Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2016

Description

In 2010, the state of Tennessee embraced the call to overhaul teacher education and required programs to adopt a residency model within K-12 schools. How exactly this would affect the various methods courses in a teacher education program? This paper provides a description of how two elementary education methods courses have shifted from simulation-style projects to projects that involve working with actual elementary students throughout the semester. This article presents an overview of the new residency style methods courses, along with how major assignments shifted to utilize the extensive time pre-service teachers would spend in the elementary school classroom.

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Copyright © The Online Journal of New Horizons in Education. This document was published with permission from the publisher. It was originally published in The Online Journal of New Horizons in Education.

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