Supporting new teachers and providing continued support to teachers throughout their professional career is critical if we are to ensure quality educational experiences for all children. In this issue, three different, yet important dimensions to the development of professional educators are described. DeHass emphasizes that despite the research supporting the importance of parental involvement in the education of all students, few preservice teacher preparation programs provide experiences or coursework in the area. She offers suggestions for teacher education programs to consider and also ways to support inservice teachers in the development of more effective skills leading to parental involvement. Casale-Giannola’s article examines the effectiveness of Assisting Individuals with Disabilities (AID), a special education competency list and resource guide, when it is used with student teachers and their cooperating teachers. She suggests that a reciprocal nature of professional development between preservice and inservice teachers can result when they work cooperatively in implementing effective strategies with students on IEPs in the classroom. Davis and Higdon emphasize the importance of mentoring teachers during their induction year. The model they describe incorporates teaching inquiry into the induction program as a way to support beginning teachers’ growth as problem solvers in their classrooms. And finally, Koppang provides a review of Kathleen Chamberlain’s (2003) Middle Schools for a Diverse Society.
Margaret B. Shaeffer, Co-Editor
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| DEHASS | Facilitating Parent Involvement: Reflecting on Effective Teacher Education | HTML FORMAT | PDF FORMAT |
| CASALE-GIANNOLA | AID: An Inclusion Resource for Student Teachers, Cooperating Teachers, and Supervisors | HTML FORMAT | PDF FORMAT |
| DAVIS AND HIGDON | School/University Partnership Supporting Beginning Teachers' Inquiry in Urban School Settings | HTML FORMAT | PDF FORMAT |
| KOPPANG | Review: Chamberlain's Middle Schools for a Diverse Society | HTML FORMAT | PDF FORMAT |
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