Preparing Teachers for a Changing World

Based on rapid advances in what is known about how people learn and how to teach effectively, this important book examines the core concepts and central pedagogies that should be at the heart of any teacher education program. Stemming from the results of a commission sponsored by the National Academy of Education, Preparing Teachers for a Changing World recommends the creation of an informed teacher education curriculum with the common elements that represent state-of-the-art standards for the profession. Written for teacher educators in both traditional and alternative programs, university and school system leaders, teachers, staff development professionals, researchers, and educational policymakers, the book addresses the key foundational knowledge for teaching and discusses how to implement that knowledge within the classroom. Preparing Teachers for a Changing World recommends that, in addition to strong subject matter knowledge, all new teachers have a basic understanding of how people learn and develop, as well as how children acquire and use language, which is the currency of education. In addition, the book suggests that teaching professionals must be able to apply that knowledge in developing curriculum that attends to students' needs, the demands of the content, and the social purposes of education: in teaching specific subject matter to diverse students, in managing the classroom, assessing student performance, and using technology in the classroom.

Based on rapid advances in what is known about how people learn andhow to teach effectively, this important book examines the coreconcepts and central pedagogies that should be at the heart of anyteacher education program. Stemming from the results of acommission sponsored by the National Academy of EducationPreparing Teachers for a Changing World recommends thecreation of an informed teacher education curriculum with thecommon elements that represent state-of-the-art standards for theprofession. Written for teacher educators in both traditional andalternative programs, university and school system leadersteachers, staff development professionals, researchers, andeducational policymakers, the book addresses the key foundationalknowledge for teaching and discusses how to implement thatknowledge within the classroom.Preparing Teachers for a Changing World recommends thatin addition to strong subject matter knowledge, all new teachershave a basic understanding of how people learn and develop, as wellas how children acquire and use language, which is the currency ofeducation. In addition, the book suggests that teachingprofessionals must be able to apply that knowledge in developingcurriculum that attends to students' needs, the demands of thecontent, and the social purposes of education: in teaching specificsubject matter to diverse students, in managing the classroomassessing student performance, and using technology in theclassroom.

Preface.Committee on Teacher Education Members.Cooperating University Liaisons.Acknowledgments.About the Authors.1. Introduction (John Bransford, Linda Darling-Hammond, PamelaLePage).2. Theories of Learning and Their Roles in Teaching (JohnBransford, Sharon Derry, David Berliner, Karen Hammerness WithKelly Lyn Beckett).3. Educating Teachers for Developmentally Appropriate Practice(Frances Degen Horowitz, Linda Darling-Hammond, John Bransford WithJames Comer, Kathy Rosebrock, Kim Austin, Frances Rust).4. Enhancing the Development of Students' Language(s) (GuadalupeValdes, George Bunch, Catherine Snow, Carol Lee With LucyMatos).5. Educational Goals and Purposes: Developing a Curricular Visionfor Teaching (Linda Darling-Hammond, James Banks, Karen ZumwaltLouis Gomez, Miriam Gamoran Sherin, Jacqueline Griesdorn, Lou-EllenFinn).6. Teaching Subject Matter (Pamela Grossman, Alan Schoenfeld WithCarol Lee).7. Teaching Diverse Learners (James Banks, Marilyn Cochran-SmithLuis Moll, Anna Richert, Kenneth Zeichner, Pamela LePage, LindaDarling-Hammond, Helen Duffy With Morva McDonald).8. Assessment (Lorrie Shepard, Karen Hammerness, LindaDarling-Hammond, Frances Rust With Joan Baratz Snowden, EdmundGordon, Cris Gutierrez, Arturo Pacheco).9. Classroom Management (Pamela LePage, Linda Darling-HammondHanife Akar With Cris Gutierrez, Evelyn Jenkins-Gunn, KathyRosebrock).10. How Teachers Learn and Develop (Karen Hammerness, LindaDarling-Hammond, John Bransford With David Berliner, MarilynCochran-Smith, Morva McDonald, Kenneth Zeichner).11. The Design of Teacher Education Programs (Karen HammernessLinda Darling-Hammond With Pamela Grossman, Frances Rust, LeeShulman).12. Implementing Curriculum Renewal in Teacher Education: ManagingOrganizational and Policy Change (Linda Darling-Hammond, ArturoPacheco, Nicholas Michelli, Pamela LePage, Karen Hammerness WithPeter Youngs).13. References.Name Index.Subject Index.