Research on pre-service music teacher occupational identity often highlights two competing identities: performer and teacher (L‟Roy, 1983; Roberts, 1991; Pellegrino, 2009). Of the many factors that contribute to the occupational identity of the pre-service music teacher (Woodford, 2002), conducting has the potential to integrate performer and teacher identities. Previous research indicates that...

The purpose of the paper is to briefly state the case for a revised technological1 teacher education program and describe a conceptual model developed at the Faculty of Education, The University of Western Ontario. The model outlined assumes that a re-thinking of how technological teachers learn to teach is necessary if new ways of teaching are to be fostered. The need has three dimensions. Fir...

Teacher coaching is considered a highquality professional development opportunity that emphasizes job-embedded practice, intense and sustained durations, and active learning (Desimone, 2009; Russo, 2004). Generally, coaches observe teachers in their classes and then provide targeted feedback aimed at improving these practices. Coaching is closely related to teacher mentoring, which also targets...

the concept of teacher efficacy has received significant attention in educational contexts in the recent years and has been empirically probed at 2 levels: individual teacher efficacy and collective teacher efficacy. having their origins in the social cognitive theory, teacher and collective efficacy perceptions are quite distinct constructs, each affecting educational decisions and student ach...

This paper shares a model for content development for teacher education in Western China. The goal of our project, Strengthening Capacity for Basic Education in Western China (SCBEWC), is to improve student learning through teacher education with a focus on student-centered instruction (SCI) and SCI's tie to multiple intelligences (MI). Both SCI and MI are consistent with the New Curriculum for...