As an aid to local project staffs and constituent groups, the Teacher Corps' four Recruitment and Community Technical Resource (RCTR) Centers compiled these guidelines and resource materials for the recruitment, selection, and support of project interns. The manual's first section discusses inclusion of intern recruitment and selection in local…

Reviews Canadian educational levels and teacher preparation. The professional level of teacher preparation programs in Alberta is probably the highest in North America. Education internships are part of teacher training and take place after the granting of a degree and temporary teaching certificate. (MD)

This pacing guide is a detailed outline that provides trainees with a building-block approach to the aquisition of teaching skills. In addition, it provides clarity to the roles and responsibilities of the intern, the cooperating teacher, and the supervisor, and coordinates the classroom experience for the third semester of a four-semester…

Describes the successful principal training program developed as a partnership between five Utah school districts and the Brigham Young University College of Education. It uses a modular curriculum and includes an internship under a mentor principal. A sidebar outlines the ten core competencies. (MD)

Based on James Rath's theoretical/conceptual model, the Sullivan Performance Based Teacher Observation Scale (SPBTOS) is offered here to help teachers and teacher educators observe, record, compare, and evaluate the strategies of student teachers in performance based and traditional teacher training programs. The 14-page scale consists of 13 major…

The manual discusses a school-based internship model for the preparation of teachers of handicapped adolescents. The first section of the organizational manual describes the need for and attributes of the school based model (the Mark Twain Teacher Internship Program). The basic missions of the program are described as preparing additional…

The Kentucky Teacher Internship Program provides a comprehensive supervision, assistance, and assessment education program for beginning teachers. Its major objective is to establish a formal system whereby principals, resource teachers, and teacher educators assist, supervise, and assess the progress of new teachers. School personnel and teacher…

The likely consequences of different educational policies affecting teacher supply and demand are examined in relation to the predicted teacher shortage. Includes a table describing 23 policies and practices of schools that attract qualified teachers. (MD)

The Lincoln, Nebraska, Teacher Corps' contracting process offers an effective model for team teaching, individualizing/personalizing instruction, and demonstrating both teacher and learner levels of competency. (JMF)

A gap exists between talk about teaching that is featured in most preservice teacher education and the working knowledge and problem-solving expertise that characterize skilled teaching. This gap exists because typical teacher training does not embody the principles of modeling, coaching, scaffolding, articulation, and reflection. Three methods…

The study group of five teachers who examined aspects of the Kentucky Beginning Teacher Internship program developed this guide for beginning teachers. Members of the group (3 resource teachers and 2 first-year teachers) surveyed a random sample of 234 interns to assess their opinions about the internship program and to aggregate advice they would…

Many colleges and universities have developed internships to offer students work experience in the fields of fitness and exercise. The article identifies typical problems that occur in internships and proposes feasible solutions. Problems occur in four areas: intern academic preparation, intern accountability, supervisor's skills, and…

The Mini-Corps program aims to provide direct categorical service to migrant children which matches or exceeds performance standards prescribed in the California Master Plan, and to increase the number of professional educators who are especially trained, experienced and committed to work with migrant children. All Mini-Corps students are…

The experiences and observations of Teacher Corps teacher interns in four different cultural settings are related. The community characteristics, social and cultural values, and coping techniques of the inservice teachers in each of these locales are described. The sites chosen for these case studies were a Native American reservation, an…

This booklet contains samples of forms used to evaluate, monitor, and document activities of the 12th Cycle Norfolk Teacher Corps Project at Norfolk State College (Virginia). The forms are contained in five sections: (1) evaluating inservice teachers and teacher interns (five forms); (2) monitoring parent aides (one form); (3) evaluating community…