This article describes a project to teach consultation and collaboration to high school teacher interns and school psychology students at the university level. For 4 years, students participated in a performance-based project as part of a class. Surveys were mailed to graduates to determine the impact of the experience and their current…

A major premise of Trinity University's teacher education program is that good teachers are "students"--of children and childhood, learners and learning, curriculum and pedagogy. To help teacher candidates learn how to think, know, and act like teachers, inquiry is folded into every stage of the teacher preparation program. In this article we…

Compared the perceptions of graduates of four-year and extended teacher preparation programs regarding their preparation and initial teaching experiences after entering the teaching profession. Data from surveys of and interview with beginning teachers suggest that the extended program structure can accommodate best practices in teacher education…