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An Untapped Resource: Embedded School Personnel in University-Based Teacher Preparation Programs as a High-Impact Practice

An Untapped Resource: Embedded School Personnel in University-Based Teacher Preparation Programs as a High-Impact Practice
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Author(s): Traci Almeida (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA)and Maureen P. Hall (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 21
Source title: Empowering Formal and Informal Leadership While Maintaining Teacher Identity
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bryan S. Zugelder (James Madison University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6500-1.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter showcases a teacher preparation program (TPP) targeting early career, in-service teachers who are most vulnerable to early attrition and was created to support district efforts to retain and develop an effective workforce. The chapter focuses and puts a spotlight on the role of the instructional consultant, which is the most innovative aspect of this district-based teacher preparation program. These instructional consultants are embedded in the design and delivery of program coursework. This instructional consultant role was innovated to provide a conduit for teacher leadership in this ongoing partnership. This chapter recounts how this partnership began, how instructional consultants have become a conduit for leveraging and growing teacher leadership for all stakeholders involved in this school-university partnership, and the ongoing impact of this program in terms of teacher retention and improving instructional effectiveness.

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