Describes the teacher assurance program of Eastern Washington University, which benefits the department of education in the areas of credibility, student marketability, accountability, and program feedback. (FL)

Instead of engaging in the controversy over competency-based teacher education, this paper deals with a description of the implementation of the actual CBTE program, the problems of transition, and difficulties of operation. It is presented primarily as input for those involved in teacher education and contemplating a movement toward CBTE.…

Given the problems of evaluating student teachers objectively, consistently, and with regard for acquired skills, knowledge, and attitudes, Whitman College education faculty sought to design a student teacher evaluation form using detailed descriptions of nine areas of teacher behavior. This article describes the instrument's construction and…

Offers some practical suggestions regarding a competency-based performance appraisal of student teachers. (Author/RK)

Describes how Old Dominion University and the Chesapeake, Virginia, school system have cooperatively revived the "Chatauqua" model as a way of providing on-site inservice teacher education. (SJL)

Article is a description of the teaching centers established by Appalachian State University in concert with the public school systems in its region. (RW)

In this article performance based teacher education was discussed as the method for providing teachers with the competencies needed for reducing and eliminating sexist practices in their classrooms. (Author/RK)