The Education School's teacher education program was praised in "Educating Student Teachers," a report released earlier this week. The study, conducted by Arthur Levine, president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, recognized the Curry program as a national model for teacher education programs.
The study looked at a variety of higher education institutions and selected four that succeeded in advancing the preparation of future teachers, said Beverly Sanford, director of communications for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
"The program was picked out as being exemplary as a teacher education program, and one of the points of emphasis was the five-year bachelor degree," Provost Gene Block said.
The structure of the Education School as a five-year program enables its students to receive a bachelor's degree in another field of study, which in turn better prepares them for the actual work force, Block said.
"The five year program... gives students appropriate content knowledge coupled with teaching methodology ... [and] they receive a full academic program in the College," Block said.
Education School Dean David Breneman also cited the fact that students in the school's teacher education program receive more experience in the field before they graduate and have access to a very qualified faculty, which benefits students during their research projects.
"Students [in the Education School] are taught to praise research and to be able to discern what is relevant in research and to use instructional methods that have been proven effective," Education Prof. Sandy Cohen said. "We really strive for our students to see themselves as researchers in their own classrooms ... emphasizing the things that work and that don't work."
Breneman explained that the faculty of the Curry School places a strong emphasis on instructional technology, so upon entering the teaching field students tend to incorporate interesting technologies into their classrooms.
Rebecca Kneedler, associate dean for academic affairs of the Education School, said she was pleased with the recent recognition.
"We are an exemplary program primarily based on the quality of our faculty and our students and the vision of integrating field experiences into every year of the training," she said.
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