This document is divided into four sections, each an announcement of an event related to teacher education. The first section is a discussion of in-service education with a brief description of the book "Improving In-Service Education (1971)," edited by Louis Rubin. Section two is a description of the University of Bridgeport's Multiple…

This paper is a brief overview of competency-based teacher education (CBTE) and competency-based certification (CBC). The notion of requiring teachers to demonstrate certain skills is examined in the light of questions on its long-range validity and utility. The author cautions against overreliance on CBTE and CBC due to a number of these…

A pilot program stressing university student involvement in the classroom. (DAG)

Designed primarily for research and development, the commission described was set up to coordinate the nationwide performance-based teacher education movement. The research and development plan is directed to defining teacher competence, measuring it, and evaluating systems of training for teaching competence. (JF)

A heated controversy occurred when the Texas State Board of Education mandated competency based teacher education (CBTE) for all of the State's 66 teacher preparatory institutions. This is an account of developments in Texas by two major proponents of CBTE. (Author/JF)

A heated controversy occurred when the Texas State Board of Education mandated competency based teacher education (CBTE) for all of the State's 66 teacher preparatory institutions. The author, who has led a movement of professional groups seeking an attorney general's ruling against the mandate, argues that this mandate violates the professor's…

An individualized performance-based teacher education (IPTE) program was first implemented at Weber State College in September 1970. The author, brought to Weber State to evaluate the program, reveals its strengths and weaknesses. (Author/JF)

This article reviews the emerging model for PBTE and advocates several adjustments necessary for future success--including shifting the teacher from star to coach. (JA)

The study involving 199 professionals was designed to develop a list of competencies which could be used by the state of Florida to certify teachers in the field of hearing disabilities. Results indicated the consensus model was valuable in generating an initial list of competencies. (Author/SW)

The basic issue of competency-based teacher education (CBTE) is presented. Characteristics of the groups (new occult and old ostrich) representing the two extreme positions are identified. The magnitude of the CBTE movement at the national, state, and institutional level is assessed. States possessing competency-based certification requirements…

In this paper we outline how the Institute of Education's new Master of Teaching degree for teachers in their early professional development applies the concept of scholarship of teaching, developed originally in the context of higher education teaching, to the education and development of teachers at primary, secondary and post-compulsory level…

This publication is part of a series of self-instructional teacher training manuals designed to assist vocational-technical educators or industrial trainers to develop and implement competency-based vocational education (CBVE) programs in a school or industrial setting. The manual consists of the following sections: cover page that contains the…