The use of nontraditional adolescent literature in the secondary classroom and teacher training for this usage are discussed in this paper. After outlining a humanistic approach to adolescent literature, in which students are taught to use literature to illuminate their lives, the paper contrasts such an approach to the teaching of traditional…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE OBSERVATION, PRACTICE, AND CRITICISM PHASES OF PRACTICE TEACHING IN THE LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM, AND TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROPER USE OF VIDEOTAPE IN THE MORE EFFICIENT AND LESS TIME-CONSUMING PERFORMANCE OF THESE ACTIVITIES. AFTER PINPOINTING THE PROBLEM OF…

IN CONSIDERING EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS (PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, PHILOSPHICAL, HISTORICAL) FOR PREPARING TEACHERS OF THE DISADVANTAGED, PROJECT "TEACH" MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN IDEAL TREATMENT. (1) PSYCHOLOGY SHOULD BE TAUGHT ON A TEAM BASIS BY FACULTY FROM BOTH THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. (2) THE…

THIS BULLETIN REPORTS ON CURRENT AND COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS, BOTH IN PROGRESS AND COMPLETED, OF THE ILLINOIS-STATE-WIDE CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS (ISCPET). FOLLOWING AN INTRODUCTION WHICH EXPLAINS ISCPET AND ITS CONCERNS, THE SPECIAL RESEARCH STUDIES PRESENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION ARE…

The McNeese State University's pilot program in field-oriented competency-based teacher education in early childhood education is designed for prospective teachers to develop and demonstrate competencies believed to be necessary for effective teaching in the early childhood area (K-3), as well as to develop evaluative criteria relevant to the…

For this survey of collegiate programs preparing students for certification as secondary school mathematics teachers, questionnaires were sent to the 53 Illinois institutions listed as having approved programs. Responses were received from 28 schools. The questionnaire was designed to yield information concerning criteria for admission to, and…

The total teacher-training program must take into account the needs of the teacher as well as realistic expectations as to further training, school facilities, hours to be taught, etc. Within this context, the methodology course will illustrate and synthesize the general aims of the training, as well as providing specific training in technical…

Fourteen suggestions to help alleviate a problem which the author believes to exist today in United States educational institutions are included in this article. The author has listed these suggestions as possibilities for enriching the preservice experiences of elementary education teachers, with particular attention directed to relating the…

This case study presents a model of the University of Maine, Orono, pre-service program for preparing secondary social studies teachers. Focus is on the Foundations Component and the Methods Component, either of which can function independently of the other. Only brief mention is made of either the Exploratory Field Experience Component or the…

The Florida State model of computer-managed instruction (CMI) differs from other such models in that it assumes a student will achieve his maximum performance level by interacting directly with the computer in order to evaluate his learning experience. In this system the computer plays the role of real-time diagnostician and prescriber for the…

The technical working group meeting on alternative structures and methods in teacher education met to: 1) examine case studies prepared on alternative structures and methods in teacher education and other relevant materials; 2) prepare models of alternative structures and methods in teacher training; and 3) make suggestions on field-testing of…

This is the second module in a series on mathematics methods and materials for preservice elementary teachers. This module focuses on three instructional and learning modes: expository, guided discovery, and inquiry (pure discovery). Objectives for the module are listed, the prerequisites are stated, pre- and post-assessment standards are…

This paper describes a preservice health education course for elementary educators that incorporated a technology component to help the students gain computer literacy. All students received instructional computer accounts and had access to a class bulletin board. One class session focused on learning the systems. Throughout the semester, students…

A study examined the visibility of African-American literature in middle schools. The move in middle schools of this region toward the use of authentic literature and teacher/student choice of what is read has made a dramatic impact on the reading methods courses at the local university. Two teachers sought recommendations from local librarians,…

Describes how seven teacher educators and an outside consultant used action research as a framework to develop and implement a collaborative interdisciplinary methods course for preservice elementary educators. The article documents their struggles to develop curriculum and implement different teaching methods. (SM)