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The Urban Teacher Residency Program: A Recursive Process to Develop Professional Dispositions, Knowledge, and Skills of Candidates to Teach Diverse Students

Authors

• • Kathleen Tindle
• • Maxine Freund
  • George Washington University
• • Bridget Belknap
  • George Washington University
• • Colin Green
  • George Washington University
• • Jay Shotel
  • George Washington University

Abstract

To be prepared to teach in an urban setting, preservice teachers must exit their teacher preparation program with a professional disposition toward equity and social justice as well as the knowledge and skills required to meet the needs of all students in their classroom.

Keywords: NCATE, diversity, urban, teacher, students, skills, professional, dispositions, instruction, ethnicity, race

How to Cite: Tindle, K. , Freund, M. , Belknap, B. , Green, C. & Shotel, J. (2011) “The Urban Teacher Residency Program: A Recursive Process to Develop Professional Dispositions, Knowledge, and Skills of Candidates to Teach Diverse Students”, Educational Considerations. 38(2).