Recognizing the "Authority of Experience" Through Place in Teacher Education

• In Event: 35.081 - Roundtable Session 13
  In Roundtable Session: 35.081-9 - Theory to Practice Conversations in Teacher Education Field Experiences

Abstract

As teacher educators, we are interested in the possibilities of a teacher induction program based on the principle of an “authority of experience” that assists pre-service teachers to become better able to learn from experience. In response to a great deal of research confirming that teacher education programs have been relatively ineffective in helping their students not only understand, but above all successfully apply in their field experiences the guidelines for teaching offered to them by their university course work, this research focuses on the application of place-based learning through extended field experiences and integrated in-school seminars within a two separate teacher education programs.

Authors

• Kevin O'Connor, Mount Royal University

• Gladys Sterenberg, Mount Royal University

• David Dillon, McGill University