Strategic Boundary-Crossing: (Re)Imagining a University Teaching Internship in Collaboration With Local School Districts (Poster 12)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Twelve
  In Poster Session: Teacher and Teacher Preparation Poster Session One

Abstract

Teacher education regularly finds itself situated in policy contexts with numerous calls to reform teacher education, teacher practice, and student outcomes. The internship is often raised in policy discussions as an arena where teacher education can leverage improvements in teacher practice and student learning. The internship in this study takes place in a state aiming to upend usual ways of engaging in educational policy and practice in its public schools in the name of equity and excellence. Aligning with these policy goals, our redesigned internship endeavors for more collaborative, intentional relationships between mentor teachers, interns, the university, and school districts. We share details about development and implementation of our internship and its potential implications for teacher development and practice.

Authors

• Joel Miller, University of Maryland
  Presenting Author

• Loren Jones, University of Maryland
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• Anisha Campbell, University of Maryland
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• Sonya Riley, University of Maryland
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• Megan Madigan Peercy, University of Maryland
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• Lawrence M. Clark, University of Maryland
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• Cherise Hunter, University of Maryland
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