"In Teaching from an Ethical Center," Cara E. Furman proposes a process for bringing philosophical inquiry into teacher education and adopting it as a centering tool to enrich teaching practice and help teachers act justly. Under Furman's thoughtful guidance, both experienced and preservice teachers will find that engagement with…

To address chronically low primary school completion rates and the disconnect between learners' skills at the end of primary school and the skills learners need to thrive in secondary school identified in many low- and middle-income countries, more investment is needed to improve the quality of teaching and learning in upper primary grades.…

Presents suggestions to help preservice teachers develop effective and practical portfolios. Discusses purposeful portfolios, portfolio development, entrance portfolios, progress portfolios, exit portfolios, and interview portfolios. (JRH)

The purpose of this handbook is to serve as a guide to all participants in Ohio Northern University's Field Experience program--faculty, cooperating teachers, and students. It provides a discussion of the nature of clinical experiences; the assumptions that underlie the program; and procedures for application, placement, and evaluation of…

This guide is designed both to explain the Drake University Teacher Aide Program to teachers cooperating with the program, and to provide the aide with practical and effective ways of providing service to the cooperating teacher. Two college courses make up this program: one for elementary education majors, and one for secondary education majors.…

This document presents rules and regulations of the Michigan State Board of Education concerning procedures for the approval of teacher education institutions and teacher education programs. The first section details processes in institutional approval, presenting: (1) legislative authority; (2) characteristics of the Approved Program System; (3)…

This document outlines the objectives of a course in bilingual education. It first deals with curriculum planning, scheduling, and classroom management. It discusses teaching methods, and suggests home visits as a potentially valuable method. General considerations for a bilingual program are then examined. The document sets forth the objective of…

This document lists staff development components in the Cherry Creek Schools of metropolitan Denver. A brief overview stresses that the establishment of the office of the Director of Staff Development in the Cherry Creek Schools reflects a recognition of the need for more active participation of local school districts as well as all interested…

Compares factors required for a successful distance education course to requirements for designing a unit of instruction using instructional systems design (ISD). Application of these requirements to video teletraining is discussed to demonstrate that teaching ISD may be accomplished by teaching preservice teachers how to design a distance…

This document is divided into two parts. Part 1, entitled "Undergraduate Preparation in Safety Education," contains in outline form statements on the following topics: basic curricula in safety education (including suggested competencies); faculty for basic programs; students in basic programs (including admission criteria); resources and…

Multicultural teacher education can succeed only if the affective domain is addressed, and most programs avoid challenging beliefs, attitudes, and opinions. Objectives and activities to promote cultural awareness in teacher training programs are suggested. (MT)

The development of a procedure for evaluating student teaching in science is presented. Selecting criteria for criterion referenced evaluation, organizing principles for the evaluation format, and application of the format are each discussed. (MNS)

Cooperating teachers are an essential factor in the teacher education process. The stated objectives of these guidelines for cooperating teachers are to: (1) consider the expectations and anxieties of the student teacher, cooperating teacher, and university supervisor; (2) provide cooperating teachers with suggestions for introducing student…

This module is the first in a curriculum development component. It is designed to enable prospective teachers to develop curricula for delinquency prone youth. The prospective teacher is presented with an overview of learning theory after an exploration of delinquency causation providing him/her with greater insight as a basis for curriculum…

Work with microcomputers should be included in the preservice teacher education program. Broadening students' horizons by making them aware of the scope and diversity of worthwhile uses of computers, questions to help them become discriminating, and modeling positive attitudes are each discussed. (MNS)