Teresa Preston
Biographic Data
| ID | 9517884 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Teresa Preston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Teresa |
| FAMILY NAME | Preston |
| SIGNATURE | PRESTON T |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Browsing
Additional resources and discussion questions related to the October 2024 Kappan theme, “Education for Mastery.”
A Look Back
The conversation about how schools can best serve children with disabilities stretches back for decades, long before the passage of IDEA. Teresa Preston traces how Kappan authors deliberated over where and how students should receive special education services. Although authors have generally supported educating students with disabilities alongside their nondisabled peers, many have expressed skepticism about the benefits of full inclusion for ev…
A Look Back
Educators have long agreed that parents have a role to play in furthering their children’s education, but they have not always agreed about what the nature of that role should be or about how schools can develop more productive relationships with parents. In this monthly column, Teresa Preston traces how that debate has played out in Kappan. Authors have debated how much schools have historically wanted parents to participate in their children’s …
A Look Back
Reading instruction has been the subject of significant controversy for more than five decades, and Kappan has allowed advocates of many different types of reading instruction to make their cases in the magazine’s pages. Teresa Preston chronicles the history of the reading wars as they played out in Kappan. Researchers and scholars have debated the merits of phonics, wholeword, and whole-language approaches to reading, as well as the nature of re…
A Look Back
As important as it is that teachers care about the students in their classroom and build positive relationships with them, the topic did not receive a great deal of attention from authors in Kappan in its early years. But by the 1990s, authors began writing regularly about why teachers should care about students and how they can demonstrate that care by building positive relationships with them. Teresa Preston shares some of their insights in thi…
A Look Back
In this monthly column, Kappan managing editor Teresa Preston looks back at how the magazine has covered questions related to the role of religion in public schools. Authors considered how Supreme Court rulings affected school policy and practice, whether religious instruction is necessary for promoting positive values, and how to encourage respect in a religiously diverse world
A Look Back
In this monthly column, Kappan managing editor Teresa Preston explores how the magazine has covered the questions and controversies about school choice. Although many authors across the decades objected to the use of vouchers to pay private school tuition, those same authors lent support to the idea of choice among public schools. Advocates of public school choice have endorsed various models for providing choices, from alternative schools, to ma…
A Look Back
In the monthly Look Back column, Teresa Preston describes how Kappan authors have addressed the role of sports in schools. Articles have debated whether playing on teams is beneficial to student athletes or whether it distracts them from more important academic pursuits, with most finding that the research is inconclusive. Authors have also considered the amount of time and resources schools commit to athletic programs and whether the programs ar…
A look back
Kappan authors have expressed concern about the number and quality of teachers entering the workforce for at least 100 years. In this monthly column, Teresa Preston explores what authors have said about the personal qualities and training that teachers need. Common threads include a recognition that intelligence does not necessarily equate to teaching success and concern that alternate pathways were bringing unqualified teachers into classrooms
A Look Back
The potential of computers to transform schools has been a significant concern of educators since at least the 1960s. Teresa Preston explores how Kappan authors covered the computer age, beginning with explorations of computer-assisted instruction in the 1960s and continuing through the development of microcomputers in the 1980s. Although authors had great hopes for how computers could provide more engaging and individualized experiences, they al…
A look back
The December 1983 Kappan featured the story of Clinch School in Hawkins County, Tennessee, a small rural school with a student body of 161 students in 12 grades. Teresa Preston explains how the story of the community’s fight to keep this school open and under local control is illustrative of the dilemmas surrounding rural schools that have been covered in Kappan for a century. Articles have grappled with whether schools should focus on encouragin…
A Look Back
Kappan authors have spent the last century trying to connect research and practice, as Teresa Preston explains in this monthly column. As early as 1923, Kappan authors were pointing out that research into teaching and learning cannot be confined to laboratories but should take place in classrooms. In fact, teachers themselves could conduct small studies of what worked with their students. Authors have also urged researchers and practitioners alik…
A Look Back
In this monthly column, Kappan managing editor Teresa Preston looks back at how the magazine has covered early childhood education. Since the 1960s, authors have largely agreed about the benefits of high-quality early childhood education, and there has been general consensus about what such a program should look like. However, expanding access to such programs has remained a challenge
A Look Back
In this monthly column, Teresa Preston looks back at how Phi Delta Kappan magazine has covered the role of business in schools. The topic received extensive coverage in January 1967, when authors looked at the growth of the education market as big companies brought both technological equipment and expertise into schools. And in February 1995, Kappan included a special section on Channel One, with provided televisions for schools that aired its da…
A Look Back
In this monthly column, Kappan managing editor Teresa Preston explores how the magazine has covered current issues in the past. This column looks at how authors have discussed the best ways to educate the most advanced students. Ensuring that students are appropriately challenged at school has interested Kappan authors since as far back as the 1940s. Programs have had the goal of improving students’ abilities, helping them with social challenges,…
A Look Back
How educators and policy makers define good schools drives their decisions about how to organize their schools and assess their success. In this monthly column, Teresa Preston explores Kappan authors’ different visions of what good schools look like and how to measure school success. Authors have considered how best to educate students with different needs and abilities, the varying priorities of stakeholders, and the desire to hold schools accou…
Look Back
In this monthly column, Teresa Preston looks back at how Phi Delta Kappan has covered the topic of play in schools. Although Kappan authors have generally agreed that having fun and playing are important, articles dedicated to the topic of play are relatively rare. Most such articles appeared in the 1980s and later and focused on how play is imperiled in schools, despite its value for learning. Some authors advocated a fully play-based structure …
Look Back
In this monthly column, Teresa Preston looks back at how Kappan authors have discussed the intellectual development of students. Authors generally agreed that it is important that schools teach students to use their minds, but they haven’t always agreed on how well schools are fulfilling that mission or what instruction that promotes intellectual development should look like. In the 1950s, Kappan authors responded to Arthur Bestor’s critiques of …
A Look Back
In this review of material from the Kappan archive, Teresa Preston looks back at the magazine’s coverage of past presidential elections. Every four years, from 1980 through 2012, Kappan sought to inform readers of candidates’ positions on key education issues. Typically, this involved publishing pieces by each of the major candidates detailing their positions, alongside an article by a freelance writer putting the candidates’ positions into conte…
A Look Back
The nature of the teaching profession has been a frequent topic in Phi Delta Kappan. Teresa Preston reviews what Kappan authors have written about the meaning of professionalism in teaching, how teacher unions and collective bargaining have contributed to perceptions of the profession, and how teacher quality has been defined
A Look Back
In this monthly Kappan column, Teresa Preston shares a sampling of what past Kappan authors have written about foreign language instruction U.S. schools. Although it is not a topic that has appeared frequently in Kappan, concern about a lack of such instruction goes back at least as far as the 1930s. Although authors have generally agreed about the need for more foreign language study, disputes have emerged about which languages to study and what…
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A Look Back
In this monthly column, Teresa Preston looks back at how Phi Delta Kappan magazine has covered the role of business in schools. The topic received extensive coverage in January 1967, when authors looked at the growth of the education market as big companies brought both technological equipment and expertise into schools. And in February 1995, Kappan included a special section on Channel One, with provided televisions for schools that aired its da…
A Look Back
In this monthly column, Kappan managing editor Teresa Preston explores how the magazine has covered current issues in the past. This column looks at how authors have discussed the best ways to educate the most advanced students. Ensuring that students are appropriately challenged at school has interested Kappan authors since as far back as the 1940s. Programs have had the goal of improving students’ abilities, helping them with social challenges,…
A Look Back
How educators and policy makers define good schools drives their decisions about how to organize their schools and assess their success. In this monthly column, Teresa Preston explores Kappan authors’ different visions of what good schools look like and how to measure school success. Authors have considered how best to educate students with different needs and abilities, the varying priorities of stakeholders, and the desire to hold schools accou…
Look Back
In this monthly column, Teresa Preston looks back at how Phi Delta Kappan has covered the topic of play in schools. Although Kappan authors have generally agreed that having fun and playing are important, articles dedicated to the topic of play are relatively rare. Most such articles appeared in the 1980s and later and focused on how play is imperiled in schools, despite its value for learning. Some authors advocated a fully play-based structure …
Look Back
In this monthly column, Teresa Preston looks back at how Kappan authors have discussed the intellectual development of students. Authors generally agreed that it is important that schools teach students to use their minds, but they haven’t always agreed on how well schools are fulfilling that mission or what instruction that promotes intellectual development should look like. In the 1950s, Kappan authors responded to Arthur Bestor’s critiques of …
A Look Back
In this review of material from the Kappan archive, Teresa Preston looks back at the magazine’s coverage of past presidential elections. Every four years, from 1980 through 2012, Kappan sought to inform readers of candidates’ positions on key education issues. Typically, this involved publishing pieces by each of the major candidates detailing their positions, alongside an article by a freelance writer putting the candidates’ positions into conte…
A Look Back
The nature of the teaching profession has been a frequent topic in Phi Delta Kappan. Teresa Preston reviews what Kappan authors have written about the meaning of professionalism in teaching, how teacher unions and collective bargaining have contributed to perceptions of the profession, and how teacher quality has been defined
A Look Back
In this monthly Kappan column, Teresa Preston shares a sampling of what past Kappan authors have written about foreign language instruction U.S. schools. Although it is not a topic that has appeared frequently in Kappan, concern about a lack of such instruction goes back at least as far as the 1930s. Although authors have generally agreed about the need for more foreign language study, disputes have emerged about which languages to study and what…
A Look Back
In this monthly column, Kappan managing editor Teresa Preston looks back at how the magazine has covered questions related to the role of religion in public schools. Authors considered how Supreme Court rulings affected school policy and practice, whether religious instruction is necessary for promoting positive values, and how to encourage respect in a religiously diverse world
A Look Back
In this monthly column, Kappan managing editor Teresa Preston explores how the magazine has covered the questions and controversies about school choice. Although many authors across the decades objected to the use of vouchers to pay private school tuition, those same authors lent support to the idea of choice among public schools. Advocates of public school choice have endorsed various models for providing choices, from alternative schools, to ma…
A Look Back
In the monthly Look Back column, Teresa Preston describes how Kappan authors have addressed the role of sports in schools. Articles have debated whether playing on teams is beneficial to student athletes or whether it distracts them from more important academic pursuits, with most finding that the research is inconclusive. Authors have also considered the amount of time and resources schools commit to athletic programs and whether the programs ar…
A look back
Kappan authors have expressed concern about the number and quality of teachers entering the workforce for at least 100 years. In this monthly column, Teresa Preston explores what authors have said about the personal qualities and training that teachers need. Common threads include a recognition that intelligence does not necessarily equate to teaching success and concern that alternate pathways were bringing unqualified teachers into classrooms
A Look Back
The potential of computers to transform schools has been a significant concern of educators since at least the 1960s. Teresa Preston explores how Kappan authors covered the computer age, beginning with explorations of computer-assisted instruction in the 1960s and continuing through the development of microcomputers in the 1980s. Although authors had great hopes for how computers could provide more engaging and individualized experiences, they al…
A look back
The December 1983 Kappan featured the story of Clinch School in Hawkins County, Tennessee, a small rural school with a student body of 161 students in 12 grades. Teresa Preston explains how the story of the community’s fight to keep this school open and under local control is illustrative of the dilemmas surrounding rural schools that have been covered in Kappan for a century. Articles have grappled with whether schools should focus on encouragin…
A Look Back
Kappan authors have spent the last century trying to connect research and practice, as Teresa Preston explains in this monthly column. As early as 1923, Kappan authors were pointing out that research into teaching and learning cannot be confined to laboratories but should take place in classrooms. In fact, teachers themselves could conduct small studies of what worked with their students. Authors have also urged researchers and practitioners alik…
A Look Back
In this monthly column, Kappan managing editor Teresa Preston looks back at how the magazine has covered early childhood education. Since the 1960s, authors have largely agreed about the benefits of high-quality early childhood education, and there has been general consensus about what such a program should look like. However, expanding access to such programs has remained a challenge
A Look Back
The conversation about how schools can best serve children with disabilities stretches back for decades, long before the passage of IDEA. Teresa Preston traces how Kappan authors deliberated over where and how students should receive special education services. Although authors have generally supported educating students with disabilities alongside their nondisabled peers, many have expressed skepticism about the benefits of full inclusion for ev…
A Look Back
Educators have long agreed that parents have a role to play in furthering their children’s education, but they have not always agreed about what the nature of that role should be or about how schools can develop more productive relationships with parents. In this monthly column, Teresa Preston traces how that debate has played out in Kappan. Authors have debated how much schools have historically wanted parents to participate in their children’s …
A Look Back
Reading instruction has been the subject of significant controversy for more than five decades, and Kappan has allowed advocates of many different types of reading instruction to make their cases in the magazine’s pages. Teresa Preston chronicles the history of the reading wars as they played out in Kappan. Researchers and scholars have debated the merits of phonics, wholeword, and whole-language approaches to reading, as well as the nature of re…
A Look Back
As important as it is that teachers care about the students in their classroom and build positive relationships with them, the topic did not receive a great deal of attention from authors in Kappan in its early years. But by the 1990s, authors began writing regularly about why teachers should care about students and how they can demonstrate that care by building positive relationships with them. Teresa Preston shares some of their insights in thi…
Browsing
Additional resources and discussion questions related to the October 2024 Kappan theme, “Education for Mastery.”
Pedagogy (19 works) · Psychology (19 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Mathematics education (17 works) · Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Column (typography) (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 works) · Teaching method (5 works)