{"product_id":"an-empty-curriculum-9781475815672","title":"An Empty Curriculum","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeachers cannot teach what they do not know. This country has tolerated a weak licensing system for prospective teachers for decades. This weak system has been accompanied by an increasingly emptier curriculum for most students, depriving them of the knowledge and skills needed for self-government.   An Empty Curriculum: How Teacher Licensure Tests Lead to Empty Student Minds makes the case that the complete revision of the licensing system for prospective and veteran teachers in Massachusetts in 2000 and the construction of new or more demanding teacher licensing tests contributed significantly to the Massachusetts education miracle. That miracle consisted of enduring gains in achievement for students in all demographic groups and in all regional vocational\/technical high schools since 2005gains confirmed by tests independent of Massachusetts policy makers. The immediate purpose of this book is to explain what Massachusetts did in 2000 to strengthen its teacher licensing and re-licens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMay 2016 Book of the Month. Stotsky has recently devoted her time to warning about the academic weakness of Common Core. She helped create Massachusetts’ English and Math standards, which were excellent before the state fell prey to Common Core. If states move forward with evidence-based reforms in teacher preparation, then failed Common Core student standards would have less impact. Well-trained teachers imparting subject matter over which they have mastery could have a greater impact on students than standards. * Education Reporter *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Preface: What Led to the Massachusetts “Education Miracle”? 1. Why We Know So Little about Teacher Licensing Tests Overview Problem Sources of Information Definition of Key Terms 2. Who Needs to be Licensed to Teach Purpose for a License in Other Professions Purpose for Licensing Teachers in Public Schools Why a License Is Not Required for Teachers in Private Schools  Why a License Is Not Required for all Teachers in Charter Schools  3. About Teacher Licensing Tests  Organizations that Develop Teacher Licensing Tests Types of Teacher Licensing Tests  Legal Basis for Teacher Licensing Tests When Teacher Licensing Tests Are Taken Meaning of Pass Scores  What We Know about the Content of Teacher Licensing Tests 4. History of Teacher Licensing Tests in the United States Early Teacher Examinations Teacher Tests in the Twentieth Century Growing Influence of Teacher Educators after World War II Rising Demand for Teacher Licensing Tests in the 1970s and 1980s Congressional Requirement in 1998 of Licensing Tests for all Teachers  5. What Generates Topics on Subject Area Licensing Tests?  How the Content of Subject Area Licensing Tests May Be Designated Reliance on a college major or minor. Usefulness of a topic approach. How Subject Area Licensure Tests Indirectly Shape the School Curriculum 6. Rationale for New and Revised Licenses in the Bay State Licensure Tests for Foreign Language Teachers Licensure Tests for Secondary Teachers of a Foreign Language Licensure Tests for Elementary Teachers of a Foreign Language  Licensure Tests for Latin and Classical Humanities Teachers  Licensure Tests for Teachers of Young Students Stand-Alone Licensure Tests of Reading Instructional Knowledge for Teachers of Elementary-Age Children Licensure Tests for Reading Specialists Comparisons with other Licensure Tests for Elementary Teachers Stand-Alone Licensure Tests of Reading Instructional Knowledge for Pre-School Teachers Licensure Tests for Teachers of Middle School Students Licensure Tests for Middle School Teachers of Two Subjects Licensure Tests for Middle School Teachers of a Single Subject  Licensure Tests for Mathematics Teachers Licensure Tests for Full-Time Mathematics Teachers in the Elementary and Middle School  Stand-Alone Licensure Tests of Mathematical Knowledge for Elementary School Generalists  Licensure Tests for Science Teachers Licensure Tests for Teachers of the Communication and Performing Arts  For Music Teachers  For Theater Teachers For Dance Teachers For Speech Teachers For Visual Art Teachers Licensure Tests for English Teachers Licensure Tests for History Teachers Licensure Tests for U.S. Government Teachers  7. Other Facets of a Teacher Licensing System to Strengthen Undergraduate Majors Academic Time on Task Weeding Out Outdated Licenses Grade Levels Covered by a License Grade Levels and Practicum Hours for Student Teaching Construction and Types of Test Items on Licensure Tests 8. Strengthening Veteran Teachers Gradual Expansion of Required Credit Hours in Education Coursework Required Coursework for a Master’s Degree Program in Education Requirements for Professional Development Concluding Remarks 9. Studies of Predictive Validity and Construct Validity  Examples of Studies on Predictive Validity What Studies of Predictive Validity Tell Us Studies of the Construct or Content Validity of Teacher Tests What Studies of Construct or Content Validity Tell Us 10. Difficulties in Developing More Demanding Subject Area Licensure Tests Anomaly of Teacher Licensure Tests  Claims about the Supply and Academic Quality of Prospective Teachers  Measure of Value-Added or Disciplinary Knowledge: Which is Preferable? Procedural Obstacles 11. What State Legislators Probably Shouldn’t Do  Fail to Ask for Stronger Quality Controls  Leave Academic Admission Standards Alone  Rely on Accreditation Require States to Report Annually on Pass Rates  12. What Policy Makers and State Legislators Can Do Ensure a Separate Licensing System for “Shop” Teachers Require the Same Academic Admission Standards as Other Countries Learn from Changes in the Bay State’s Licensing System for Teachers Some Specific Changes to Make Above All, Require Qualified Curriculum Directors in K-12","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040176963927,"sku":"9781475815672","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475815672.jpg?v=1750945963","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-empty-curriculum-9781475815672","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}