Is our education system stalled or even failing? University leaders discuss how colleges know who will make a great teacher and how teachers learn how to teach. They explore key skills for student teachers and the tools needed to work in America’s ever changing classrooms. The panel discusses recommendations for turning teacher education programs “upside down”.

More information about topics discussed in this episode can be found at:

• Roanoke College   roanoke.edu/index.xml
• Virginia Tech  soe.vt.edu/
• Radford University  eduweb.education.radford.edu/
  
   
• National Center for Teaching Quality  nctq.org/p/
• Student Teaching in the United States  nctq.org/edschoolreports/studentteaching/
• National Council of Accreditation and Teacher Education (NCATE) ncate.org/Home/tabid/680/Default.aspx
• NCATE Blue Ribbon Panel Report  ncate.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=zzeiB1OoqPk%3d&tabid=715