Search results for: Baum Angela C.

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Preparing Classroom Teachers to Be Cooperating Teachers: A Report of Current Efforts, Beliefs, Challenges, and Associated Recommendations
Authors: Baum Angela C., Korth Byran B.
This article reports on a study which examined the efforts of 62 early childhood teacher education faculty to prepare cooperating teachers to work with preservice teachers. Since the nature and purpose of this preparation and support must be carefully examined in order to identify key features that will truly enhance the ability of these teachers to provide the type of mentoring that leads to quality field experiences.
Published: 2013
Updated: Nov. 24, 2014
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We're All in this Together: Collaborative Professional Development with Student Teaching Supervisors
Authors: Baum Angela C., Powers-Costello Beth, VanScoy Irma, Miller Erin, James Ulanda
The current article describes a collaborative professional development experience with student teaching supervisors. The participants were 98 preservice teachers and 16 early childhood supervisors from early childhood teacher education program at a large, public university in the southeastern United States. The findings reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the project. The findings offered some suggestions to improve the collaborative professional development. The authors conclude with the recommendation that university-based personnel must understand the complexity of school-based supervision and work to find ways to foster more collaborative and supportive relationships with supervisors.
Published: 2011
Updated: Dec. 24, 2012