Description
--Makes the case for a new approach for teacher preparation and certification, in which institutions are empowered to educate, prepare, certify, hire, and develop teachers who have been prepared by different educational traditions.
--Diverse contributors from a range of institutions showcase how a variety of different, creative educational organizations have prepared teachers for their specific school models, from Montessori schools, to online teaching, to vocational schools, to Charlotte Mason teacher preparation.
--Offers insights for those involved in teacher preparation to help explore alternative pathways and new models for teacher preparation, relevant for scholars, policymakers, administrators, and educators working within teacher education programs.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Teacher Preparation: The “Missing Institution” and Why We Need It 1. Introduction 2. The Missing Institution 3. Teacher Education and Institutional Isomorphism: An Inexorable Dilemma, or a Problem Ready to Be Solved? 4. The Economics (and Some Politics) of Teacher Licensure Part 2: Genuine Alternatives and New Pathways in Teacher Preparation 5. To Offer a Living Education 6. Montessori Forward: A Values-informed Pedagogy, Practice and Epistemology 7. The CiRCE Apprenticeship: A Classical Approach 8. Preparing Teacher Candidates to Teach Online 9. Microschools: Enabling Evidence-based Practices at Scale 10. Bridging practice and theory in teacher training using a mobile app for teachers in low-cost private schools in India and Nigeria 11. Conclusion
