What School Leaders Can Do To Help Change Teacher Education. Advancing the Agenda for Teacher Education in a Democracy: A Guide for School Leaders.

Overview & Synopsis

Concerned school leaders can make a real difference in the education of educators. Six tasks which school leaders can undertake to aid in restructuring teacher education are identified and discussed. School leaders can: (1) make preservice and continuing education true priorities; (2) cooperate in establishing professional development centers; (3) actively participate in recruiting and selecting students for preservice teacher education; (4) stop relying so heavily on prepackaged inservice programs; (5) support teachers, principals, and central administrators who engage in collaboration with college faculty in planning innovative teacher education programs; (6) demand higher quality programs for teacher candidates and work collaboratively toward that goal. The call-to-action articulated in this guide is based upon several research-based conclusions related to the status of teacher education. These conclusions, from "Teachers for Our Nation's Schools" by John I. Goodlad, are outlined. (IAH)