This document contains materials used in accessioning information into the MINK (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas) Network Educational Resources Center. The center serves as a centralized source of materials covering a wide range of topics pertinent to teacher education for reference use in the MINK four-state area. The materials located at…

A model of competency based teacher education for kindergarten through grade 12, and the processes by which it was developed, are explained. A data sheet on each of seventeen competencies identifies the desired teacher competency, pupil performance objectives under the Michigan Educational Assessment Program, enabling criteria for the campus and…

In this speech, Role Based Teacher Education (RBTE)--a form of generic Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) programs proposed in the sixties--is described. It is stated that RBTE is designed to be an adaptive process for professional development in teaching. The RBTE prototype developed and reported in this speech is delineated into a…

This speech on performance-based teacher education centers on slaying the following sacred cow: the belief that it is impossible to evaluate the performance of teachers objectively and effectively. The historical reasons for electing performance-based teacher education as a means of teacher evaluation are described. The speech lists assumptions…

In 1970 Southwest Minnesota State College was new and was developing a model teacher education program. In an attempt to respond to the question, "What does a teacher need to be able to do? the education division staff found that teacher education must be competency based, field centered, individualized, and systematically designed. In organizing…

This module is designed to assist a participant in evolving the organization of a value system that supports competency-based teacher education (CBTE). The enabling objectives for this module are as follows: (a) the participant recognizes the elements of CBTE by entering into discussions about new ideas in teacher education and by responding…

This competency-based teacher education module is designed so that the participant can become more effective in solving his or her problems by working through four stages. The four stages are: (a) verbally state your problem; (b) restate your problem and determine how you are involved in the problem; (c) restate your problem and emphasize your…

This paper concerns itself with the question, What are the proof conditions of performance-based teacher education (PBTE)? It argues that it is logically impossible to "prove" PBTE programs are effective, and that research data may not be necessary to support the effectiveness claim. PBTE teaching institutions might consider less empirical…

This series of modules on utilization of instructional media materials is intended to help educators in the planning, development, and implementation phases of instruction. The goals of this package include the following objectives for the intern: a) regularly present new and pertinent material of varied media; b) coordinate media with her/his…

The stated goals for the nine modules in this elementary math cluster, which is part of a series developed for the Adams State College Teacher Corps program, are that the intern will: (a) understand the scope and sequence of topics in elementary mathematics, (b) be familiar with a wide variety of activities and materials for use in a mathematics…

The concern with competency-based education is not whether it is any different from the more traditional approaches but whether it is worth the considerable effort it involves. There are several aspects of a competency-based program to be considered in its evaluation. The first is whether or not there is a justifiable need for the specified…

This paper is a description and discussion of aspects of the development of a competency-based teacher education (CBTE) program as a joint project of Glassboro State College and the Camden Public Schools. A list of general competencies as established at Glassboro is included in the first section of this paper. Other aspects of the CBTE program…

To develop a rationale for the implementation of a field-based program for teacher education in reading and language arts is the purpose of this paper. The field-based program is discussed in terms of its evolution from the traditional university program, the interrelationship between the competency-based and field-based programs, and a possible…

The interim report details the process followed in the development by the University of Missouri of 20 module specifications for a competency based training program to prepare curriculum consultants for educational programs serving handicapped children. Major project goals are said to include the systematic identification of competencies, the…

This bibliography consists of resource material used in the formulation and development of "competency process," a collaborative approach to designing and implementing competency based teacher education by energizing creative abilities, developing staff commitment, and utilizing group process and problem solving methodology. The bibliography…