Evaluation of Teacher Education Programs: Toward a Framework for Innovation

Funded by the National Science Foundation, this new initiative will contribute much needed substantive and methodological expertise to the policy debate about how to most effectively assess the quality of teacher preparation programs. Specifically, the project will focus on two major objectives: 1) to synthesize research and experiential knowledge about existing approaches to evaluating teacher education program quality and effectiveness; and 2) to create a design framework for the development of new and innovative approaches. Resulting products will include a synthesis document and a set of commissioned papers.

Planning committee members include: Michael Feuer (Chair), Deborah Ball, Jeanne Burns, Robert Floden, Lionel Howard, and Brian Rowan. This project will be undertaken as a collaborative project between the NAEd and the Graduate School of Education and Human Development of the George Washington University.