Building a Common Core for Learning to Teach And Connecting Professional Learning to Practice
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ931211.pdf

This essay advocates for a common core of professional skills and knowledge (high-leverage practices) that focuses preservice teachers on developing their instructional practice. They propose that taking a strategic approach to improving teaching skills will result in better learning outcomes for youth, and identifies some of the potential challenges to achieving this goal.

Suggested Citation

Ball, D. L., & Forzani, F. M. (2011). Building a common core for learning to teach: And connecting professional learning to practice. American Educator, 35(2), 17.