ERIC Number: ED507351
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Nov
Pages: 14
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Teaching for a New World: Preparing High School Educators to Deliver College- and Career-Ready Instruction. Policy Brief
Miller, M.
Alliance for Excellent Education
It is well established that teacher quality is one of the most significant school influences on student achievement. Unfortunately, it is less clear how teacher preparation programs can prepare and recruit effective educators for every classroom. As the global economy demands that all students are college and career ready after high school, teachers must be educated and supported to instruct to this higher standard. Despite pockets of excellence across the country in the ways teachers are prepared in both traditional and alternative routes, there is a need for a new, comprehensive vision. This brief offers a new conception for secondary teacher preparation that ensures candidates are able to prepare students for college and career success after high school, encourages a shift to the skills, knowledge, and competencies candidates should have once they become classroom teachers of record, highlights the need for improved teacher performance assessments and data systems, and contemplates how federal policy can support the realization of these goals. (Contains 4 footnotes and 67 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Secondary School Teachers, Developmental Studies Programs, College Preparation, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Competencies, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Performance Based Assessment, Federal Legislation, Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies, School Restructuring
Alliance for Excellent Education. 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-828-0828; Fax: 202-828-0821; Web site: http://www.all4ed.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: MetLife Foundation
Authoring Institution: Alliance for Excellent Education
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