Tomorrow's Teachers,9780821122761

Tomorrow's Teachers

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ISBN13: 9780821122761
ISBN10: 0821122762
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-12-01
Publisher(s): McCutchan Pub Corp
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Table of Contents

Preface vii
Introduction and Overview ix
Margaret C. Wang
Herbert J. Walberg
Section I: Teaching Practices
Generic Aspects of Effective Teaching
3(44)
Jere Brophy
Promising New Instructional Practices
47(32)
Phyllis C. Blumenfeld
Joseph S. Krajcik
Ronald W. Marx
Elliot Soloway
Teaching Perspectives of Exemplary Teachers
79(38)
Edna M. J. Littlewood
Section II: Policies Affecting the Teaching Force
Regulation versus Markets: The Case for Greater Flexibility in the Market for Public School Teachers
117(32)
Michael Podgursky
Getting Better Teachers: Time for Experimentation
149(24)
Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Marci Kanstoroom
Section III: National Initiatives
On Teacher Quality: Let's Base Educational Policy on the Facts
173(10)
Arthur E. Wise
Accreditation Reform and the Preparation of Teachers for a New Century
183(38)
Frank B. Murray
Ten Years of Teach for America: Our Record and Learnings
221(14)
Wendy Kopp
The Union's Role in Ensuring Teacher Quality
235(20)
Sandra Feldman
A Commitment to Quality: The Efforts of the National Education Association to Improve Teaching in America
255(18)
Robert F. Chase
Section IV: Other Initiatives
Getting to Highest-Priority Outcomes: Designing Urban Preparation Programs for All Teacher Candidates
273(18)
Victoria Chou
Mary Bay
Quality Teachers Through Regional Collaboration
291(16)
Diana Wyllie Rigden
Alternative Teacher Certification: An Overview
307(14)
C. Emily Feistritzer
The National Board Certification Process: A Standards-Based Professional Development
321(13)
David Haynes
Epilogue: Recommendations from the National Invitational Conference 334(5)
Margaret C. Wang
Herbert J. Walberg
Author Index 339(6)
Subject Index 345

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