The author advises new interns that their success as teachers will depend critically on their ability to manage time--to handle lessons, administrative tasks, counseling, and social activity all within the framework of a 50- to 60-minute class period. (SJL)

Outlines a fictitious but ideal school in which staff work cooperatively and are encouraged to develop their talents. (MD)

Offers practical strategies to be used by educators of adult student teachers, such as training for mutual support, inviting voluntary collaboration, replacing "knowing everything" with warmth, and celebrating the dissonance. (JOW)

Discussed in this article are the theoretical advantages and possible limitations of two recent trends in teacher education--internships and microteaching. Topics considered include the values of internship, supervision and analysis, and the overemphasis on technique. (EB)

Presents a letter offering help for an overwhelmed first-year middle school teacher hating teaching. Offers a response from her former college professor commiserating with her, advocating survival as a perfectly good goal, offering four suggestions, and remembering his own desire to quit early in his teaching career. Includes the beginning…

The California Commission on the Teaching Profession issued its report in November 1985. This article discusses the 10 recommendations which directly affect teacher education. Strategies associated with each recommendation are presented along with several comments and concerns. (MT)

A teacher intern discusses her experiences in Bendick Murrell Public School in rural New South Wales, and the benefits of attending a small school. The school's own initiatives include literacy targeting, an extensive music education program, an Indonesian language program, extended sporting opportunities, public speaking and debating, computer…

The time is right, it is argued, for the professionalization of teaching, with teachers controlling the certification process. Also recommended is a four-year degree followed by a one-year masters program and a one-year school-based internship. Implications of the professionalization of teaching are discussed. (MT)

In the Norwalk (Connecticut) School District, education graduate students from the nearby University of Bridgeport serve as interns, working as substitutes or assistants each day in the same school. The district and the interns realize administrative and financial benefits, and both interns and students report favorably on the program. (RW)

Offers advice to prospective teachers on what to expect from students and how to maintain discipline in the classroom. (RL)

The authors sketch the historical factors which led to the decline, in the 1970s, of graduate teacher internship programs as an alternative to traditional student teaching. They then discuss the positive features of internship programs, particularly the Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) and the Teacher Corps models. (SJL)

A teacher intern describes her experiences in a small K-6 school in rural, central west New South Wales (Australia), focusing on community and parent involvement in the school, the benefits of multigrade classes, the close relationships of students and staff, and extracurricular activities. (SV)

The preparation of teachers and other educators during the 1960s and 1970s is reviewed and predictions are made for the 1980s. Admission to teacher education programs will become more difficult, school and university cooperation will be necessary, and internships will be commonplace. (JD)

CalState TEACH, a new alternative path to the Multiple Subject CLAD (Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development) teaching credential, is an 18-month program that culminates in a preliminary credential and 39 semester units of credit. Designed specifically for site-based electronic learning with an integrated curriculum that includes all…

Aspects of a training program for a learning disbilities (LD) classroom teacher or resource teacher are discussed. Internship is a valuable tool for learning practical experience and clarifying roles. Inservice training programs are essential to meet the increased needs in this specialty. (PHR)