This manual contains a description of microteaching and the format to be used at the Ottawa Microteaching Clinic. Three background papers, which include data on programs already in existence, are "Microteaching: An Intermediate Step," with a 21-item annotated bibliography, by Patrick Babin; "An Overview of Microteaching"…

Three nonprofessionals, including those with limited education and advanced age, received training to become effective behavior modification agents (therapists). Each was then individually observed and videotaped in his work with a retarded child. Therapists' performances were not adequate for effecting the desired changes in the childrens'…

An exploratory study investigated the effects of two organizational patterns of microsimulation experiences (concurrently with or sequentially to student teaching) on the verbal teaching behavior of student teachers trained in the Reciprocal Category System of Interaction Analysis (RCS) as compared to their counterparts who received no RCS…

This document, intended for use by those who might wish to implement such a program, describes an inservice teacher self-improvement program based on goal setting by the teacher, practice of new skills, feedback about teaching performance, and self-analysis of the dissonance between goals and practice. Chapter 1 presents rationale and history of…