The teacher preparation initiative: a professional development framework for faculty

ABSTRACT

Across the globe, preparing the next generation of teachers is one of the most important tasks for higher education. In this article, we discuss the Teacher Preparation Initiative (TPI), a successful professional development framework designed to support teacher candidates as they enter their classrooms and also the faculty members who are working with them. This paper highlights four key components to this professional development programme: 1) practical, 2) aligned, (3) relationship-centred, and 4) current. The general framework of our partnership will be helpful for institutions whether or not they can be a part of the TPI, but are looking to build similar professional development opportunities for their education faculty members.

KEYWORDS:

• Teacher educators
• teacher preparation
• professional development

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.