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Powerful Teacher Education: Lessons from Exemplary Programs
Powerful Teacher Education: Lessons from Exemplary Programs
Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University
ISBN: 978-0-7879-7273-8
©2006
448 pages
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Most people agree that the key to better schools is better teachers.  Yet the task of preparing these more knowledgable and skillful teachers is in the hands of deeply flawed institutions.  This book proves that good teacher education programs can make a difference.  It looks at the successes and strategies of seven long-standing teacher education programs -- Alverno College, Bank Street College, Trinity University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Southern Maine, University of Virginia, and Wheelock College --- that have succeeded in preparing teachers to teach diverse learners for high levels of performance and understanding.  In discussing the common features of success, Darling-Hammond shows what successful teacher education models look like, what they aim for, what they do, and what their students can accomplish as a result.  She also examines what policies, organizational features, resources, and relationships have enabled these programs to succeed.  This book will be a valuable tool for educators involved in the daunting task making teacher education a vital and more relevant part of the educational system.  

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