The alignment will eventually provide evidence of the common body of knowledge that all teachers should know as the assessments are revised to reflect the profession's standards. This move is strengthening existing master's degrees as they revise their programs. New and revised programs will focus on improving teaching skills in specific subject areas. The traditional lecture alone is inadequate. Teacher educators must use strategies that they expect their candidates to use.
Teachers teach as they are taught.
Teacher educators should model expert teaching. The higher education and P-12 faculty must collaboratively design and implement the program for teacher candidates. The emphasis on interacting as partners is far-reaching and profound. Cooperating P-12 teachers and supervisors have traditionally been treated as peripheral in the higher education arena. Now they are expected to be central figures in the planning and implementation process.