Reforming teacher education : a first year progress report on Teachers for a New Era / Sheila Nataraj Kirby ... [et al.]
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- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2004
- xxi, 150 p. ; 28 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0833036475
- Series:
- Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-149
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- Preface iii
- Contents v
- Tables viii
- Figures ix
- Summary x
- TNE Design Principles xi
- The First Phase of the Project and Purpose of Report xi
- Cross-Site Observations Regarding Implementation in Year One xii
- Recommendations xv
- Acknowledgments xvi
- 1. Introduction 1
- Objectives of the National Evaluation 2
- The Initial Phase of the Evaluation and Data Collection Activities
- 4
- Organization of the Report 6
- Purpose of the Report 7
- 2. The Teachers For a New Era Initiative: Overview, Selection Process,
- and Theory of Change 8
- Teachers For a New Era (TNE) 8
- Rationale and Goals 8
- Design Principles 9
- The Selection Process 11
- Theory of Change 14
- The Design 14
- "Enabling" Factors 14
- From "Excellent" to "Exemplary" 19
- Measuring the Outcomes of TNE 21
- Linking Teaching Quality and Student Achievement 23
- 3. The Role of the Technical Assistance Provider, Academy for
- Educational Development (AED) 25
- Assistance During the Proposal Phase 25
- Assistance and Monitoring During the First Year of Implementation 26
- Staffing 27
- AED's Role: A Balancing Act 27
- 4. Overview of Progress in Implementing TNE in the First Year 29
- Bank Street 29
- Project Structure: Leadership and Staffing 29
- Implementation Progress: Selected Highlights 30
- Looking Ahead to Year 2 32
- Impact of State Budget and Policy 33
- California State University, Northridge 33
- Project Structure: Leadership and Staffing 33
- Implementation Progress: Selected Highlights 35
- Looking Ahead to Year 2 37
- Impact of State Budget and Policy 37
- Michigan State University 40
- Project Structure: Leadership and Staffing 40
- Implementation Progress: Selected Highlights 41
- Looking Ahead to Year 2 44
- Impact of State Budget and Policy 45
- University of Virginia 45
- Project Structure: Leadership and Staffing 45
- Implementation Progress: Selected Highlights 47
- Looking Ahead to Year 2 50
- Impact of State Budget and Policy 51
- Summary 53
- 5. Cross-Site Observations on First-Year Implementation 54
- 6. Recommendations and Next Steps 63
- Recommendations for Future Implementation 63
- Next Steps 65
- References 67
- Tables
- Table 4.1. Year 1 Implementation of TNE Design Principles, Bank Street
- 31
- Table 4.2. Year 1 Implementation of TNE Design Principles, California
- State University, Northridge 36
- Table 4.3. Year 1 Implementation of TNE Design Principles, Michigan
- State University 43
- Table 4.4. Year 1 Implementation of TNE Design Principles, University
- of Virginia 49
- Figures
- Figure 2.1. Theory of Change Underyling the TNE Initiative 16
- Figure 2.2. Moving From "Excellent" to "Exemplary" 20
- Figure 2.3. Modeling Possible Outcomes of the TNE Initiative 22
- Figure 4.1. Project Structure and Staffing, Bank Street 30
- Figure 4.2. Project Structure and Staffing, California State
- University, Northridge 34
- Figure 4.3. Project Structure and Staffing, Michigan State University
- 41
- Figure 4.4. Project Structure and Staffing, University of Virginia
- 46.
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- At foot of t.p.: Rand Education.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-150)
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