Teaching about Teaching: Purpose, Passion and Pedagogy in Teacher Education

An introduction to purpose, passion and pedagogy, John Loughran. Part 1 Principles and practices which shape teaching about teaching: practising theory and theorizing practice in teacher education, Robert V. Bullough Jr. teaching teachers - how I teach VISBN the message, Tom Russell teacher education as a process of developing teacher knowledge, Jeff Northfield teaching about teaching - principles and practice, John Loughran. Part 2 Challenges in teaching and learning about teaching: teaching teachers for the challenge of change, Anna E. Richert learning to teach prospective teachers to teach mathematics - the struggles of a beginning teacher educator, Cynthia Nicol teaching and learning in teacher education - who is carrying the ball?, Peter Chin. Part 3 Rethinking teacher educators' roles and practice: learning about learning in the context of a science methods course, Gary Hoban teaching to teach with purpose and passion - pedagogy for reflective practice, Vicki Kubler LaBoskey advisor as coach, Anthony Clarke. Part 4 Conversations about teacher education: obligations to unseen children - the Arizona group, Karen Guilfoyle, Mary Lynn Hamilton and Stefinnee Pinnegar storming through teacher education - talk about summerfest, Allan MacKinnon, Michael Cummings and Kathryn Alexander. Conclusion: becoming passionate about teacher education, Tom Russell.