All Advancing the Profession Resources (cont'd)
- Preparing Early Childhood Teachers to Successfully Educate All Children
Two papers from the Erikson Institute show that state-based teacher preparation standards and teacher education programs do not adequately address the developmental and educational needs of diverse groups of children.
June 17, 2010 • Read MoreFrom Capitols to Classrooms, Policies to Practice: State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten on the Classroom LevelThis report on the Characteristics of Teachers in State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs is the first in a series examining state-funded pre-Kindergarten programs on the ground from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER).
June 15, 2010 • Read MoreChallenges Associated With Preparing Early Childhood Educators Of Hispanic StudentsThe National Task Force on Early Childhood Education of Hispanics describes how the requirements of Prekindergarten teachers vary by setting.
June 15, 2010 • Read MoreInside the Pre-K Classroom: A Study of Staffing and Stability In State-Funded Prekindergarten ProgramsThe study documents the current state of staff qualifications, stability, turnover and compensation in state-funded prekindergarten programs, and to identify the conditions under which Pre-K initiatives promote a more skilled and stable, and better compensated early care and education workforce.
June 11, 2010 • Read MoreCareer Development and Universal Prekindergarten: What Now? What Next?Concerns about the qualifications, turnover, diversity, and compensation of the early childhood workforce are growing as more children attend private and public preschool programs.
June 11, 2010 • Read MoreWhy Are Early Education and Care Wages So Low?: A Critical Guide to Common ExplanationsCommon explanations for low wages for early education and care work are inadequate and misleading.
June 8, 2010 • Read MoreTeacher Education and PreK Outcomes: Are We Asking the Right Questions?This commentary by the Foundation for Child Development’s previous staff, published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly, challenges recent research that finds no relationship between PK teacher qualifications (degree, major, or certification) and child outcomes.
June 4, 2010 • Read MoreProviding Tools Towards Quality: The Status of P-3 Teacher Preparation Programs in New JerseyProviding Tools Towards Quality: The Status of P-3 Teacher Preparation Programs in New Jersey, assesses whether PreK-3rd teacher preparation programs are preparing prospective teachers to teach the continuum from Prekindergarten to Grade Three, reviews how new PreK-3rd programs are aligned with other certification programs in universities, and examines how the overlap of the PreK-3rd and K-5 certificates has impacted other university programs.
June 4, 2010 • Read MoreSign up for The Learning Curve
Stay up-to-date with the latest resources and insights coming from the Foundation for Child Development and its colleagues. We do not share or sell email addresses or any other information collected to outside parties. We will use your email address only to send you relevant content, and you can unsubscribe at any time.