Based on rapid advances in what is known about how people learn and how to teach effectively, this important book examines the core concepts and central pedagogies that should be at the heart of any teacher education program. Stemming from the results of a commission sponsored by the National Academy of Education, Preparing Teachers for a Changing World recommends the creation of an informed teacher education curriculum with the common elements that represent state-of-the-art standards for the profession. Written for teacher educators in both traditional and alternative programs, university and school system leaders, teachers, staff development professionals, researchers, and educational policymakers, the book addresses the key foundational knowledge for teaching and discusses how to implement that knowledge within the classroom. Preparing Teachers for a Changing World recommends that, in addition to strong subject matter knowledge, all new teachers have a basic understanding of how people learn and develop, as well as how children acquire and use language, which is the currency of education. In addition, the book suggests that teaching professionals must be able to apply that knowledge in developing curriculum that attends to students' needs, the demands of the content, and the social purposes of education: in teaching specific subject matter to diverse students, in managing the classroom, assessing student performance, and using technology in the classroom.
Sobre o autor(a)
Darling-Hammond, Linda
Stanford University. Professora de educação Charles E. Ducommun da Stanford University, onde desempenha, desde 1998, a função de mentora do Programa de Formação de Professores, é codiretora do Stanford Educational Leadership Institute. Na função de professora William F. Russel da Teachers College, da Columbia University, foi diretora executiva e fundadora da National Commission for Teaching and Americas Future, cujo relatório What matters most: teaching for Americas future, de 1996, foi um importante catalisador de mudanças políticas voltadas ao aprimoramento da qualidade do ensino e da formação de professores. Também foi presidente da American Educational Research Association (AERA). |