Rethinking Teacher Preparation Program Design (Hardcover)

-Offers an evidence-based framework for designing an academically based preservice teacher preparation program that empowers teachers with the depth of professional knowledge and the skills required to become adaptable, responsive K-12 teachers ready to engage with diverse groups of students, and to achieve consistent learning outcomes. -Written by renowned teacher educator Etta R. Hollins, an esteemed leader in teacher education and urban education, who has led or consulted on the redesign of nearly 20 university-based teacher preparation programs. -This book provides concrete examples and tools for designing high quality, academically based preservice teacher preparation programs, guidance for collaboration among teacher education faculty, with faculty across campus, school practitioners and community members, and approaches for guiding and assessing candidates' progress toward competent teaching.