An underlying principle of videotaped microsupervision is that of helping the learner develop skills in a safe environment. During the helping conference, the resource person may give specific suggestions, but he is more successful when he is able to assist the intern in making his own determinations. (AJ)

Intended as a guide for planning and conducting a ten-day microsupervision workshop, this paper describes the various components of such a workshop as it is conducted at Temple University for training resource persons--experienced teachers who help new teachers in competency based teacher education (CBTE) programs. As defined here,…