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From page 193... ... , 151 Alternative teacher education/certification programs, 23, 37-38, 51-52, 61-62, 107 Alverno College, 164-165 American Association for the Advancement of Science, 170 Benchmarksfor Science Literacy, 17, 32 content preparation, 20 Project 2061, 16-17, 66 American Association of Community Colleges, 93 American Association of Physics Teachers, 129 American Astronomical Society, 129 American College Testing program, 48 American Council on Education, 66, 74-75, 85, 93, 123 American Educational Research Association, 122 (n.3) American Federation of Teachers, 57 American Institute of Physics, 51 (n.5) Read the entire page →
From page 194... ... , 107, 164-176 Professional Development Schools (PDS) , 5-6, 22, 75-79, 81, 166-167, 169-170 standards, 100-101, 174 pedagogy, 11-12, 23, 118, 119, 175 professors, selection criteria, 23 professors, tenure and promotion, 105, 106 Project 2061, 66 reform movement, general, 17, 19, 20, 22, 85 research by, 12, 43, 111, 121-122 standards, 17, 35-36, 100-101, 174; see also "accreditation" sepia see also Community colleges; Post-graduate programs; Preservice education; Professional development; Teacher educators Colorado, 56 Colorado College, 170 Columbia University, 8(n.3) Read the entire page →
From page 195... ... , 2, 5, 17-18, 19, 23, 24, 30(n.1) , 31, 55-59, 69, 70, 119-120, 143, 144, 145, 148-153 state standards for teacher education, 3, 18, 19, 23, 33, 34, 56-57 curriculum frameworks, 17-18, 25-26, 31, 63, 160, 174-175 teacher input into content development, 39, 52,59,60,61,63,64 teachers lacking, 31 out-of-field teaching, 50-52, 54, 72, 79, 82, 188 teacher quality and student achievement, 4965 teaching as telling and, 10, 23, 24, 27, 192 5, 17I N D E X teaching practice, defined, 192 see also Curriculum development Content specialists, 4, 55, 69, 79-80 defined, 186 Chinese as U.S., 62-63 master teachers, 39, 91, 96, 97, 107, 124, 126, 127, 188; see also Mentoring professional societies role, 80, 118-119 recruitment and retention, 80, 111 Continuing education, see Inservice education Council of Basic Education, 18 Council of Chief State School Officers, see Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium Council of Scientific Society of Presidents, 130 Council of the Great City Colleges, 37(n.4) Read the entire page →
From page 196... ... Designing Professional Developmentfor Teachers of Science and Mathematics, xvii Digest of Education Statistics, 38 Disabled students, 39, 168 see also Special education Discipline, student, 23, 26 E East Carolina University, 78 Economic factors, 11 career choice, general, 38 inservice education, 34, 37, 89, 98 partnerships, xv, 84, 88, 89, 92, 94, 95, 97, 98 student loans, 11, 110, 111, 113 see also Employment factors; Funding; Incentives; Socioeconomic status; Stipends; Wages and salaries Educational Testing Service, Praxis examinations, 2, 3, 31, 189-190 Education Trust, 44 Eisenhower Act for Improving Science and Mathematics Education, 99, 113-114, 172, 175 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 113 Employment factors, teachers databases, 115, 116 decision- and policy-making by teachers, 3839, 96, 103, 147, 156, 161 hours of work, 62, 103, 108 internships, 191 job dissatisfaction, It (n.5) professors, selection criteria, 23 professors, tenure and promotion, 105, 106 unions, 6-7, 83 working conditions, 39, 40, 65, 82(n.4) Read the entire page →
From page 197... ... , 96, 107, 169 pedagogy, 18, 23 Professional Development Schools (PDS) , 6, 76, 77, 169 reform of education, 18, 85 retention of new teachers, 33, 72, 187 special education training, 19 state role, 75 teacher education defined, 191 see also Interns and internships; Mentoring Information technology, 40, 157 accreditation, institutions, 32 databases, 12, 13, 47, 111, 112, 114-115, 116, 122, 128 partnerships, 98, 103 see also Internet Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards, 59 Inquiry-based education, 21, 67, 68, 70, 95, 162 defined, 187 partnerships, 95 standards, 5, 18, 20, 24, 26, 58, 67, 143, 144, 145, 148-149, 154, 155-156 see also Problem solving Inservice education, 30, 33-34, 36-37, 46, 48, 65, 71, 73, 81-82, 110, 111, 122-124, 143, 159163 career-long, 5, 7, 10, 16, 19, 23-24, 28, 37, 67, 75, 88, 108, 109, 114(n.1) Read the entire page →
From page 198... ... , 172 Professional Development Schools, 76 research by teachers, 71, 98, 102 school districts, 34, 73, 75, 96, 98, 99, 113, 126128 standards, 33-34, 100-101, 143-147 state government role, 33, 37, 73, 75, 81, 97, 98, 161-163 teacher education, defined, 190-191 see also Induction phase; Mentoring; Postgraduate programs; Workshops Institutional factors, 5-7, 85, 144 see also Accreditation; Administrators and administration; Colleges and universities; Organizational factors; Partnerships and collaborations; Reform of education Interdisciplinary approaches, 58, 98, 121, 173, 174 International perspectives conceptual knowledge of teachers, 54 content knowledge of teachers, 54, 62-63 teacher compensation, 103 teaching practices, 53-55 Third International Mathematics and Science Study, 16, 53-55 see also specific countries International Society for Technology in Education, 32(n.3) International Technology Education Association, lkn.1) Read the entire page →
From page 199... ... , 16, 52-53, 54 National Association of Biology Teachers, 4-5, 66 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, 3, 5, 34, 35, 68, 69 National Center for Education Statistics, 38 National Center for Improving Science Education, 66, 81 National Commission on Mathematics and Science, 66 National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 19, 44, 82, 161 National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 185 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 5, 66 standards, 17, 25, 51, 55, 67, 145-147, 174-175 National Education Goals Panel, 17 National Governors' Association, 17 National Science Board, 45 National Science Education Standards, 17, 20, 2425, 55, 56, 57, 66-67, 143-147, 148-158, 173, 175 inservice education funding, 99(n.3) teacher licensing examinations, 32 National Science Foundation, 5, 27, 66, 74, 174, 176 databases 114-115, 122 standards, 17 National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital Library, 114-115(n.1) Read the entire page →
From page 200... ... , 5-6, 22, 75-79, 81, 169-170 professional societies, role of, 42-43, 90, 92, 112, 145 recruitment and retention, 81, 89, 93, 99-100, 110, 111, 168, 170, 173-174, 176 research, x, 76, 77-78, 81, 82, 90, 91-93, 98, 101, 102 Professional Development Schools, 76, 7778,81 school districts, involvement in, x, xi, xiv-xv, 56,8-9, 12-13,28,83,87,88,91-105 (passim) , 108, 109, 112, 114, 124-128, 165-168, 174, 175 scientists and mathematicians, professional, x, xi,xiv,xv,5, 6, 8, 17,28,42,68,75,82, 88, 90, 91, 103 standards, 77, 100-101, 174 state government involvement in, 9, 97, 110 teacher quality and, general, 78, 92 teaching practices and, 78, 83, 91-92, 96, 171, 175 see also Professional Development Schools (PDS) Read the entire page →
From page 201... ... , 107, 164-176 Professional Development Schools (PDS) , 6, 75-76, 77, 78-79, 81, 161, 166-167, 169 professional education curriculum strands, 20 professional organization oversight, 35-36, 4243 reform of education, 18, 19, 20, 75, 85, 86 research by preservice teachers, 78, 98 research on, x, 47-55, 59-65 school districts, general, 9, 97, 100, 112 standards, 32, 33-34, 42, 56-57, 100-101, 143147 teacher education, defined, 190-191 see also Colleges and universities; Field experiences; Interns and internships; Mentoring; Practicum experiences Principles and Standardsfor School Mathematics, 25,32,56 Private schools, 80 Private sector, 8, 43 partnerships, 74, 91, 92-93, 94, 112 see also Scientists and mathematicians, professional Problem solving, 68, 70 content knowledge of teachers and, 60, 62(n.13) Read the entire page →
From page 202... ... , 5-6, 22, 75-79, 81, 166-167, 169-170 administrators, 76, 79 curriculum development, 77-78 induction of new teachers, 6, 76, 77, 169 preservice education, 6, 75-76, 77, 78-79, 81, 161, 166-167, 169 recruitment and retention, 78 research, 76, 77-78, 81 standardized testing, 78 standards, other, 77, 163 state government role, 9, 75 Professional Development Schools Standards Project, 77 Professional organizations, see Professional and disciplinary organizations Professional Standardsfor Teaching Mathematics, 25 Project 2061, 16-17, 66 Project TEACH, 173-174 Public opinion, 15-16 about education, general, ix, 22-23 about teachers, 2, 7-8, 15-16, 19, 22-23, 28, 4041,45 Purdue University, 171 Q Quantitative Understanding: Amplifying Student Achievement, 64 Questioning, 25, 157, 158 see also Inquiry-based education; Problem solving R Race/ethnicity, 25, 48, 69, 73, 146, 168 Reasoning, 70, 145-146, 152, 156 see also Inquiry-based education; Problem solving Recruiting New Teachers, Inc., 37(n.4) Recruitment and retention, ix, 1, 11, 35, 40-41, 52, 72, 73, 81, 109, 111, 122 community colleges, role of, 93, 173-174, 176 content specialists, 80, 111 funding, 36, 89 incentives, xi, 7, 11, 33, 100, 113 induction phase, 33, 72, 187 loan forgiveness, 110, 113 partnerships, 81, 89, 93, 99-100, 110, 111, 168, 170, 173-174, 176 Professional Development Schools, 78 reform of education, 85, 86 school districts, 99-100 workforce distribution and, 82(n.4) Read the entire page →
From page 203... ... Scientists and mathematicians, professional, x, xi, xiv,xv,5, 6, 8, 17,28,42,68,75,82,88, 90, 91, 103 Skill acquisition conceptual understanding vs. 186 teacher education standards, 144 teaching practices, international perspectives, 53-54 Social factors, 68, 69, 71, 123, 146, 148, 149, 154156 see also Cultural factors; Mentoring; Parents; Peers/colleagues; Public opinion Socioeconomic status, 44, 48, 51, 52, 72-73, 100, 113 see also Wages and salaries Special education, 19, 39, 169 I N D E X Stakeholders, general, 9, 81-82 committee study at hand, methodology, x see also Partnerships and collaborations Standardized testing, ix American College Testing program, 48 high-stakes examinations, ix, 26, 34, 108 National Assessment of Educational Progress, 16, 52-53, 54 Praxis examinations, 2, 3, 31, 189-190 Professional Development Schools, 78 statewide testing of students, 34 teacher quality and scores, 48 Third International Mathematics and Science Study, 16, 53-55 Standards, 18 colleges and universities, 17, 35-36, 100-101, 174 accreditation, 32, 35, 88, 106, 117, 185 content knowledge, lLn.1) Read the entire page →
From page 204... ... , 8(n.3) Syracuse University, 171 T Teacher Education Accreditation Council, 185 Teacher educators, 32, 82, 90, 93, 112 defined, 191 student teacher advisors, 35, 116-117 Teacher quality, ix, xi, 3, 4, 5, 17-18, 19, 28, 44-65, 71,86,87,99 competence requirements, general, 30 curriculum development, 49, 61, 63 licensing and, 48, 49-53, 54, 56 partnerships, 78, 92 pedagogy, 49, 60 Professional Development Schools, 78 public opinion, 15, 16 research on student achievement and, 44, 46, 47-55, 59-65, 99 standards and, 17, 55-59, 69-70 teacher educators, 18-19 see also Evaluation of teachers Teaching as telling, 20, 23, 24, 27 attitudes toward, 23 defined, 192 Teaching practices, x, xi, xii, 5, 12, 18, 25, 26, 54, 67, 69, 81, 146, 147, 163 defined, 192 group learning, 25, 147, 158 information technology and, 32 international perspectives, 53-55 lecture-based, 20, 26, 60, 67 national standards, 28, 146 parental attitudes, 39-40 partnerships, 78, 83, 91-92, 96, 171, 175 Professional Development Schools, 78 teacher quality and student achievement, 50(n.4) Read the entire page →
From page 205... ... , 33, 37, 160-161, 175 Urban Teacher Collaborative, 37 d universities; V Videotapes, teaching practices analyzed, 53, 5455 Virginia, 176 I N D E X W Wages and salaries, 3 administrators, 3 student teacher advisors, 117 teachers, 3, 11, 19, 38, 103, 111, 113 see also Incentives; Stipends Westinghouse/Intel Talent Search Projects, 8 (n.3) Wheelock College, 169 Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 80 Workshops, 24, 63, 73, 147, 187, 161 Project 2061, 16-17, 66 World Wide Web, see Internet Read the entire page →

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... , 151 Alternative teacher education/certification programs, 23, 37-38, 51-52, 61-62, 107 Alverno College, 164-165 American Association for the Advancement of Science, 170 Benchmarksfor Science Literacy, 17, 32 content preparation, 20 Project 2061, 16-17, 66 American Association of Community Colleges, 93 American Association of Physics Teachers, 129 American Astronomical Society, 129 American College Testing program, 48 American Council on Education, 66, 74-75, 85, 93, 123 American Educational Research Association, 122 (n.3) American Federation of Teachers, 57 American Institute of Physics, 51 (n.5)

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... , 107, 164-176 Professional Development Schools (PDS) , 5-6, 22, 75-79, 81, 166-167, 169-170 standards, 100-101, 174 pedagogy, 11-12, 23, 118, 119, 175 professors, selection criteria, 23 professors, tenure and promotion, 105, 106 Project 2061, 66 reform movement, general, 17, 19, 20, 22, 85 research by, 12, 43, 111, 121-122 standards, 17, 35-36, 100-101, 174; see also "accreditation" sepia see also Community colleges; Post-graduate programs; Preservice education; Professional development; Teacher educators Colorado, 56 Colorado College, 170 Columbia University, 8(n.3)

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... , 2, 5, 17-18, 19, 23, 24, 30(n.1) , 31, 55-59, 69, 70, 119-120, 143, 144, 145, 148-153 state standards for teacher education, 3, 18, 19, 23, 33, 34, 56-57 curriculum frameworks, 17-18, 25-26, 31, 63, 160, 174-175 teacher input into content development, 39, 52,59,60,61,63,64 teachers lacking, 31 out-of-field teaching, 50-52, 54, 72, 79, 82, 188 teacher quality and student achievement, 4965 teaching as telling and, 10, 23, 24, 27, 192 5, 17I N D E X teaching practice, defined, 192 see also Curriculum development Content specialists, 4, 55, 69, 79-80 defined, 186 Chinese as U.S., 62-63 master teachers, 39, 91, 96, 97, 107, 124, 126, 127, 188; see also Mentoring professional societies role, 80, 118-119 recruitment and retention, 80, 111 Continuing education, see Inservice education Council of Basic Education, 18 Council of Chief State School Officers, see Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium Council of Scientific Society of Presidents, 130 Council of the Great City Colleges, 37(n.4)

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... Designing Professional Developmentfor Teachers of Science and Mathematics, xvii Digest of Education Statistics, 38 Disabled students, 39, 168 see also Special education Discipline, student, 23, 26 E East Carolina University, 78 Economic factors, 11 career choice, general, 38 inservice education, 34, 37, 89, 98 partnerships, xv, 84, 88, 89, 92, 94, 95, 97, 98 student loans, 11, 110, 111, 113 see also Employment factors; Funding; Incentives; Socioeconomic status; Stipends; Wages and salaries Educational Testing Service, Praxis examinations, 2, 3, 31, 189-190 Education Trust, 44 Eisenhower Act for Improving Science and Mathematics Education, 99, 113-114, 172, 175 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 113 Employment factors, teachers databases, 115, 116 decision- and policy-making by teachers, 3839, 96, 103, 147, 156, 161 hours of work, 62, 103, 108 internships, 191 job dissatisfaction, It (n.5) professors, selection criteria, 23 professors, tenure and promotion, 105, 106 unions, 6-7, 83 working conditions, 39, 40, 65, 82(n.4)

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... , 96, 107, 169 pedagogy, 18, 23 Professional Development Schools (PDS) , 6, 76, 77, 169 reform of education, 18, 85 retention of new teachers, 33, 72, 187 special education training, 19 state role, 75 teacher education defined, 191 see also Interns and internships; Mentoring Information technology, 40, 157 accreditation, institutions, 32 databases, 12, 13, 47, 111, 112, 114-115, 116, 122, 128 partnerships, 98, 103 see also Internet Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards, 59 Inquiry-based education, 21, 67, 68, 70, 95, 162 defined, 187 partnerships, 95 standards, 5, 18, 20, 24, 26, 58, 67, 143, 144, 145, 148-149, 154, 155-156 see also Problem solving Inservice education, 30, 33-34, 36-37, 46, 48, 65, 71, 73, 81-82, 110, 111, 122-124, 143, 159163 career-long, 5, 7, 10, 16, 19, 23-24, 28, 37, 67, 75, 88, 108, 109, 114(n.1)

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... , 172 Professional Development Schools, 76 research by teachers, 71, 98, 102 school districts, 34, 73, 75, 96, 98, 99, 113, 126128 standards, 33-34, 100-101, 143-147 state government role, 33, 37, 73, 75, 81, 97, 98, 161-163 teacher education, defined, 190-191 see also Induction phase; Mentoring; Postgraduate programs; Workshops Institutional factors, 5-7, 85, 144 see also Accreditation; Administrators and administration; Colleges and universities; Organizational factors; Partnerships and collaborations; Reform of education Interdisciplinary approaches, 58, 98, 121, 173, 174 International perspectives conceptual knowledge of teachers, 54 content knowledge of teachers, 54, 62-63 teacher compensation, 103 teaching practices, 53-55 Third International Mathematics and Science Study, 16, 53-55 see also specific countries International Society for Technology in Education, 32(n.3) International Technology Education Association, lkn.1)

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... , 16, 52-53, 54 National Association of Biology Teachers, 4-5, 66 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, 3, 5, 34, 35, 68, 69 National Center for Education Statistics, 38 National Center for Improving Science Education, 66, 81 National Commission on Mathematics and Science, 66 National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 19, 44, 82, 161 National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 185 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 5, 66 standards, 17, 25, 51, 55, 67, 145-147, 174-175 National Education Goals Panel, 17 National Governors' Association, 17 National Science Board, 45 National Science Education Standards, 17, 20, 2425, 55, 56, 57, 66-67, 143-147, 148-158, 173, 175 inservice education funding, 99(n.3) teacher licensing examinations, 32 National Science Foundation, 5, 27, 66, 74, 174, 176 databases 114-115, 122 standards, 17 National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital Library, 114-115(n.1)

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... , 5-6, 22, 75-79, 81, 169-170 professional societies, role of, 42-43, 90, 92, 112, 145 recruitment and retention, 81, 89, 93, 99-100, 110, 111, 168, 170, 173-174, 176 research, x, 76, 77-78, 81, 82, 90, 91-93, 98, 101, 102 Professional Development Schools, 76, 7778,81 school districts, involvement in, x, xi, xiv-xv, 56,8-9, 12-13,28,83,87,88,91-105 (passim) , 108, 109, 112, 114, 124-128, 165-168, 174, 175 scientists and mathematicians, professional, x, xi,xiv,xv,5, 6, 8, 17,28,42,68,75,82, 88, 90, 91, 103 standards, 77, 100-101, 174 state government involvement in, 9, 97, 110 teacher quality and, general, 78, 92 teaching practices and, 78, 83, 91-92, 96, 171, 175 see also Professional Development Schools (PDS)

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... , 107, 164-176 Professional Development Schools (PDS) , 6, 75-76, 77, 78-79, 81, 161, 166-167, 169 professional education curriculum strands, 20 professional organization oversight, 35-36, 4243 reform of education, 18, 19, 20, 75, 85, 86 research by preservice teachers, 78, 98 research on, x, 47-55, 59-65 school districts, general, 9, 97, 100, 112 standards, 32, 33-34, 42, 56-57, 100-101, 143147 teacher education, defined, 190-191 see also Colleges and universities; Field experiences; Interns and internships; Mentoring; Practicum experiences Principles and Standardsfor School Mathematics, 25,32,56 Private schools, 80 Private sector, 8, 43 partnerships, 74, 91, 92-93, 94, 112 see also Scientists and mathematicians, professional Problem solving, 68, 70 content knowledge of teachers and, 60, 62(n.13)

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... , 5-6, 22, 75-79, 81, 166-167, 169-170 administrators, 76, 79 curriculum development, 77-78 induction of new teachers, 6, 76, 77, 169 preservice education, 6, 75-76, 77, 78-79, 81, 161, 166-167, 169 recruitment and retention, 78 research, 76, 77-78, 81 standardized testing, 78 standards, other, 77, 163 state government role, 9, 75 Professional Development Schools Standards Project, 77 Professional organizations, see Professional and disciplinary organizations Professional Standardsfor Teaching Mathematics, 25 Project 2061, 16-17, 66 Project TEACH, 173-174 Public opinion, 15-16 about education, general, ix, 22-23 about teachers, 2, 7-8, 15-16, 19, 22-23, 28, 4041,45 Purdue University, 171 Q Quantitative Understanding: Amplifying Student Achievement, 64 Questioning, 25, 157, 158 see also Inquiry-based education; Problem solving R Race/ethnicity, 25, 48, 69, 73, 146, 168 Reasoning, 70, 145-146, 152, 156 see also Inquiry-based education; Problem solving Recruiting New Teachers, Inc., 37(n.4) Recruitment and retention, ix, 1, 11, 35, 40-41, 52, 72, 73, 81, 109, 111, 122 community colleges, role of, 93, 173-174, 176 content specialists, 80, 111 funding, 36, 89 incentives, xi, 7, 11, 33, 100, 113 induction phase, 33, 72, 187 loan forgiveness, 110, 113 partnerships, 81, 89, 93, 99-100, 110, 111, 168, 170, 173-174, 176 Professional Development Schools, 78 reform of education, 85, 86 school districts, 99-100 workforce distribution and, 82(n.4)

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... Scientists and mathematicians, professional, x, xi, xiv,xv,5, 6, 8, 17,28,42,68,75,82,88, 90, 91, 103 Skill acquisition conceptual understanding vs. 186 teacher education standards, 144 teaching practices, international perspectives, 53-54 Social factors, 68, 69, 71, 123, 146, 148, 149, 154156 see also Cultural factors; Mentoring; Parents; Peers/colleagues; Public opinion Socioeconomic status, 44, 48, 51, 52, 72-73, 100, 113 see also Wages and salaries Special education, 19, 39, 169 I N D E X Stakeholders, general, 9, 81-82 committee study at hand, methodology, x see also Partnerships and collaborations Standardized testing, ix American College Testing program, 48 high-stakes examinations, ix, 26, 34, 108 National Assessment of Educational Progress, 16, 52-53, 54 Praxis examinations, 2, 3, 31, 189-190 Professional Development Schools, 78 statewide testing of students, 34 teacher quality and scores, 48 Third International Mathematics and Science Study, 16, 53-55 Standards, 18 colleges and universities, 17, 35-36, 100-101, 174 accreditation, 32, 35, 88, 106, 117, 185 content knowledge, lLn.1)

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... , 8(n.3) Syracuse University, 171 T Teacher Education Accreditation Council, 185 Teacher educators, 32, 82, 90, 93, 112 defined, 191 student teacher advisors, 35, 116-117 Teacher quality, ix, xi, 3, 4, 5, 17-18, 19, 28, 44-65, 71,86,87,99 competence requirements, general, 30 curriculum development, 49, 61, 63 licensing and, 48, 49-53, 54, 56 partnerships, 78, 92 pedagogy, 49, 60 Professional Development Schools, 78 public opinion, 15, 16 research on student achievement and, 44, 46, 47-55, 59-65, 99 standards and, 17, 55-59, 69-70 teacher educators, 18-19 see also Evaluation of teachers Teaching as telling, 20, 23, 24, 27 attitudes toward, 23 defined, 192 Teaching practices, x, xi, xii, 5, 12, 18, 25, 26, 54, 67, 69, 81, 146, 147, 163 defined, 192 group learning, 25, 147, 158 information technology and, 32 international perspectives, 53-55 lecture-based, 20, 26, 60, 67 national standards, 28, 146 parental attitudes, 39-40 partnerships, 78, 83, 91-92, 96, 171, 175 Professional Development Schools, 78 teacher quality and student achievement, 50(n.4)

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... , 33, 37, 160-161, 175 Urban Teacher Collaborative, 37 d universities; V Videotapes, teaching practices analyzed, 53, 5455 Virginia, 176 I N D E X W Wages and salaries, 3 administrators, 3 student teacher advisors, 117 teachers, 3, 11, 19, 38, 103, 111, 113 see also Incentives; Stipends Westinghouse/Intel Talent Search Projects, 8 (n.3) Wheelock College, 169 Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 80 Workshops, 24, 63, 73, 147, 187, 161 Project 2061, 16-17, 66 World Wide Web, see Internet

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