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Demystifying the Data-Based Decision-Making Process
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Cramer, Elizabeth D.; Little, Mary E.; McHatton, Patricia Alvarez – Action in Teacher Education, 2014
Across the United States, teachers and teacher educators are facing increased accountability for improved student achievement. Using assessment results to inform instruction provides a catalyst to improve student outcomes and is a key skill for preservice teacher candidates. The process of data-based decision making is integral to performance…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Decision Making Skills
Dance Lessons: Preparing Preservice Teachers for Coteaching Partnerships
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Parker, Audra; McHatton, Patricia Alvarez; Allen, Diedre; Rosa, Leila – Action in Teacher Education, 2010
Federal legislation (Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, No Child Left Behind) mandates access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities. As a response, K-12 schools are moving to coteaching models with increased frequency (National Center for Education Statistics, 2008). However, preservice teachers…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Access to Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Learning to Teach School Mathematics: Perceptions of Special Education Teachers
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Gerretson, Helen; McHatton, Patricia Alvarez – Action in Teacher Education, 2009
This research examines perceptions of special education teachers toward mathematics as related to self as student and teacher throughout a semester-long mathematics methods course. Eighteen alternate-entrant special education teachers provided data in the form of mathematics autobiographical essays and classroom drawings. Autobiographical essays…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Essays, Special Education Teachers
Inclination toward Inclusion: Perceptions of Elementary and Secondary Education Teacher Candidates
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McHatton, Patricia Alvarez; McCray, Erica D. – Action in Teacher Education, 2007
The coupling of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act has placed a large number of students with disabilities into general education settings. The continued trend toward educating students with disabilities in inclusive settings mandates that teachers be prepared to work with all learners. General…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Inclusive Schools, Preservice Teacher Education, Federal Legislation