University-based teacher education programs have been their own worst enemies.
Prospective teachers coming out of many teacher education programs are familiar with the range of assessments in students' learning.
This ensures that it authentically captures the act of teaching and can improve both candidates' and teacher education programs' practice.
"We have to develop some specific recruitment strategies to attract our share of those students into those teacher education programs".
While tuition vouchers are popular payback from teacher education programs, colleges also use them to lure students.
His mother is a director of general teacher education programs at the Bank Street College of Education in Manhattan.
Dr. Imig said most teacher education programs now emphasize pedagogy and reflect the regulations of the states they are in.
The proposals, Mr. Duncan said, would encourage states and school districts to develop better teacher evaluation systems, better teacher education programs, and more effective career advancement systems.
That point was underscored recently in a harrowing report on teacher education programs from the National Council on Teacher Quality, a research and advocacy group.
Ms. Willett said the education reform movement had been highly critical of teacher education programs, complaining that not enough weak candidates were being eliminated.
