Finding a Third Space in Teacher Education: Creating An Urban Teacher Residency

Authors

Emily J Klein, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Monica Taylor, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Cynthia Onore, Knowles Science Teaching FoundationFollow
Kathryn Strom, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Linda Abrams, Montclair State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2013

Journal / Book Title

Teaching Education

Abstract

This paper describes an urban teacher residency program, the Newark Montclair Urban Teacher Residency, a collaborative endeavor between the Newark, New Jersey Public Schools and Montclair State University, built on a decades-long partnership. The authors see the conceptual work of developing this program as creating a "third space" in teacher education. We detail the ways in which we conceptualize epistemology and clinical practice in teacher education, and changes in the roles of the community, and P-12 teachers that occur in a third space. Providing an account of our messy and nonlinear process demonstrates the struggles of creating new spaces for teacher education. We believe the theory that informs our work, the challenges we face, and the strategies for meeting those challenges illustrate the tenuous and ever-evolving nature of doing work in the "third space.".

DOI

10.1080/10476210.2012.711305

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Klein, Emily J; Taylor, Monica; Onore, Cynthia; Strom, Kathryn; and Abrams, Linda, "Finding a Third Space in Teacher Education: Creating An Urban Teacher Residency" (2013). Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works. 54.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/teaching-learning-facpubs/54