"The Carnegie Corporation of New York has added its voice - and some
serious dollars - to the chorus of groups calling for reform of teacher
education. In a paper released in September, "Teaching as a Clinical
Profession: A New Challenge for Education," the philanthropic foundation
recommends that teacher education programs be modeled more along the lines
of medical training programs, with an emphasis on clinical experience and
in-school residencies. The paper is intended to provoke broader discussion
about a $40 million initiative the foundation has announced in April,
called "Teachers for a New Era." The goal of the initiative is to create a
change in the public's thinking about how we train and support the kind of
teachers public schools and society needs."
"Thus far, Carnegie has announced that four institutions are already on
board: The University of California at Northridge, Bank Street College of
Education, Michigan State University, and the University of Virginia."
"Faculty in the arts and sciences need to be more involved in contributing
to the preparation of teachers. The institutions have to put resources
into creating better and more interactions with teachers, schools and
districts. The profession needs to better define what teachers need to
know and be able to do when they go to work in a classroom. And new
teachers need to benefit from better-designed clinical experiences,
induction programs and ongoing mentoring."
To read the report, go to: www.carnegie.org/pdf/teachered.pdf
or www.aft/org/higher_ed/downloadable/k16report.pdf
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