Download or read book A Blueprint for Preparing Teachers written by Marie Menna Pagliaro and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Blueprint for Preparing Teachers provides a plan to produce high quality teachers who will remain in the profession and continue to grow throughout their careers. The plan includes three-components which must all be incorporated for a teacher education program to be successful: university curriculum and instruction that are state-of-the-art; strong collaboration among the university, school districts, and the community; and meaningful professional development. This book offers procedures to help facilitate the implementation of each of the three components.