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Reforming Teacher Education
A First Year Progress Report on Teachers for a New Era
Teachers for a New Era (TNE) is an ambitious attempt to reform teacher education in selected institutions across the nation. TNE’s goal is to stimulate construction of excellent teacher education programs that are guided by a respect for evidence, are based on close collaboration between education and arts and sciences faculty, and have an integrated classroom component. RAND and MDRC are conducting a national evaluation, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation, of the first four TNE grantees: Bank Street College of Education; California State University, Northridge; Michigan State University; and the University of Virginia. The authors provide an overview of the progress each institution made in the first year and some early lessons learned from a cross-site analysis. The report includes such details for each institution as a profile of the institution before it began the initiative, a summary of the design proposal it developed to carry out the reform, a detailed description of its implementation progress, and the state policy contexts against which it is carrying out the reforms.
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Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction
Chapter Two:
The Teachers for a New Era Initiative: Overview, Selection Process, and Theory of Change
Chapter Three:
The Role of the Technical Assistance Provider, Academy for Educational Development
Chapter Four:
Overview of Progress in Implementing TNE in the First Year
Chapter Five:
Cross-Site Observations on First-Year Implementation
Chapter Six:
Recommendations and Next Steps
Chapter Seven:
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Appendix A:
Bank Street College of Education: Profile at Baseline and Year 1 Implementation
Appendix B:
California State University, Northridge: Profile at Baseline and Year 1 Implementation
Appendix C:
Michigan State University: Profile at Baseline and Year 1 Implementation
Appendix D:
University of Virginia: Profile at Baseline and Year 1 Implementation
Appendix E:
State Policy Contexts
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