What is Teacher Candidates

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Preservice teachers who are preparing to teach mathematics. Learn more in: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Preparation and Support of Mathematics Teachers

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Individuals pursuing teacher certification or licensure. See also pre-service teacher. Learn more in: Dilemmas in Asynchronous Multicultural Teacher Education From a Relational Pedagogy Perspective

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Undergraduate students enrolled in a university who are seeking a Bachelor's Degree in Education (e.g., Elementary Education) which leads to teacher certification. Learn more in: Growing Forward: An Account of a Major Revision in One Elementary Education Program

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Also known as pre-service teachers, this term is used to describe individuals who are enrolled in a teacher preparation program and working toward teacher certification. They complete state requirements for certification such as supervised field-based teaching experiences (a.k.a., student teaching). Learn more in: Quality Videos and Integrated Performance Assessments Are Essential in the World Language edTPA

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Teacher candidates are preservice teachers who are enrolled in an educator preparation program and are preparing to become teachers. Learn more in: Learning to Teach in Mixed-Reality Simulated Virtual Environments at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)

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College students in education programs leading to PreK-12 grades teaching certification. Learn more in: Preparing Teacher Candidates to Teach in Secondary Schools Through Socratic Case-Based Approaches

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P-12 grade teachers who are graduate students in accredited teacher education programs leading to professional teaching certificate. Learn more in: Assessment of Case-Based Instruction in a Graduate Educational Psychology Course: Preparing P-12 Teachers for Classroom Management

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A student who is currently enrolled in a teacher education program and has, there, not received their teaching license. Learn more in: Transformational Learning Theory and Service-Learning Projects: Impact on Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Teaching In-Risk Youth

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Individuals enrolled in a pre-service curriculum & teaching preparation program to obtain his/her certified teaching license. Learn more in: The Impact of Culturally Responsive Teaching on Underrepresented Students Persistence in STEM: Culturally Responsive Instructional Strategies

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University teacher education students in their field-based semester prior to student teaching or in their student teaching semester. Learn more in: The Vignette TaBLE: Team-Based Blended Learning Experiences With Classroom Mentors and Teacher Candidates

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Students enrolled in a teacher preparation program that leads to initial teacher certification. Learn more in: Developing a Critical Stance Through Teacher Candidate Coaching

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College students enrolled in a teacher education program which leads to teacher certification and bachelor’s degree upon completion of their undergraduate education. Learn more in: Instructor-Learner Partnership in Preparing Teacher Candidates to Teach Secondary School Students: A Learner-Centered Educational Psychology Course

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Individuals who are currently enrolled in a formal educator preparation program earning their initial teaching license. Learn more in: Developing TPACK for Elementary Education Teacher Candidates in an Instructional Design and Technology Integration Course

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Junior or senior-level students who are in the process of completing the field portion of their education program in the classroom of a more experienced cooperating mentor teacher. This term is used interchangeably with terms such as “preservice teachers” or “student teachers” within quotations in the chapter. Learn more in: Perceptions of Teacher Candidates' Experiences in Paired Placements: Perceptions of Paired Placements

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An individual who has been admitted to a teacher education program and is completing coursework prior to student teaching and learning licensure. Learn more in: Using Guided Video Analysis to Enhance Preservice Teacher Reflective Practice in a Graduate Social Studies Methods Course

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Are students who enroll in a Bachelor of Education program in a university and the program aims to prepare student to become a certified teacher to teach in the early childhood education and the basic education. Learn more in: Fostering Future Teachers' Competence in Computational Thinking in an Educational Technology Course

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Teacher candidates are preservice students who are studying to become teachers and seeking licensure. Learn more in: Transforming Mathematics Teacher Knowledge in the Digital Age through Iterative Design of Course-Based Projects

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Pre-service teachers who are preparing to teach mathematics. Learn more in: The Impact of Digital Technologies in Mathematics Pre-Service Teacher Preparation over Four Decades

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Preservice teachers who are receiving credit toward receiving their teaching licensure. Learn more in: Colliding Pedagogies: A Call for Diffractive Digital Literacy Teacher Education