AERA Media Briefing: Studying Teacher Education

M E D I A B R I E F I N G

Monday, June 20, 2005 9:30 a.m.coffee at 9 a.m.

Murrow Room at the National Press Club529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor; Washington, D.C.

Newswise — The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is pleased to release—STUDYING TEACHER EDUCATION: The Report of the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education—a comprehensive study on teacher education research. This volume, lead by the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education, is the product of five years of review and analysis; it provides a comprehensive picture of what is known on quality teacher education, what is not known, and what needs more study. Moving beyond the controversy and debates that can mire teacher education reform, this book applies a rigorous scholarly lens to teacher education to yield essential information and insights.

Findings on Teacher Education Marilyn Cochran-Smith Co-editor, STUDYING TEACHER EDUCATION John E. Cawthorne Chair in Teacher Education for Urban Schools, Boston College

Translating Knowledge, Building Strong Teacher Education ProgramsSusan H. Fuhrman Member, AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education Dean, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania Promising Directions for Future ResearchKenneth M. Zeichner Co-editor, STUDYING TEACHER EDUCATION Associate Dean and Professor, School of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison

ModeratorFelice J. LevineAERA Executive Director STUDYING TEACHER EDUCATION: The Report of the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education Published for the American Educational Research Association By Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. of Mahwah, N.J. and London