Achieving World Class Standards: The Challenge for Educating Teachers.Proceedings of the OERI Study Group on Educating Teachers for World Class Standards. Held in Washington, DC. on March 22-24, 1992

摘要

The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department ofEducation, convened a study group in Washington, D.C., on March 22-24, 1992. The 58 study group participants represented a cross section of individuals and organizations interested in the education of teachers. They included teachers (K through 12), school administrators, policymakers, teacher educators, university subject-matter professors and administrators, and leaders of educational associations, foundations, and organizations. Study group members participated in plenary sessions and in small group discussions that examined issues and formulated recommendations from important perspectives: state-level; district and school-level; system-level; institutions of higher education; professional organizations; research and assessment. This report discusses major ideas and recommendations of the study group around six issues: The kind of teaching needed to achieve world class standards; Problems in educating teachers for world class standards; Teacher education issues specific to the core subject areas; Needed changes in policies and practices in educating teachers; The potential of current reforms to facilitate needed changes; and Recommendations for educating teachers for world class standards.