Learning to Practice: The Design of Clinical Experience in Teacher Preparation

written by Pam Grossman

Few would disagree that clinical experience is critical for teacher development. Teaching is, after all, a demanding clinical practice, requiring teachers to orchestrate complex classroom interactions designed to help children learn. While clinical practice rests on a body of professional knowledge, ultimately teachers need to be able to put this knowledge to use in practice. Clinical experiences during professional education provide opportunities for teachers to develop and hone their craft.

https://www.nea.org/assets/docs/Clinical_Experience_-_Pam_Grossman.pdf

Learning Assistants (LA's): Re-imaginging TA's as Future Pre-College Physics Teachers

written by Lane Seeley and Hunter G. Close

This workshop explored the structures and goals of a Learning Assistants program for physics. The goals of this program at Seattle Pacific University are explored, including the potential for recruiting future physics teachers.

http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7156&DocID=355

The STEM Colorado Learning Assistant Program

written by Valerie K. Otero

This presentation describes the Learning Assistants program at the University of Colorado. The LA program has been used both to improve undergraduate courses by increasing student engagement and to increase the numbers of potential new science teachers. It is a collaboration of several different STEM departments and Education.

http://www.compadre.org/PTEC/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7158&DocID=357

The Learning Assistant model for Teacher Education in Science and Technology

published by the American Physical Society

This article explains how the Learning Assistant (undergraduate TAs) model at the physics department of the University of Colorado facilitates course transformation and serves to recruit future physics teachers. The effect of the Learning Assistant experience on their content knowledge is described, along with their interest in the learning processes of the students in their classes.

http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2006/otero.html

Undergraduate Learning Assistants at the University of Arkansas

written by Gay Stewart

This article describes the Learning Assistant Program at the University of Arkansas. This program has been a key part to the dramatic improvement of the recruitment of science teachers at that institution.

http://www.aps.org/units/fed/newsletters/summer2006/stewart.html