges of
education with insight, advice, and direction into the task of
creating partnerships. In current times, colleges of education and
local school districts need each other like never before. School
districts struggle with pipeline, recruitment, and retention
issues. Colleges of education face declining enrollment and a
shifting educational landscape that fundamentally changes the way
that teachers are trained and what local school districts expect
their teachers to be able to do. It is with these overlapping
constraints and converging interests that partnerships emerge as a
foundational strategy for strengthening the education of our
teachers. With nearly 80 contributors from 16 states (and Jamaica)
representing 39 educational institutions, the partnerships
described in this book are different from the ways in which
colleges of education and school districts have traditionally
worked with one another. In the past, these loose relationships
centered primarily on student teaching and/or field experience
placements. In this arrangement, the relationship was directed
towards ensuring that the local schools were amenable to hosting
students from the college of education so that the student/
candidate could complete the requirements to earn a teaching
license. In our view, this paradigm needs to be enlarged and
shifted.
edTPA is the most widely-used performance assessment for
pre-service teachers in the United States, and a requirement in
many states for teaching licensure. Through edTPA, teacher
candidates demonstrate their effectiveness in different aspects of
teaching, including planning, instruction, assessment, analysis of
teaching, and use of academic language. This book is a practical
guide for anyone involved in edTPA implementation. The chapters are
written by experienced teacher educators who are leading successful
edTPA programs in their own universities, who are in the field, and
involved in the work. They represent diverse teacher preparation
programs, each with their own strengths and challenges. This book
addresses the challenges of edTPA, while providing practical
strategies for educative and thoughtful implementation. Organized
into four sections, each section explores a different aspect of
edTPA implementation, and provides guidance for leading faculty and
teacher candidates through edTPA.
Rethinking School-University Partnerships: A New Way Forward
provides educational leaders in K-12 schools and colleges of
education with insight, advice, and direction into the task of
creating partnerships. In current times, colleges of education and
local school districts need each other like never before. School
districts struggle with pipeline, recruitment, and retention
issues. Colleges of education face declining enrollment and a
shifting educational landscape that fundamentally changes the way
that teachers are trained and what local school districts expect
their teachers to be able to do. It is with these overlapping
constraints and converging interests that partnerships emerge as a
foundational strategy for strengthening the education of our
teachers. With nearly 80 contributors from 16 states (and Jamaica)
representing 39 educational institutions, the partnerships
described in this book are different from the ways in which
colleges of education and school districts have traditionally
worked with one another. In the past, these loose relationships
centered primarily on student teaching and/or field experience
placements. In this arrangement, the relationship was directed
towards ensuring that the local schools were amenable to hosting
students from the college of education so that the student/
candidate could complete the requirements to earn a teaching
license. In our view, this paradigm needs to be enlarged and
shifted.
edTPA is the most widely-used performance assessment for
pre-service teachers in the United States, and a requirement in
many states for teaching licensure. Through edTPA, teacher
candidates demonstrate their effectiveness in different aspects of
teaching, including planning, instruction, assessment, analysis of
teaching, and use of academic language. This book is a practical
guide for anyone involved in edTPA implementation. The chapters are
written by experienced teacher educators who are leading successful
edTPA programs in their own universities, who are in the field, and
involved in the work. They represent diverse teacher preparation
programs, each with their own strengths and challenges. This book
addresses the challenges of edTPA, while providing practical
strategies for educative and thoughtful implementation. Organized
into four sections, each section explores a different aspect of
edTPA implementation, and provides guidance for leading faculty and
teacher candidates through edTPA.
Caring for a struggling special needs child and holding her close
as she takes her last breath is perhaps one of a parent's most
painful experiences. Precious In His Sight will lead special
families and friends in finding hope, strength, and comfort. Lisa
Barron, wife, mother, and nurse, becomes transparent as she shares
very personal and special memories of her four-and-a-half-year
journey with her sweet daughter Madison. Lisa shares how she was
able to experience love and joy through the blessing of her special
needs daughter. She also tells how her faith helped her find peace
with her daughter's imperfections. Lisa recounts such challenges as
dealing with difficult physicians and insurance companies,
financial issues, excursions outside the home, awkward moments in
public, and sibling care. She also stresses the importance of
finding a church home and having supportive friends and family. She
gives practical advice and guidance along with reassuring
scriptures to provide the strength special families need. She
devotes an entire chapter to friends and family, helping them see
just how they can help the most. The author is sharing her story
with you because we are all Precious In His Sight.
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