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From Paper to Program: A Story from Elementary PROTEACH.
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Ross, Dorene Doerre; Krogh, Suzanne Lowell – Peabody Journal of Education, 1988
This article traces the evolution of the elementary PROTEACH program from its beginnings to its current implementation. Four key features of this five-year preservice program are discussed: structure, thematic focus, support of graduates (beginning teachers), and faculty commitment. The program goal is the development of a "PROfessional…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Extended Teacher Education Programs
Perceptions of Human Technologies in Teaching: A Pedagogical Methods Course in the Extended Elementary Teacher Education Program.
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Curtiss, Pamela K. Miller – Journal of Teacher Education, 1993
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln developed an experimental program, the Extended Elementary Teacher Education Program. This paper describes the effects of one central course, Human Technologies in Teaching, which emphasized collegiality, mentoring, and feedback. Participants believed that the program better prepared students to become successful…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Elementary Education, Extended Teacher Education Programs, Feedback
The Knowledge Base for Interns' Teaching Decisions. Monograph No. 15.
Johnston, Janet M.; Bayne, E. Lynn – 1992
A study of post degree elementary interns at the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) (N=25) was conducted to determine the main sources of information they employed in decision making related to teaching and relationships in the school. The study focused on: (1) the extent to which interns used the knowledge base gained from education classes in…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Decision Making, Education Courses, Elementary Education
Learning Organizations, Leadership, and Teacher Education: A Self Study of a Self Study in Three Takes.
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Snyder, Jon; And Others – 1996
This study describes the intellectual evolution resulting from persistent and careful consideration of beliefs and knowledge. Participants were prospective elementary school teachers enrolled in the University of California at Santa Barbara in a fifth-year post baccalaureate program. The study, parts of which began in 1990, sought to reconstruct…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
What Kind of Academic Background Does An Elementary Teacher Need to Teach Social Studies?
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Miller, Janet; Corbin, Warren – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1990
Analyzes the number and variety of concepts found in elementary textbooks for grades kindergarten through grade six. Finds different disciplines are given different emphasis by each textbook series at each grade level. Concludes teachers need broad preparation in social and behavioral sciences. Designs three models for programs to meet those…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Research, Elementary Education
Collaboration at the Grass Roots: Implementing the Professional Development School Concept.
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Yopp, Hallie Kay; And Others – Action in Teacher Education, 1994
A successful professional development school (PDS) project, established by four elementary schools and a university, has four components: student teacher cohorts, close link between coursework and field experiences, close collaboration between university instructional team and PDS site personnel, and entire staff commitment to student teacher…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Educational Environment, Educational Principles