Promising Pathways: How Enhanced Educator Preparation Programs Improve Teacher Quality

• In Event: 30.080 - Roundtable Session 10
  In Roundtable Session: 30.080-3 - Collaborative Approaches to Preparing Teachers: University, School, and Community Partnerships

Abstract

Supported by a U.S. Department of Education Supporting Effective Educator Development grant, two innovative collaborations between non-profit, university, and district partners are connecting the principles of a proven educator effectiveness model with initial teacher preparation. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching partnered with the Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, with 21 Arizona school districts, Texas Tech University’ College of Education, with five Texas school districts. These partnerships connect the pipeline of teacher preparation to NIET’s educator effectiveness model TAP™: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement. This study examines the impact of this partnership beginning with revisions to the recruitment process, reforms in curricula and clinical preparation, and transitions from pre-service preparation to effective in-service teaching.

Authors

• Joshua H. Barnett, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

• Jessica Alexander, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching