The 1968-69 Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program (ExTFP) in industrial arts was designed to orient and upgrade 24 urban teachers for a broad-base industrial arts program as described in the Galaxy Approach for Occupational Education. The program was organized to: (1) provide in-depth courses in technical areas, (2) provide short-term intensive…

The Preface Plan described in this report represents the first effort of a metropolitan school system to provide a concentrated relevant training program for new inner city staff that begins after being hired but prior to the assumption of teaching duties. The recent project in which it was field-tested was supported by a federal contract from the…

This paper reviews literature on problems encountered by beginning teachers in the inner city and points out some steps that have been taken in both preservice and inservice teacher education alleviate these problems. While books such as "Death at an Early Age" and "Up the Down Staircase," are briefly reviewed, greater attention is given to…

SOME HIGHLY DEVELOPED TEACHING DEMONSTRATIONS WERE TESTED TO DETERMINE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN PRODUCING A SPECIFIC VARIETY OF BEHAVIOR CHANGES IN INSERVICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND IN STUDENTS PREPARING TO TEACH. THE INVESTIGATOR FOCUSED UPON DETERMINING THE VALUE OF THE FORMAL TEACHING DEMONSTRATION FOR PROMOTING TEACHER DEVELOPMENT. THE…

This booklet is the fourth annual listing of "Teacher Education Programs for Bilingual Education in U.S. Colleges and Universities." Inquiries were made to all state departments of education and many institutions of higher learning. Within the alphabetically-arranged state listings, programs are grouped according to levels: paraprofessional…

An example of a project for teachers of English as a foreign language illustrates how relevant principles of innovation, common across a range of professions and including power-coercive, rational-empirical, and normative re-educative strategies, can be usefully applied to inservice teacher development programs. (CB)

Describes (1) the rapid growth in the number of states requiring teacher competency testing prior to certification and (2) variations in teacher testing for other purposes. Discusses the perceived need for teacher testing and outlines some consequences of the testing movement. Widespread testing of school administrators may be next. (IW)

Discusses concerns the developers of a "teacher as researcher" seminar had in creating studies and activities for the participants, including how to foster equality in relationship between the professional researchers and the teachers, discovering what kinds of support teachers need as researchers, and fostering ownership of studies and…

Says that worries about declining academic performance of American students raise awareness that improvement of teacher preparation is critical to quality of life in the future. Suggests directions newly-designed teacher preparation programs should take, emphasizing clinical preparation. (SD)

This article contains 18 annotated citations selected from the ERIC database to provide background information and stimulate discussion on future teacher education practices. (JMK)

Teaching should be thought of not as a science but as a performing art. Teachers should learn their craft through classroom apprenticeships in teaching studios/schools under the supervision of master teachers coupled with the study of pedagogical theory. Rewards should correspond to the quality of performance. (JBM)

This report presents the results of a survey of nearly all (98.5%) of the California institutions of higher education that train adults to teach children under the age of five, including associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. Data is presented on program, student, and faculty characteristics as well as language supports for students and…

TEACH is a partnership program involving California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), College of the Canyons (COC) and the Newhall and Hart School Districts to provide students with supervised fieldwork and specialized support services while pursuing a California teaching credential. This Spring 2002 TEACH evaluation reports on surveys of COC…

Current teacher shortages are particularly acute in small rural communities, in certain urban areas, and in certain teaching disciplines. As educational and policy leaders struggle to find solutions to the teacher shortages, they are also questioning who should be delivering teacher training and certification programs. Community college teacher…

This journal issue focuses on the role of the community college in training K-12 teachers. The chapters included in this volume are as follows: (1) "Community College Roles in Teacher Education: Current Approaches and Future Possibilities," by Townsend and Ignash; (2) "Transfer Issues in Preservice Undergraduate Teacher Education…