A Good Teacher in Every Classroom: Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve

Preface and Acknowledgments ix

Committee on Teacher Education xi

Introduction 1

The Focus and Organization of This Report 3

1 What Do Teachers Need to Know? 5

Knowledge of Learners and Their Development 7

Knowledge of Subject Matter and Curriculum Goals 14

Knowledge of Teaching 17

In Sum . . . 27

2 How Can Teachers Acquire the Knowledge They Need? 29

How Teachers Develop and Learn 31

Problems of Learning to Teach 32

3 Implications for Teacher Preparation 37

Promising Pedagogies 41

In Sum . . . 50

4 Policy Recommendations 53

Development and Accreditation of Preparation Programs 57

Licensure Reform 60

Recruitment and Retention of New Teachers 63

Notes 73

Bibliography 77

About the Editors 83

Index 85