What activities will be supported by Partnership grants?
• increasing collaboration between schools of education and the schools of arts and sciences in order to improve prospective teachers’ content knowledge; • improving links to K-12 schools and providing high-quality, intensive, clinical experiences to ensure that prospective teachers learn effective teaching skills; • integrating reliable, research-based teaching methods and technology instruction into the curriculum; and • creating opportunities for enhanced, sustained professional development. Partnerships may also use grant funds to prepare teachers to work with diverse student populations, including students with disabilities and limited English proficiency, and to involve their parents; to broadly disseminate information on effective practices in teacher education; and to provide principals and superintendents with effective leadership skills.
