Leveraging the Perspectives of Novice Teachers to Reenvision Elementary Teacher Preparation

• In Event: 81.033 - MTCC Roundtable Session 38
  In Roundtable Session: 81.033-8 - Preservice Teachers Experiences in Teaching and Learning Beyond the University

Abstract

This study explored the perceptions of novice teachers and graduates of a large, urban university, in order to engage in program renewal. Exit surveys were conducted at the conclusion of the final semester, and semi-structured surveys were completed as students began a new school year. The findings suggest that the participants in this study struggled to apply learning across contexts and included disparate understandings of classroom management as a discrete set of skills. Recommendations for more systematic integration of clinical experiences and campus coursework are shared.

Authors

• Margaret Billings Krause, University of South Florida

• Angela Hooser, Middle Tennessee State University

• Yvonne Franco, University of South Florida - Tampa