This report evaluates an ongoing competency-based teacher education project involving two local colleges and two school districts. Following indepth interviews with selected project personnel, 1 66-item questionnaire was constructed covering the following six basic areas of concern: (a) program orientation, (b) program objectives, (c)…

This guide is designed for use by foreign language department chairpersons. The following topics are discussed: (1) goals of supervision, (2) the attitude of a good evaluator, (3) basic principles and purposes of supervisory visits, (4) what to look for during the supervisory visit, (5) the followup conference, (6) how to use the instruments for…

The monograph on the certification of vocational-technical educators, which consists of seven articles by authors with recognized expertise on the subject of certification, was prepared to disseminate helpful certification information to vocational educators in Pennsylvania. Two articles present background information on the history of vocational…

The Southwest Minnesota State College Teacher Education Program for 1971-72 is described in this handbook for students in elementary education. The curriculum is organized into competency packages (ComPacs) which are classified according to five steps, including specifying objectives; selecting, preparing, and using appropriate materials,…

Presented is the final report of a 5-week training program in principles and methods of teaching the mentally retarded for six regular teachers residing in rural areas of Idaho. The program included 4 hours of practicum experience daily and 2 hours of academic training on topics such as task analysis and prescriptive teaching. Listed are technical…

Presented is the tenth of 12 instructional kits, on teacher self-appraisal, for a performance based teacher education program which was developed by Project CHILD, a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for language handicapped children. Included in the kit are directions for preassessment tasks…

Presented is the last of 12 instructional kits, on accountability, for a performance based teacher education program which was developed by Project CHILD, a research effort to validate identification, intervention, and teacher education programs for language handicapped children. Included in the kit are directions for preassessment tasks for six…

Reported are proceedings from the New York State Conference on Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) for the Hearing Impaired (1974). Chapter 1 includes background information from documents mandating competency based teacher education and certification, and the basic assumptions and objectives of the conference. Presented in Chapter 2 are six…

SUNY/Buffalo's competency-based teacher education program in foreign languages emphasizes: (1) a field-centered program, (2) a multi-institutional pattern of organizations, (3) feedback to students regarding their progress, (4) preservice/inservice continuum. The competencies required of foreign language teachers include: a practical command of…

Four conceptual competencies were devised and deemed necessary for effective teaching. Then, a number of conclusions were drawn: a) with new competencies being stated, new forms of training must be established; b) training which occurs at the undergraduate level can be made more effective only if the statement of competencies is more realistic; c)…

PROJECT MERGE is a teacher education concept from which educational processes based on changing educational developments evolve. MERGE is a systematic, field-based, cooperative approach to teacher education, instruction, and curriculum development. It has been validated and is competency based. It represents an interrelational tri-phase structure…

Project OUTCRIE represents an attempt by the College of Education at Ohio University, the Meigs Local School District, and the Meigs community to reverse the poor reading achievement and lack of academic stimulation of children in Appalachian schools. Teacher education is the nucleus of Project OUTCRIE's thrust. The project has three major…

The Teacher Corps Project described in this document is a federally funded program, involving Jackson State University, the Jackson Public School System, and the community. It represents efforts to incorporate theories, teaching-learning strategies, and multicultural experiences in teacher education into a single conceptual framework. The academic…

This learning module is designed to provide the prospective teacher of English as a second language with suggestions for practical applications of sound linguistic theory for teaching writing to second-language learners. After completing the module, the student is expected to be able to: (a) define the role of writing in foreign and…

The first part of this document contains reports of committee activities and discussions in the areas of higher education and research, general and technical education, out-of-school education and cultural development, and educational documentation and research. The second part, which is the major section, is devoted to papers presented at a…