Professionalism in Action: Professional Development Days for Teacher Candidates

Professionalism in Action: Professional Development Days for Teacher Candidates
Date Thursday, February 18, 2016
10:20 - 11 a.m.
FeaturingJay Rasmussen, Professor of Education; Katie Bonawitz, Associate Professor of Education; Dan Swensen, Associate Professor of Education; Geri Von Grey, Instructor of Education; Patricia Paulson, Professor of Biology
Location University Library Fireside Lounge - View maps and directions
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Dr St Paul MN 55112
SponsorsFaculty Development and Friends of the BU Library

Event Description

Might a “Professional Development Day” be of value to students in your discipline? If so, hear from a team of elementary education professors who created and led three full-day professional development days that resulted from a collaborative, innovative teaching model that involved teacher candidates over the course of a semester. The professional development days centered on three topics central to teacher education. The goal was for teacher candidates to experience best practice through professors modeling strong collaboration, differentiation and co-teaching. Each student was part of a Professional Learning Community (PLC), which included a professor, with the goal of modeling and preparing teacher candidates for professional discourse.

Questions?

Contact Ann Gannon at 651.635.8717 or agannon@bethel.edu.