Published Online: November 4, 2014
Published in Print: November 5, 2014, as Best Practices for Assessing Teacher Education Programs

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Best Practices for Evaluating Teacher Ed. Programs

By Mary Brabeck & Frank C. Worrell

As we continue to await the U.S. Department of Education's new proposed regulations on accountability rules for teacher-preparation programs—be they state colleges or universities, private institutions, or alternative-certification routes—it's important to keep in mind certain steps that can help ensure these pathways produce top-notch teachers, including program assessment and the smarter use of data.

Evidence shows that effective teachers are the most important in-school contributors to student learning. A majority of our nation's teachers attend college and university programs of teacher education, so how can these programs do a better job of preparing educators for the pre-K-12...

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