A Framework for Enacting Collaborative, Practice-Based Teacher Education

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 14
  In Poster Session: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Teacher Education Innovation and Policy

Abstract

This research analyzes how teacher educators (TEs) collaborate in support of prospective teachers’ (PSTs) theoretical and practical development. The innovative approach to the teacher education design links all program experiences (in both K-12 and university classrooms) through the use of a single framework, focused on a set of core instructional practices. Descriptions of the program are provided, including the use of the framework in multiple, ongoing PST learning experiences. Utilizing observations and artifacts, results indicate important growth in the PSTs along multiple dimensions, most of which align directly with the four targeted core practices. Our research argues for a targeted approach to teacher education in support of meaningful collaboration amongst TEs and growth in understanding core instructional practices amongst PSTs

Authors

• David Slavit, Washington State University Vancouver

• Tamara Holmlund, Washington State University Vancouver

• Shameem Rakha, Washington State University - Vancouver