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25.059 - Examining the Impacts of Practicum-Based Professional Development

Fri, April 28, 8:15 to 9:45am, Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Floor: Fourth Floor, Republic B

Session Type: Symposium

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Field experiences have long been recognized as essential to preservice teacher education, yet rarely have professional development (PD) experiences for teachers included practica. To date, there have been few systematic efforts to characterize and examine ‘practicum-based’ PD models. In this symposium, we will begin with a discussion of four studies of practicum-based PD models. The findings from these studies identify affordances and constraints of such models and ways in which these models support teachers’ learning. While research in this area is still in its relative infancy, results of these studies highlight several key contributions, but also raise a number of questions about the efficacy of practicum-based PD. We will close with an interactive panel discussion in response to audience questions.

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