Report-Teachers Under-prepared for Diversity and Special Ed Students

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Wilbur Hawke wrote: From: referencepoints@...Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 11:45 AMTo: tatra@...Subject: REFERENCE POINTS: Report-Teachers Under-prepared for Diversity and Special Ed StudentsREFERENCE POINTS is an activity of TATRA, a project of PACER CenterREFERENCE POINTS: Report-Teachers Under-prepared for Diversity and Special Ed StudentsThe third report in a "Lessons Learned" series on new teachers finds two specific areas in which teacher training may be lacking: preparedness for diversity of the contemporary American classroom and teaching students with special needs. Seventy-six percent of new

teachers said teaching an ethically diverse student body was covered in their training, but only 39 percent said that training helps them a lot in the classroom. The survey covered twelve areas of teacher training ranging from direct instruction to their study of history, philosophy, and policy debates in public education. "Lessons Learned" is produced by Public Agenda and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. The report can be accessed at http://www.publicagenda.org/reports/lessons-learned-issue-no-3-new-teachers-talk-about-their-jobs-challenges-and-long-range-plans * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *REFERENCE POINTS is administered by PACER Center http://www.PACER.org as a technical assistance activity of the TATRA Project. The TATRA Project is funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration.To SUBSCRIBE to REFERENCE POINTS go to

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