ISBN-13: 9781598571226 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 208 str.
ISBN-13: 9781598571226 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 208 str.
Improving teacher quality in early education is a major part of ensuring young children's school readiness and closing the achievement gap. This is the book decision-makers and administrators need to begin developing coordinated, effective teacher quality systems ones that not only get teachers ready for the classroom, but also promote continuous learning of new skills and strategies. Edited by renowned ECE experts Carollee Howes and Robert Pianta, this book is the first effort to integrate at a state level three critical components of teacher quality: Early Childhood Education Competencies, Professional Development, and Quality Rating Systems (see below). After an in-depth exploration of all three components and their role in high-quality education, readers will get detailed analyses of how six states are making progress toward integrating them. Through case studies on each state Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, and Pennsylvania readers will examine the diverse approaches these systems are taking to