Full Description
It is commonly understood that teacher educators help develop teachers. It is less commonly understood how teacher educators come to develop as teacher educators themselves. Who and what develops the teacher educator? We know that teacher education does not exist apart from the teacher educator, yet too often teacher educator development becomes an afterthought in our teacher education discourse. This book examines this key group's development through historical and contemporary contexts using conceptual, theoretical, and pedagogical considerations.
Understanding the complex work associated with the roles and responsibilities of being a teacher educator, the contributors to this text include experts in varying teacher educator development experiences and settings. We use the term guide in the title to connote that there is no prescription for learning how to be a teacher educator. Rather, we hope this text offers a survey for teacher educators as they journey down the path of teacher educator development as a teacher of and with teachers. The text addresses such areas as the history and politics of teacher education, evolving technologies affecting teacher education, teacher educator pedagogies, teacher educator identity re/formation, program design and partnerships, and teacher education leadership. The chapters straddle research and practice by being firmly grounded in the extant literature while also incorporating the authors' experiences in teacher educator development.
Contents
Developing as a Teacher Educator: An Introduction
Part I: Historical and Contemporary Issues in Teacher Education
Chapter 1: History of Teacher Education
Chapter 2: Accreditation and Accountability in Teacher Education
Chapter 3: Understanding and Addressing the Teacher Education Policy Context
Chapter 4: A Changing Digital Landscape: The Role and Influence of Digital Technologies in Teacher Education
Part II: Conceptual and Theoretical Considerations in Teacher Education
Chapter 5: The Continuum of Teacher Development
Chapter 6: Model It: A Praxis of Critical Pedagogy for Teacher Educators
Chapter 7: Teacher Education and the Third Space
Part III: Identity Considerations in Teacher Education
Chapter 8: Teacher Educator Identity: An Elusive Construct
Chapter 9: It Takes One to Know One: What Makes an Inquiry Stance Foundational to Teaching and Teacher Education
Chapter 10: Continuing Your Professional Learning Journey as a Teacher Educator
Part IV: Pedagogical Considerations in Teacher Education
Chapter 11: Preparing Emerging Teacher Educators: Critical Reflection as a Signature Pedagogy
Chapter 12: The Centrality of Clinical Practice in Teacher Education
Chapter 13: Supporting and Sustaining Teacher and Student Well-Being in Teacher Education
Part V: Programmatic and Leadership Considerations in Teacher Education
Chapter 14: Designing a Teacher Preparation Program
Chapter 15: Transformative Partnerships: Bridging Pk-12 Schools and Universities for Educational Innovation
Chapter 16: The Leadership Learning Curve: Navigating the Complexities of Teacher Education Leadership
Epilogue
