Teacher Preparation

Growing up, I didn't know a lot of people who had degrees, certainly not advanced degrees. College professors were fancy, brilliant, suede-elbowed folx whose world would never intersect with mine.…

In January 2016, Mira and I were fortunate to present at the Visible Learning Conference in London. It was a very different conference experience than we'd had before but that's…

I am guilty of the occasional jump for joy when an unexpected snow day occurs, but never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine the closing of schools around…

The work of teacher educators and higher education faculty has long been quantified by number of published peer-reviewed articles.  That's really the only metric by which we are evaluated.  And…

We have a new article out today.  I hope you'll check it out! Abstract:  Collaboration goes beyond direct service provision. It is critical for effective personnel preparation and professional development as…

This article had me thinking today about all the ways college professors have historically and may still get in the way of student learning. So, I wrote a quick little…

I think often about students I have worked with who are in their early years of their teaching career. I remember my early days in the classroom, feeling prepared and…