Professional development schools (PDSS)‎ as a teacher training reform in two Arab teacher training colleges in Israel

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-This research article is a review of the educational reform "professional development schools" (PDSs) and its implementation in two Teacher Training colleges in Israel where Arab students qualify to become teachers.

The research instrument is primarily document analysis of evaluation reports published by the two colleges as well as other publications worldwide.

Both researchers are experienced pedagogical advisers within PDS reform and the traditional practicum as well.

The review starts with describing how the PDS started and spread in the US, then it describes its implementation in Israel in general and in two teacher training colleges where Arab students learn, in particular.

This article describes the PDS reform in two Israeli-Arab teacher training institutes: The Academic Institute for Arab Teacher Training in Beit Berl College and The Teacher Education Department in Kaye College for Elementary Schools in the Bedouin Sector.

This article presents planning stages and the beginnings of the PDSs in the two Arab teacher training institutes, the implementation process and evaluation of goals achievement.

Recommendations on how to improve this teacher education reform implementation in both schools and teacher training colleges are an integral part of this review article.

Keywords: Professional Development Schools (PDSs), Teacher Training, Israeli- Arab, Teacher Training Colleges