Teacher educators should not limit their attention to a single variety of teaching but should devote some time to the study of extra-school teaching in order to gain perspective on their major area of interest. (JD)

This document outlines an approach to collecting and processing data for both professional development and course improvement. The approach, which combines elements of evaluation and research, is referred to as an instructional audit. Data collected during the audit addresses the following basic questions: (1) What does the teacher intend to…