Discover the New World Unfolding in the Pages of the Journal of Teacher Education
Meet the dynamic new editorial team of the Journal of Teacher Education (JTE), the premier publication for professionals in the field, during one of thirteen Major Forums at the AACTE 62nd Annual Meeting & Exhibits.
Bold Ideas for Improving
Teacher Education and Teaching –
A Focus on the Journal of Teacher Education 2010 Inaugural Double Issue
Saturday, February 20,
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) will serve as the new institutional headquarters of the JTE under the editorship of a five-member team comprised of Drs. Sandra J. Odell, Elizabeth Spalding, Jian Wang, Cari L. Klecka, and Emily Lin. Launching the first issue of their editorial tenure with a double issue of the JTE (January/ February 2010), the team will facilitate a discussion among several of that issue's contributors regarding the bold ideas that have been crucial, not only to the advancement of human knowledge, but also have been fundamental to developing and sustaining scholarship in teacher education.
Speakers will discuss their bold ideas for practice-focused transformation, engagement in political struggle, internally initiated changes, learning to teach for diversity, and challenging popular assumptions.
Listed below are the presenters for the Forum and the title of their contribution to the January/February issue of the JTE:
Mary Kennedy,
Michigan State University;
"Against Boldness."Madeleine Grumet,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
"The Public Expression of Citizen Teachers."Ken Zeichner,
University of Washington;
"Rethinking the Connections Between Campus Courses and Field Experiences in University-Based Teacher Education."H. Richard Milner,
Vanderbilt University, Peabody College;
"What Does Teacher Education Have to do with Teaching? Implications for Diversity Studies."Barbara Levin,
University of North Carolina at Greensboro; (with others)
"Beyond Knowledge: Exploring Why Some Teachers Resist Procedural Teaching."
Moderator: Sandra J. Odell, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Journal of Teacher Education Editor
Facilitators: Elizabeth Spalding, Jian Wang, Cari L. Klecka, and Emily Lin, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Journal of Teacher Education Editors
Don't miss this unique opportunity to meet the authors and editors of this powerful publication as they undertake a lively discussion of the critical issues and bold new ideas that confront the future of teacher education.
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The Journal of Teacher Education Information
The Journal of Teacher Education
Sandra J. Odell, Ph.D
Elizabeth Spalding, Ph.D.
Jian Wang, Ph.D.
Cari L. Klecka, Ph. D.
Emily Lin, Ph. D.
AACTE Gathers Top Speakers for 2010 Major Forums
We've assembled an impressive roster of presenters from all aspects of the teacher education community to bring the most timely and thought-provoking issues and information to your attention.
Two of the speakers you'll hear:
Marilyn Cochran-Smith:
John E. Cawthorne Chair in Teacher Education for Urban Schools, Lynch School of Education, Boston College. (Respondent)
Diversity Struggles in Teacher Education:
Where Does Special Education Belong?
Sunday, February 21, 2010,
10:30 a.m. - Noon
In addition to holding the John E. Cawthorne Chair in Teacher Education for Urban Schools, Marilyn Cochran-Smith directs the Doctoral Program in Curriculum and Instruction at Boston College's Lynch School of Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Language and Education from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982 where she was on the faculty of the Graduate School of Education until going to Boston College in 1996.
Along with Dr. Cochran-Smith this Forum panel will feature national and international teacher education leaders from multiple diversity communities in a thoughtful and spirited discussion of what it means to make good on the promise of teaching all students.
Lee Schulman:
President Emeritus, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. (Presenter)
Challenges of Reclaiming Professionalism
Saturday, February 20, 2010,
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Lee S. Shulman is president emeritus of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, having served for 11 years as its eighth president.
Participants at this Forum will have the opportunity to engage in roundtable discussions focusing on questions centered on the need for professionalism. This conversation will be complemented by an update on the discussions held as part of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) initiative.
Watch for more details about the exciting speakers and topics that will covered at the 62nd Annual Meeting & Exhibits in Atlanta.
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