Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education

Karen Goodnough is an associate professor at Memorial University.Cecile Badenhorst is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University. She has written three books in this area: Research Writing (2007), Dissertation Writing (2008), and Productive Writing (2010).Gerald Galway is an associate professor and associate dean of education at Memorial University.Robert Kelly teaches teacher candidates as a member of the Faculty of Education of Memorial University.

Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education is an edited collection that offers a variety of conceptual and research-based discussions on teaching and teacher education in Canada and internationally. The ideas, research, and practices presented in the book focus on three broad themes: the essence of teacher education, innovative practices in teacher education, and emerging issues in teacher education. The book includes chapter contributions from a group of international scholars, teacher educators, and teachers who are adopting innovation in how they are conceptualizing teaching and teacher education and in how they are engaging in the practices of teaching and teacher education. The contributions examine emerging issues that have far-reaching implications for what we do in teacher education, elucidating the successes, opportunities, and challenges inherent in teacher education. The contributors to this book are inspiring others to examine their own beliefs and practices about what constitutes effective teacher education.

ForewordThomas FalkenbergPrefaceKaren GoodnoughPart I.Chapter 1: The Essence of Teacher EducationGerald GalwayChapter 2: Bridging the Grand Chasm: Teacher Education - Schools and TeachersJohn R. WiensChapter 3: Re-orienting Postsecondary Educational Practice to Address Sustainability: The "Gravity" of it allGarth PickardChapter 4: Giving Higher Priority to Subject Content and Pedagogy in Pre-service EducationClive Beck and Clare KosnikChapter 5: Preparing Future Teachers for Inclusive EducationCarla DiGiorgioChapter 6: Students' Perceptions of Effective Teaching in Higher EducationJerome Delaney, Albert N. Johnson, Trudi D. Johnson, and Dennis L. TreslanPart II.Chapter 7: Innovative Practices in Teacher EducationCecile BadenhorstChapter 8: Video-centered Communities of Practice: Empowering Teachers to be Reflective PractitionersRon Tinsley and Kimberly LebakChapter 9: Excellence in Teaching and Learning: Making a Difference with a First Nations School and University School of Education CollaborationDianne Glasby-Debassige, Gayle Payette, Karen McColman, David Buley, Jan Buley, and Patricia DanylukChapter 10: Critical Friendship in Self-Study: Fostering Co-learning through the Adoption of Just-in-Time-TeachingKaren Goodnough and Pam OsmondChapter 11: Innovation in Graduate Education: Dealing with the "Front End" of a Transborder Hybrid Course CollaborationKatina Pollock and Sue WintonPart III.Chapter 12: Emerging Issues in Teacher EducationRob KellyChapter 13: Inspirations and Challenges for Innovation in Teacher EducationTom RussellChapter 14: Using Technology to Expand Teaching and Learning Opportunities in Rural CanadaKen StevensChapter 15: Challenging the Theory/Practice Divide in Higher Education: The Teaching Clinics Model of Work-Integrated LearningLouise Watson, Jim Woolnough, Iain Hay, Lynne Hellyer, and Darryl StuckeyChapter 16: An Induction and Mentoring Framework for Student Teachers' and Beginning Teachers' Professional DevelopmentShun-wing NgAbout the ContributorsIndex