Spark NH is New Hampshire's governor-appointed Early Childhood Advisory Council (hereafter called "Council"), a private-public partnership that works to create a comprehensive, coordinated system of programs and supports for young children and their families. Workforce development is an essential Council strategy for improving early…

The competency-based, student teaching program of the Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) College of Education is described. The program basis is a listing of fourteen competencies (teaching skills) which provides a guide for structured and meaningful activities during the observation period, consistency in directing those experiences,…

The paper describes the practicum requirements of the Special Education Teacher Preparation program at California State University at Northridge, and it notes problem areas in the roles of the principal, cooperating teacher, and the university professor. Field work requirements involving observation, participation, and student teaching at both the…

Describes an undergraduate program in health education and presents five major areas of a health education curriculum. Discusses philosophical bases, the need to develop communication skills, and the utility of community practicum/student teaching experiences in health education. (RC)

Describes a Queens College program, the School-within-a-School Professional Year Program, during which students spend a year in the field while also taking classes at the college. (IRT)

Describes a unique project in which a teacher educator led a seminar and worked individually with seven student teachers (who were placed in urban secondary schools but who lacked any formal urban teacher training) to help them survive their urban experiences and begin the process of becoming effective urban secondary school teachers. (SR)

Argues that a unique combination of (1) the Copernican Plan for block scheduling; (2) the application of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences; and (3) John Dewey's basic ideas about process create a teacher training program in which mastery is an achievable goal. Describes each component and illustrates how each has worked in one…

A 3-month elective in medical education was undertaken by a first-year resident to obtain a background to prepare for a potential career in academic medicine and medical student teaching. Benefits to the resident of the elective are outlined, and guidelines for similar experiences are suggested. (Editor/PG)

The Fort Worth (Texas) Independent School District/North Texas State University professional semester for preservice teachers is described as an effective, organized, cooperative action program at the local level. Organization, objectives, and procedures are described, and examples of forms used in the student teacher center program are presented.…

The primary aim of the program is to develop contexts in which prospective teachers can observe teaching-learning in action and can try innovative ideas under the guidance of a professional. (JH)

To better prepare teachers who will be working with handicapped children, the Dean's Project on Mainstreaming at the University of Michigan has developed a mainstreaming field site in cooperation with the public schools. (This article is part of a theme issue on mainstreaming.) (Editor/SJL)

Among the findings reported in this national study of student teaching management in agricultural education was that the length of the student teaching period varied from 6 to 18 weeks. The number of hours the student was expected to spend teaching high school students varied from 20 to 360 hours. (LRA)

The role of the student teacher liaison supervisor will continue to progress. First the people serving in the position shall continue to be competent classroom teachers with their own unique skills and interests, and second, the liaison supervisors should continue to be responsive to the feedback generated by student teachers. (Author)

Uses the provocative metaphor of becoming a nudist to illustrate that teachers should write, and share their writing, with their students. Describes a program in which student teachers spent six weeks in class and seven weeks in student teaching and were required to keep journals in which they reflected on what they had learned. (PA)

This manual is a reference guide for both student teachers and supervisory personnel involved with the Texas Woman's University Bilingual Education "Centro de Accion" (BECA) Program. The BECA program includes the following components in addition to the fulltime BECA undergraduate program: para-professional training program, graduate…