Strategies & InitiativesFebruary 25, 2003
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The University of Washington is ready to reinvent the way it prepares teachers. Despite decades
of dramatic social, cultural, economic, and intellectual changes, teacher preparation looks
remarkably like it did fifty years ago. Yet we have learned a great deal from research about the
dynamics of schools, classrooms and communities, learning, and what teachers need to understand
and be able to do. We know also that teachers benefit from opportunities to integrate theory and
research with clinical practice. Further, they must continue to learn across their careers,
drawing from new knowledge and adapting to their ever-changing socially and culturally diverse
classrooms. Teachers need support to continue learning after they graduate.
The University of Washington proposes to undertake all of these: redesign curriculum, expand contexts for learning, extend support to teachers beyond graduation, and then to evaluate results. To do this demands a restructuring of the leadership of teacher preparation, moving it from the exclusive domain of the College of Education to a University entity, the Washington Center for Teaching and Learning. To view the proposal in its entirety (in Acrobat Reader format), or to view any of the appendices, click on the appropriate title from the list below. | ||
| Proposal: | Teachers for a New Era Proposal to the Carnegie Corporation of New York | ||
| Appendix A: | Accountability | ||
| Appendix B: | Teachers for a New Era: Stepping up to the Future (Vision Statement) | ||
| Appendix C: | University Initiatives Fund (UIF): a Project of Institutional Transformation | ||
| Appendix D: | Professional Certification Program | ||
| Appendix E: | The Vision and Goals of the College of Arts and Sciences at the UW | ||
| Appendix F: | The Continuum of Teacher Learning | ||
| Appendix G: | The Work Plan | ||
