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The Road Less Traveled: Alternative Routes To Certification, Rita Seedorf
The Road Less Traveled: Alternative Routes To Certification, Rita Seedorf
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
Washington State has recently designed alternative routes to certification for those who have worked in the schools as paraprofessionals and those coming into the profession from another career. Alternative routes to certification along with alternative certificates are becoming increasingly popular as teacher shortages increase and public demand grows for teachers better prepared in their subject areas. When incentives such as signing bonuses and higher pay do not entice enough certified teachers in urban areas, alternative certificates are offered. In its quest for quality teachers, Washington has decided to institute three alternative routes to certification rather than issue alternative certificates to …
The Development Process Of An Assessment Instrument For The Supervision Of Teacher Education Interns, Tuula Heide
The Development Process Of An Assessment Instrument For The Supervision Of Teacher Education Interns, Tuula Heide
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
The purpose of this article is to describe the development process of an assessment instrument for the supervision of teacher education interns. The assessment instrument was developed in several phases. After literature review in the area of supervision and evaluation of teacher education interns, a steering committee and the researcher developed the first draft of the instrument. The second draft of the instrument was developed based on the survey results asking for respondents' perceptions of the first draft. Finally, the final draft of the instrument was constructed after a pilot study, based on the results of the surveys administered at …
Distance Learning: Creating A Teacher-As-Researcher Learning Environment Via The Internet, Gary C. Alexander
Distance Learning: Creating A Teacher-As-Researcher Learning Environment Via The Internet, Gary C. Alexander
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
This paper discusses the creation of a teacher as researcher learning environment in one small rural Idaho elementary school via the Internet. At the request of five elementary school teachers the researcher created an on-line course, "Teacher as Researcher, " which provided instruction on both Action Research and Teacher as Researcher methodology. The researcher examined, analyzed, and described the learning process that took place among the teachers as novice on-line learners, between the teachers as teacher researchers, and the elements and processes that constituted their creation of a local learning community. The researcher met with the students at their request …
Preparing Teachers For Educating Linguistically Diverse Students, Teresa Kennedy
Preparing Teachers For Educating Linguistically Diverse Students, Teresa Kennedy
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
The nations resident population on Census Day, April 1, 2000, was 281,421,906- a 13.2 percent increase over the 248, 709,873 counted in the 1990 census. Since the ethnic profile of the United States is steadily increasing, the current drive for educational reform must strive to rethink and restructure schools to serve all students well. The intended modification of curriculum and instructional practices necessary to achieve this goal must focus on challenging and engaging all students while articulating programs across grade levels in a coherent, sequential manner. The teaching contexts are changing direction, and so, too, must teacher training and staff …
Educational Leadership Through Service-Learning, Melvin J. Pedras, Jennifer J. Olson, Kim Flottemesch
Educational Leadership Through Service-Learning, Melvin J. Pedras, Jennifer J. Olson, Kim Flottemesch
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
Leadership is the ability to envision connections and inspire change. The University of Idaho, College of Education is engaged in a project to integrate service learning into coursework for educators. These efforts are designed to inspire the leaders of tomorrow to link formal learning with community needs. The purpose of the study is to discuss the use of service-learning as a leadership strategy to help teachers become independent learners continuously seeking to integrate community concerns with educational needs. The authors discuss how to partner with community organizations, both public and private, to augment university coursework in education. Results of a …
A University/K-12 Parnership That Works, Dianne Fields
A University/K-12 Parnership That Works, Dianne Fields
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
As stated in the Turning Points 2000, Educating Adolescents for the 21 '1 Century, the entirety of a teachers career should be a seamless continuum of learning and development focused on student learning. Critical steps along the continuum include high-quality pre-service teacher preparation, carefully designed mentoring and induction programs. This statement only reinforces what we have been doing in a partnership between Eastern Washington University and Shaw Middle School for the past seven years. The program provides a year long experience in one school for pre-service teachers. This enables the pre-service teachers to increase their understanding of the school, its …
Linking Children's Literature With Mathematics Instruction, Judy Schroeder, Jane Liu
Linking Children's Literature With Mathematics Instruction, Judy Schroeder, Jane Liu
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
The purpose of this study was to experiment and analyze the effectiveness of children s literature in promoting mathematics learning in a second grade classroom. The focus of this project was to address the following questions: How does children s literature help with mathematics understanding? To what extent does the literature help students increase interest in mathematics? What possible impact does integrating the literature have on students' mathematics achievements?
Sharing Stories Of Teaching, Thomas Mcfarland
Sharing Stories Of Teaching, Thomas Mcfarland
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
Teaching is what matters most for improving student learning in the new millennium. Unfortunately, the teaching profession needs heros and heroines-it is sadly in need of caring teachers who have the ability to influence the general public. If teachers and teacher educators are to be influencers or public leaders, then they must consider the constraints of the unschooled mind as shown in the writings of Howard Gardner. They must present their expertise so that their ideas influence parents, students, and community members-not just other professionals. All teachers must model caring in their classroom. A few teachers or teacher educators need …
Diversity And School Reform, Terry Armstrong
Diversity And School Reform, Terry Armstrong
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
For the past century, school reform has centered around political solutions. Numerous attempts have been made to improve the education of youth. The advent of neuroscience research has given educators new ways of examining conditions affecting school achievement. The list of these conditions is large. Communities seeking to improve schools need to examine biological factors which may impinge on school success.