Abstract
A culture of isolation pervades the practice and preparation of teachers. Consequently, the development of teachers can be delayed and result in a focus on self-concerns rather than promoting student learning. Teacher educators have a unique opportunity to address this problem by creating opportunities for meaningful collaboration amongst pre-service teachers, supervisors, and faculty. The purpose of this article is to describe our experiences with an on-going collaborative teacher development project aimed at helping pre-service teachers to see beyond their personal concerns and work collaboratively toward promoting their own, their colleagues, and their students' learning. The body of the article is devoted to a description of the genesis of the project and an overview of the project's activities. We close the article with a description of our own and our students' experiences with the first attempt at integrating this project into our graduate elementary teacher education program.
DOI
10.15760/nwjte.2005.4.1.1
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30292
Recommended Citation
Breghetto, Ronald and Parker, Alexa
(2005)
"Learning to See Beyond the Self: Accelerating Pre-Service Teacher Development through Collaboration,"
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 4
:
Iss.
1
, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15760/nwjte.2005.4.1.1