Check out these recently published articles in PDS Partners’ Volume 20, Issue 2!

“It’s not just kids that don’t speak English: leaning toward teacher preparation for multilingual learners” by Raisa Ankeny 
The purpose of this current research study is to provide a comprehensive description of an ongoing effort to provide quality experiential professional development through field experiences for educators at the pre-service level, referred to hereafter as teacher candidates (TCs). This practitioner inquiry aimed to determine what the teacher candidates’ reflections revealed about their learning experiences completing the 10-h checklist.

“Unpacking the science kits” by Alayla Ende, Summer Grandinetti, and Julie Henry
In this article, the authors explore one way that teacher preparation programs and elementary schools can collaborate to enhance science instruction for elementary school learners. This paper provides an overview of a project where a teacher candidate worked with six classroom teachers to organize science materials and prepare for science lessons.