A teacher education program implemented by Eastern New Mexico University helps prepare future teachers in the use of multicultural strategies. Examples of how this program was prepared include a statement of philosophy, teaching strategies, parent/teacher conferences, multicultural curriculum development, and assessment criteria. (DF)

The Collaboration for the Improvement of Teacher Education (CITE) project brought teachers and administrators from four public school districts together with Eastern Michigan University professors to design and implement a research-based pre-student teaching program. The major goal of the program was to develop reflective pedagogical thinking in…

Criticism of the field of teacher education should be constructive from those within the field. Given the rich background of experimentation, research, and substantive ideas in education, teacher educators should take the initiative for improving the profession rather than have legislative or policy mandates imposed upon them. Developments in the…

The McNeese State University-LaGrange High School Teacher Recruitment Project in Lake Charles, Louisiana, seeks to increase the number of minorities enrolled in the university's teacher education program, with special emphasis on recruiting males of color. In Louisiana, students of color comprise 43 percent of public school enrollment while…

Illinois State University's teacher education program's professional sequence is organized around separate teaching skills, each of which relates to student outcomes in classrooms. Initially, a group of University High (U-High) Laboratory School supervisors was formed to develop clinical experiences which would enable prospective teachers to…

The Best and Brightest Program at Central Missouri State University (CMSU) encourages talented high school students to enter the teaching profession. High school students with effective teacher attributes are nominated, through collaboration among university personnel, elementary secondary practitioners, educational organizations, and alumni.…

The school of education at Indiana University Southeast (IUS) adopted a program to incorporate technology into preservice teacher education and practicum training. Students in the program were nontraditional undergraduate junior and senior level elementary education majors. Students enrolled in a team-taught, 6-semester-hour block of Language…

This report presents needs assessment data gathered for a Teacher Corps project in Pine Bluff School District (Arkansas). Subjective and objective data were collected from students, parents, and school personnel at five elementary and secondary schools, and from education majors and faculty at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the…