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Preparing Preservice Secondary Special Educators
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Conderman, Greg; Johnston-Rodriguez, Sarah; Hartman, Paula; Kemp, Drew – Preventing School Failure, 2013
Through a mixed-methods study, teacher education faculty members investigated the implementation of a new block of courses and an associated secondary clinical experience designed to prepare preservice secondary special educators. Seventy-three preservice candidates (a) completed then-and-now surveys assessing their confidence implementing 25…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Educators, Secondary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Beginning Teachers' Views of Their Collaborative Roles
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Conderman, Greg; Johnston-Rodriguez, Sarah – Preventing School Failure, 2009
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) made significant changes in the roles of general and special educators, especially related to inclusion and collaboration. This pilot study examined the perceptions of beginning elementary and secondary school special and general education teachers in a midwestern state in the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, School Culture, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Fluency Flyers Club: An Oral Reading Fluency Intervention Program
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Conderman, Greg; Strobel, Deb – Preventing School Failure, 2008
The ability to read fluently is a skill that is critical to reading and that is receiving increased attention in the special-education and literacy literature. The authors describe how one elementary school initiated an effective low-cost reading fluency intervention program with parent volunteers who served as reading tutors. Parent, teacher, and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Fluency, Reading Ability, Instructional Effectiveness
Special Education Student Teaching Practices
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Conderman, Greg; Morin, Joe; Stephens, J. Todd – Preventing School Failure, 2005
This article presents findings of our nationwide study of undergraduate special education student teaching practices. The authors were especially interested in grading systems, assignments, supervision practices, and unique challenges. Results indicated variability in grading systems, use of traditional assignments such as lesson plans, use of…
Descriptors: Special Education, Student Teaching, Undergraduate Study, Grading
Using Portfolios in Undergraduate Special Education Teacher Education Programs.
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Conderman, Greg – Preventing School Failure, 2003
This article highlights current thinking and practice regarding the use of student portfolios to document performance of authentic teaching tasks in undergraduate special education teacher education programs. It describes ways to use portfolios for student and program assessment and includes suggestions for overcoming the subjectivity associated…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Disabilities, Higher Education, Portfolio Assessment
Program Assessment Practices in Special Education Teacher Preparation Programs.
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Conderman, Greg; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Franks, David – Preventing School Failure, 2001
Fifty-eight special education teacher preparation programs participated in this study which examined: (1) existing practices, policies, and levels of satisfaction about special education teacher program assessment activities and (2) methods used to assess student learning outcomes and faculty effectiveness. Internal and external program and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation