Report: Teacher prep programs inadequate

From: Education DailySharon Robinson, president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education welcomed the report, saying she particularly supported the need to enhance the clinical development component in most programs. “Universities have to go off campus, provide the opportunities to learn skills of practice in a setting of practice with highly skilled practitioners,” […]

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Prominent Teacher-Educator Assails Field, Suggests New Accrediting Body in Report

From: Education WeekSharon P. Robinson, the president of the Washington-based American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, or AACTE, a group that represents about 750 colleges of education and that is a member institution of NCATE, called the recommendation for redesigning accreditation “over the top.” “NCATE has given every indication that it is capable of […]

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Study says teacher training is chaotic

From: The Boston Globe“The findings are sobering, and we take them seriously,” said Sharon Robinson, president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, which represents 800 schools. She said Levine’s motives are true and his “tough love” findings have credibility. But she took issue with some ideas, such as shifting more […]

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Report slams teacher-education programs

From: eschoolnews.comDespite some examples of success, the majority of today’s teacher-education programs are engaged in a “pursuit of irrelevance,” having failed to keep pace with substantial changes in technology, student demographics, and global competition, according to a new report from the non-partisan Education Schools Project. The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education said it […]

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New Critique of Teacher Ed

From: Inside Higher EdCalling that part of Levine’s proposal “elitist,” Robinson, the AACTE president, said it’s unwise to abandon programs at the colleges that produce the greatest number of teachers. “Like other professions, education must rely more heavily on the less selective institutions to build the bulk of its work force, incorporating the growing first-generation […]

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Study Says Teacher Training Is Chaotic

From: Los Angeles TimesThe response from Levine’s peers was mixed. Representatives of the teaching profession embraced many of Levine’s themes but took exception to some ideas as misguided or elitist. “The findings are sobering, and we take them seriously,” said Sharon Robinson, president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, which […]

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Study: Teacher training chaotic

From: Dallas Morning News“Teacher education right now is the Dodge City of education: unruly and chaotic,” said Levine, who now heads the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. “There’s a chasm between what goes on in the university and what goes on in the classroom.” “The findings are sobering, and we take them seriously,” said Sharon […]

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Teacher training is chaotic, study says

From: USA Today“The findings are sobering, and we take them seriously,” said Sharon Robinson, president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, which represents 800 schools. She said Levine’s motives are true and his “tough love” findings have credibility. But she took issue with some ideas, such as shifting more teacher […]

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Teacher education called weak

From: The Herald NetA new report says colleges must better prepare educators. “The findings are sobering, and we take them seriously,” said Sharon Robinson, president and chief executive of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, which represents 800 schools. She said Levine’s motives are true and his “tough love” findings have credibility.

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Breaking Down The Ivory Tower

Study Finds Ed Schools in Poor ShapeFrom: The Washington PostSharon P. Robinson, president and chief executive of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, said that proposal was off-base. “We need to be more inclusive than that,” she said in a statement. “Like other professions, education must rely more heavily on the less selective […]

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