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A Systematic Approach to Curriculum Selection and Supervision Strategies: A Preservice Practicum Supervision Model
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In this article, a model that facilitates quality supervision and practicum experiences for preservice teacher candidates in the area of severe disabilities is presented, which has been systematically developed and components have been and are being empirically validated.Abstract:
Although the importance of practicum experiences in preservice teacher education programs has been well established, these experiences frequently do not receite the attention and supervision necessary to promote successful outcomes (Haberman, 1983; Warger & Aldinger, 1984; Zeichner, 1990). A practicum supervision model that facilitates quality supervision and practicum experiences for preservice teacher candidates in the area of severe disabilities is presented in this article. The model has been systematically developed and components have been and are being empirically validated.read more
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Training paraprofessionals to implement interventions for people autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review
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Feedback about Teaching in Higher Ed: Neglected Opportunities to Promote Change.
TL;DR: The goals of this essay are to summarize best practices for providing feedback, to describe the current state of instructional Feedback, to recommend strategies for providing Feedback, and to highlight areas for research.
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The Impact of Teacher Education on the Beliefs, Attitudes, and Dispositions of Preservice Special Educators:
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Special Education Student Teaching Practices
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Using videoconferencing to support teachers to conduct preference assessments with students with autism and developmental disabilities
Wendy Machalicek,Mark F. O’Reilly,Jeffrey Chan,Mandy Rispoli,Russell Lang,Tonya N. Davis,Karrie A. Shogren,Audrey M. Sorrells,Giulio E. Lancioni,Jeff Sigafoos,Vanessa A. Green,Paul Langthorne +11 more
TL;DR: This article used widely available videoconferencing equipment to support teachers to conduct preference assessments for three students with autism and developmental disabilities, and the findings of this classroom intervention validated the results of the preference assessments.
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Instruction of Students with Severe Disabilities
Fredda E Brown,Martha E. Snell +1 more
TL;DR: The Promise of Adulthood (Ferguson and Ferguson as discussed by the authors ) is based on the concept of self-care skills and self-awareness. But it does not address the problem of bullying.
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Changing Directions in the Practicum: looking ahead to the 1990s
TL;DR: Recently reported innovations in the practicum in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada and Australia are discussed in relation to how well they address several obstacles to teacher learning that have been shown to be associated with the practice as mentioned in this paper.
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The Phoenix Agenda: Essential Reform in Teacher Education
Bruce R. Joyce,Renee T. Clift +1 more
TL;DR: Teacher education as discussed by the authors is a field surrounded by critics, it is inhabited by them, its graduates, current students, faculty, and administrators generate at least as much fury toward it as do the politicians, pundits, and serious scholars who reside outside it.
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Preservice Training: The Role of Field-Based Experiences in the Preparation of Effective Special Educators:
TL;DR: In this paper, the value of preservice field-based training experiences, which can be judged by the relationship between the fieldbased experience and the beginning teacher's competency, job satisfaction and retention, or ability to foster learning in exceptional individuals has not been documented by systematic, longitudinal research.