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Transforming Teacher Education: Reflections from the Field
October 18, 2007
Joseph Featherstone professor emeritus, Michigan State
Helen Featherstone professor, teacher ed, Michigan State
Sharon Feiman-Nemser professor, Jewish education, Brandeis
Dirck Roosevelt professor, education, Brandeis
Katherine Merseth senior lecturer, education, HGSE

The creators of Team One discuss their new book, Transforming Teacher Education, and describe their ongoing efforts to nurture and sustain a teacher education program that could serve as a learning community for students, faculty, and administrators alike.

Over a 10 year period, Team One of Michigan State University established a first-rate reputation as a beacon of progressive teacher education. Their work presents a powerful vision of what teacher education could be and offers an impassioned rationale for engaging in the intellectually demanding work of professional teacher education.

Speakers include: Joseph Featherstone, professor emeritus, Michigan State University; Helen Featherstone, associate professor of teacher education, Michigan State University; Sharon Feiman-Nemser, Mandel Professor of Jewish Education, Brandeis University; and Dirck Roosevelt, associate professor of education, Brandeis University. Katherine Merseth, director of the Teacher Education Program, provides an introduction.

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Activism | Classroom & Community | Community Building | Education Reform | Teacher Education
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