This is a must-have resource for clinical and field experience coordinators and all educators who find themselves in the position of guiding teacher candidates. The authors provide a comprehensive toolkit for the complex work of field instruction, including mentoring approaches; conversation stems; conferencing techniques; lesson debriefing…

Matrices occupy an awkward spot in a typical algebra 2 textbook: sandwiched between solving linear systems and solving quadratics. Even teachers who do not base their course timeline and pacing on the class textbook may find a disconnect between how matrices are taught (procedurally) and how other topics are taught (conceptually or with real-world…

Describes how a student teacher used the Comprehensive Musicianship approach to introduce high school choruses to contemporary music. Choir students participated in the entire composition process from text selection to musical analysis of a choral work. Student discussion of the completed work reinforced their understanding of musical principles.…

Explains the strategies employed to constructively mentor a preservice teacher. Uses small group instruction to test different theories on the topics of floating and sinking. Includes a mentor feedback sheet. (YDS)

This book speaks to all those teachers who teach the "gen ed" literature course that their students must take to complete a general education or core curriculum requirement. These students--the 95 percent who are not English majors--are the students educators hope will become active and reflective members of a reading public. Given this goal,…

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)

In the fall of 2003, the author conducted research on the student teaching process in Japan. The basis for most of the lessons observed was rich mathematics problems. Upon returning to the US, the author used one such problem while teaching an algebra 2 class. This article introduces that problem, which gives rise to both linear and quadratic…

The evaluation tool described has as its foundation the measurement of behavior change in children and is used to help determine whether practicum students are meeting faculty expectations and employing the essential ingredients of the training program during their practice teaching experience. (Author/DLS)

Principles of appropriateness and acceptability are discussed for research-based data gathering instruments and those designed by supervisor and student in order to understand and evaluate student teaching. Ten guidelines are given to provide supervisors with a basis for observing and analyzing the teaching process. (JD)

The general outline of a course for cooperating teachers and supervisors in student teaching programs is presented and discussed. (JMF)

The article describes a specific approach to guiding student special education teachers through their student teaching experiences. A student teacher activity sequence is presented, covering such areas as observation; guided participation; assessment; curricular skills; independent participation; evaluation; and interactions with parents, aides,…

Describes the author's experience as a student teacher teaching a drama class composed of students from grades 9, 10, and 11, all working at different levels of experience and expertise. Details challenges he faced as well as successes and failures. Offers comments from a veteran theater educator and suggests supplemental reading, activities, and…

Uses scenarios of student teachers' critical thinking lessons which failed to achieve their goal as a springboard for presenting a model of "critical teaching." Identifies institutional and professional obstacles to critical teaching and concludes that it requires instructional planning which encourages student examination of the social, moral,…

Twenty-one classroom guidelines are listed for the benefit of student and first-year music teachers. (AM)

Discusses how a student teacher tried to teach with real books, especially those written by and for Native Americans. Notes that the cooperating teacher's idea of literature study was to teach particular reading skills and to use worksheets and comprehension questions. Appends a 17-item annotated bibliography of recommended books about Native…