Briefs

This policy synopsis provides brief descriptions of a selected group of dual certification programs in special education. Descriptions include general information about the program, coursework, and field experiences.

This series of briefs highlights innovative examples of teacher education programs that are providing their candidates with practice-based opportunities within coursework and fieldwork. Topics include structured tutoring; virtual simulation; lesson study; laboratory experiences; bug-in-ear coaching; video analysis; and coursework-aligned, field-based practice opportunities.

This special issues brief from the CEEDAR Center and GTL Center outlines essential features for providing candidates with high-quality, structured, and sequenced opportunities to practice within teacher preparation programs. The brief also showcases several teacher preparation programs wherein faculty have enacted innovative strategies to embed practice-based opportunities into existing coursework and field experiences.

This policy synopsis summarizes states’ field experience policies for general education candidates and the extent to which they require experience with students with disabilities.

This article describes one teacher preparation program’s efforts to strengthen and extend existing partnerships with a group of nine rural schools districts. The article summarizes lessons learning over the five-year partnerships that was supported by a 325T professional development grant.

This state policy and practice portrait describes how partnerships between educator preparation programs and local districts can be used as a strategy to address teacher shortages. The brief provides examples of how these partnerships have been structured in CEEDAR states, specifically how the partnerships have led to innovative strategies to fully license newly hired teachers.

This brief is designed to show how high-leverage practices (HLPs) and evidence-based practices (EBPs) can be used together to advance educator preparation and practice. The brief defines HLPs and EBPs and shares examples of how educator preparation programs are integrating them in their candidates’ learning opportunities. The brief concludes with an illustration of how they can be seamlessly integrated into instruction provided as part of multi-tiered systems of support.

This brief from the Leaning Policy Institute summarizes research on the effectiveness of loan forgiveness and service scholarship programs for prospective teachers and provides examples of promising programs.

This research brief from the Learning Policy Institute describes evidence-based policies for creating competitive, equitable compensation packages for teachers.

This article describes efforts at three community colleges to implement pathways for K-12 teaching careers, including implementation strategies such as high school dual enrollment and outcomes related to college transition such as the need for remedial courses.