Presidential Address: The Past, Present, and Future of Teaching and Teacher Education Curriculum

As luck would have it, I have prepared some remarks on the past, present, and future of teaching and teacher education curriculum that I hope will spark your interest. Before I jump in to this topic, I want to say: Welcome to Massachusetts! Why do I say Massachusetts, when the 22nd annual American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC) conference is being held in Portland, Maine? Maine became an independent state from Massachusetts in 1820. Part of the Missouri Compromise, Maine entered as a free state, whereas Missouri entered as a slave state. The New England states, including Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, have a long history of supporting education, especially teachers and teacher education. Thus, rather than focusing on curriculum alone, I chose to focus my presidential address on the topics of teaching and teacher education curricula given the long legacy of support for education in New England.