Abstract
Our country has not yet tackled the question, how do we best prepare teachers. Maybe because the question should be; how do we best support our candidates to learn about teaching in order for them to develop into highly qualified and effective teachers? The answer seems to lie in strategic partnerships between universities and school districts, the quality and length of clinical experiences, and state policies for teacher preparation. Reformers call for a shift towards more clinically based programs that integrate academic content and professional knowledge and skills. Some models that show promise are those that have tried to emulate the residency experience used in teaching hospitals for medical students.
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Buckner, B. (2011). Learning about Teaching: Redesigning Teacher Preparation. Perspectives In Learning, 12 (1). Retrieved from https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/pil/vol12/iss1/5
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