The purpose of this collaborative action research study was to determine whether practicing instructional coaching with teacher candidates (TCs) improved coaching skills of principal candidates (PCs). Findings indicated that PCs improved their coaching skills. Findings illustrated ways to improve principal preparation in an instructional…

Internship is a vital experience for a student counselor, providing opportunities for application and integration of knowledge and skills. University supervision of school counseling interns is a complex task. This document, addressing a lack of articles on the pragmatism of this type of supervision work, provides two handbooks that show how to…

Clinical supervision represents a drastically different form of professional development for both teacher and supervisor. A Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) study of 332 educators reveals the need for prolonged training and a supervised internship for those who intend to practice clinical supervision. (MLF)

These symposium papers, the first two by Floyd Waterman and the last two by Barbara Brilhart, are an outgrowth of experience in directing the Teacher Corps internship program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. No. 1 describes "The Role of the Teacher Corps Team Leader," who is a member of the local school faculty receiving…

THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COOPERATIVE COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAM, THE AUGMENTATION OF A PAID FOURTH-YEAR INTERNSHIP APPROACH IN A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM WAS EXPLORED. STEPS INCLUDED--(1) INVOLVEMENT OF THE FACULTY IN AN EVALUATION OF THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE COLLEGE CURRICULUM, (2) CHANGING WEEKLY SCHEDULES AND THE…

Temple University's Intern Teaching Program, a self-supporting graduate program to develop liberal arts and science graduates as secondary school teachers, involves two years of full-time teaching and formal course work on the campus. A highly selective program, it leads to a provisional teaching certificate and a master's degree. An intensive…

This project was based on the premise of a need for the College of Education, Saskatoon, to improve its supervisory practices. (Editor)

Teaching interns in the Temple program proceed through a 2- or 3-year training cycle which begins with a full-time, 6-week summer session of orientation to teaching for 8 semester hours of graduate credit. Interns accept a full-time, full-salary teaching position in a secondary school and during the first year enroll in the University for…

Evaluation of the preservice portion (summer 1969) of the 2-year fourth cycle Teacher Corps Program at the University of Pittsburgh involved 1) determination of objectives for the preservice program; 2) literature and document search; 3) interviews with interns, instructional consultants, corps administrators and university instructors, public…

The Clinical Approach to Teacher Education at Boise State Colleges places its students into two concurrent classes which run for two consecutive semesters and which emphasize the integration of theory and practice. Its ultimate goal is the development of a culminating year-long internship for the study of child behavior, curriculum, and…

A method for evaluating undergraduate field experiences in psychology that takes into account attainment of individual goals and quality of supervision is evaluated. Results showed that the most satisfactory field placements are those in which there is a well-organized, explicitly structured training program. (RM)

Discusses the need for more formalized orientation procedures for beginning teachers in Ontario, Canada. Reviews the literature on the goals of induction programs, provision of financial and human resources, program content and management, and commitments required of participants, manager, and policymakers. Contains 32 references. (SV)

A description is given of a project, called "A Collaborative Approach to Leadership in Supervision," initiated between the University of New Hampshire and several public schools. This project was designed to address: (1) the continuing preparation of principals who have primary responsibility for supervising and evaluating teachers as…

To handle the thousands of new students expected to flood the nation's community colleges, many more master teachers will be needed if the potential of high-risk students is to be maximized. Such teachers are not being created by present pre-service and in-service training or being developed at colleges and universities. The place to make…

This book contains materials presented at eight 1965-66 regional conferences sponsored by the National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (NCTEPS) on the changes needed in the pattern and concept of career development for teachers. One section contains the keynote addresses on "how to get from where we are to desirable new…