Collaboration: The heart of the school-based practicum

Abstract

The narrative of this chapter moves back and forth between Carolyn Russo a sponsor teacher (collaborating teacher) and Nicky Freeman a preservice teacher. It highlights the history and beliefs about the role(s) of the sponsor teacher and preservice teacher that surfaced during the school-based practicum and the ways in which problem based learning provided an approach that facilitated this preservice teacher’s learning through collaboration and problem solving.