Redesigning special education teacher preparation : challenges and solutions / edited by Jennifer L. Goeke, Katherine J. Mitchem, and Kalie R. Kossar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the challenges of high-incidence teacher education and the ways 325T grantees have addressed them / Kalie Kossar, Katherine Mitchem, Mary E. Little, Dena Slanda -- The IRIS Center : a federal investment to support and improve personnel development / Naomi C. Tyler, Deborah D. Smith, Kimberly Skow, Jason Miller, Janice Brown, Susan Mortorff Robb, Michael Nee -- Preparing teachers to use culturally responsive practices / Stephen D. Kroeger, William C. Hunter -- Project RtI / Marcy Stein, Diane Kinder, William Rasplica, Kristen Rolf, G. Thomas Bellamy -- Finding common goals within national and state policies impacting collaborative teacher education : renewal of program elements and faculty roles / Bonnie Utley -- Collaboration in teacher training : hurdles crossed and lessons learned / Margaret P. Weiss, Anthony Pellegrino, Kelley Regan -- The detours and pit stops on the road to a high quality teacher preparation program / Kelley Regan -- Merging disparate paradigms : how do evidence-based practices fit with what we know about how students learn best? / Mary E. Little and Dena Slanda -- Beyond knowing : scaffolding field experiences to enhance candidates' shift to independent identification, application, and evaluation of EBPs / Kalie Kossar, Katherine Mitchem -- Special education teacher candidate evaluation : creating a pre-service to master teacher observation system / Evelyn S. Johnson, Lisa E. Beymer -- Strengthening university/school district partnerships : getting everyone on the same page / Nancy Glomb, Lee L. Mason -- Funded : creating a sustainable dual educator preparation program / Jennifer L. Goeke -- Conclusion : what is the future of high-incidence teacher preparation and how can effective components of 325T projects be applied to teacher education models? / Jennifer L. Goeke.