Secondary English teacher education in the United States

"Identifying key areas of teacher education that cross countries and disciplines, this book provides the first extensive research-based insight into how secondary English teachers are prepared at institutions of higher education in the United States of America (US) since the last major study in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pasternak, Donna L.
Other Authors: Caughlan, Samantha, Hallman, Heidi L., Renzi, Laura
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Bloomsbury Academic 2017, 2017
Series:Reinventing teacher education
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Collection: Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • English teacher education in the United States
  • Portrait of English teacher education across time: an introduction to the field
  • English teacher education: a portrait of the field today
  • Awareness versus application: intersections between methods and field placements
  • Challenges and changes facing US English teacher education
  • Standards and assessment: tensions between utility and critique
  • Literacy instruction: methods for integrating reading and writing
  • Teaching diverse learners: methods to address cultural and linguistic diversity
  • Technology integration: essential but inconsistent content
  • Commitments and change: future directions for ELA education in the US.
  • Includes bibliographical references and index