This article features an innovative project called the "Teacher Learning Center" (TLC) that is jointly funded by the South Dakota Department of Education, Black Hills State University (BHSU), and the Spearfish School District in Spearfish, South Dakota. The purpose of this project was to provide opportunities for preservice and new…

The similarities and differences between teacher education centers and campus schools are examined to clarify the objectives of the trend towards field-based teacher education. The central question of the issue is whether or not teacher centers are in fact displaced campus schools and whether this fact will render the campus school obsolete.…

This document discusses concepts of a teacher education center and states that teacher education center programs include the following: (a) career-long teacher education, (b) cooperation and collaboration, (c) commitment to shared power, (d) pooling of resources, (e) field-based preservice teacher education, and (f) broader focus on in-service…

School-university collaboration occurs only as a result of deliberate effort. Using trade between Nepal and Tibet as an illustration, elements of a successful collaboration are discussed, and examples are presented from Florida's Teacher Education Centers. (MT)

High school English Department chairmen should be put in charge of English teacher preservice training. (JH)

A coordinator responsible both to the college and the school system can insure a continuing and productive dialogue. (JH)

The Comprehensive Educational Center (CEC) at Plattsburgh State University College provides pre- and in-service teachers, administrators, human resource personnel, and others with a variety of services. The CEC provides free and expert consultant and instructional services in the areas of art education, curriculum evaluation and development,…

Student Teaching Centers (STC) were established as a pilot project by Harvard University in cooperation with several public schools. The centers are directed by resident supervisors who are responsible for the supervision of student teachers, demonstration teaching of a limited number of classes in their respective fields, and, in some cases, the…

Ways in which student teaching and inservice and preservice teacher education can be made into a continuum of teacher education services, especially for vocational education teachers, are explained. (GW)

Efforts in West Virginia to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of teacher centers are described. (JD)

A description is given of the cooperation between the Las Cruces Teacher Center (New Mexico) and New Mexico State University. The university's college of teacher education and the teacher center are now working together to meet the needs of preservice and inservice teachers. The university has interacted with the teacher center at various…

This study was undertaken by the participating school systems and the University of Maryland to systematically examine the 14 teacher education centers which have been in operation since the mid-1960's. The questions investigated were the following: (a) In what preparatory experiences are student teachers engaged? (b) Do experienced teachers…