Image by Freepik Formative, summative, and alternative assessment practices are proven effective in non-pandemic circumstances. This gives confidence to educators engaging a student population impacted by long-term symptoms of COVID-19 that they could provide methods for developing self-regulation to teacher education programs operating within the critical framework of a sociocultural lens. While medical experts work
The full-length American Journal of Education article by Paulick, Park, & Cornett can be accessed here. Connections between homes and elementary schools are vital for students, families, and teachers alike. When teachers understand students’ and families’ cultures, they can engage in culturally responsive teaching; when children and families feel seen and heard, they are more likely to
Over the past 12 months, we have witnessed countless equity performances. Organizations have called for the formation of Anti-racism committees. Educational conferences boast “Equity at the Forefront” themes. And individuals have artfully crafted #inittogether social media posts featuring Black Lives Matter protest selfies. We are not the first, nor will we be the last, to
This manuscript builds on the arguments presented in the May and June 2019 Declining Enrollments in Teacher Education Programs series (Rutten, Cunningham, & Woo, 2019) published in the AJE Forum. While Logan Rutten, Azaria Cunningham, and Hansol Woo have each contributed important remarks on reasons for and solutions to the declining enrollments, we, as the
Who wants to be a teacher? Why? I would like to answer these questions focusing on high school students who are directly related to the enrollments in teacher education programs. First, we should understand the pipeline to the teaching profession in order to recruit candidates in teacher education programs. Second, most prior studies heavily focused on either college students already
There is a burgeoning teacher shortage in America. The problem entails fewer people preparing to teach and also a high rate of turnover. According to Strauss (2017): A report by the nonprofit Learning Policy Institute found that teacher education enrollment dropped from 691,000 to 451,000, a 35 percent reduction, between 2009 and 2014 — and nearly
The number of people graduating from teacher education programs (TEPs) in the United States has fallen sharply in the past decade, and the trend appears likely to continue. The decline in people preparing to teach comes at a time when many school districts are already struggling to hire a certified teacher for every classroom. Furthermore,
Book details: Teaching with Vitality: Pathways to Health & Wellness for Teachers & Schools by Peggy D. Bennett. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2017, 232 pp., $19.95. Teaching with Vitality: Pathways to Health & Wellness for Teachers & Schools (2017) by Peggy D. Bennett, a Professor Emerita of Music Education at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, presents
Academic stress and the social pressures of college life have left a generation of college students looking for relief. In an exploration of more than 150,400 students who received mental health services at 139 college and university counseling centers, researchers found that more students are seeking services with the primary concern being anxiety (Center for
Last Tuesday, a friend e-mailed me about an article he had read. He was concerned that his school had built their instruction around the concept of multiple intelligences. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences claims that humans do not have only a cognitive intelligence, but have many types of intelligence, such as kinesthetic, intra or
