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Teaching, Learning, and Leading with Schools and Communities: One Urban University Re-Envisions Teacher Preparation for the Next Generation
Issues in Teacher Education
  • Ann Marie Ryan, Loyola University Chicago
  • David C Ensminger, Loyola University Chicago
  • Amy J. Heineke, Loyola University Chicago
  • Adam S Kennedy, Loyola University Chicago
  • David P Prasse, Loyola University Chicago
  • Lara K. Smetana, Loyola University Chicago
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2014
Pages
139-153
Publisher Name
Caddo Gap Press
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Abstract

Ultimately, the national goals of improving learning outcomes for all students and reducing, if not eliminating, the achievement gap require a teaching corps that brings knowledge and professional competencies to have positive impacts on diverse learners in diverse settings (Gándara & Maxwell-Jolly, 2006). As central actors in schools, teachers have the greatest impact on student achievement (Cochran-Smith & Fries, 2005). Nevertheless, due to varied challenges of preparing high-quality teachers within the context of traditional schools of education, preparation programs have yet to consistently and comprehensively produce teachers who accomplish these outcomes (Ball & Forzani, 2009; Larabee, 2004, 2010). While substantive reform and evidence of improved teacher education emerges (Ball & Forzani, 2009, 2010; Zumwalt & Craig, 2005), systemic change that contributes to better pre-kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade (PK-12) student outcomes remains elusive (Darling-Hammond, 2010).

Identifier
1536-3031
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Author Posting. © Caddo Gap Press, 2014. This article is posted here by permission of Caddo Gap Press for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Issues in Teacher Education, Vol. 22, Iss. 2, (2014) http://www1.chapman.edu/ITE/

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Ann Marie Ryan, David C Ensminger, Amy J. Heineke, Adam S Kennedy, et al.. "Teaching, Learning, and Leading with Schools and Communities: One Urban University Re-Envisions Teacher Preparation for the Next Generation" Issues in Teacher Education Vol. 22 Iss. 2 (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/adam-kennedy/3/