The Complete Procedural Record (CPR) method provides an opportunity for the student teacher to: (1) review theories, practices, and experiences he or she encounters in teacher preparation courses; (2) rethink the various responsibilities and tasks one will have to assume during the practice teaching experience; (3) identify the concerns one has…

This article presents a model for student teaching centers which grew out of Memphis State University's student internship program. (HMD)

These observations on exploratory courses are drawn from the experiences of two communities in which college students were the instructors. In one program, fourth and fifth graders had the opportunity to study Spanish, French, or German in programs located at several sites throughout the city. In the other program, sixth graders studied a foreign…

This study investigated the extent of the relationship between the classroom verbal behavior of the cooperating teacher and that of the student teacher to determine if the student teacher imitated the verbal classroom behavior of the cooperating teacher. Thirty-two student teachers and 32 cooperating public secondary school teachers participating…

Project 120, 1965 winner of one of the Distinguished Achievement Awards of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, was begun in 1960 to prepare prospective teachers for teaching in inner-city junior high schools. Field trips (planned by a college director of field experiences) into the inner city are provided to acquaint…

As part of the West Virginia phase of the Multi-State Teacher Education Project (M-STEP), the Pilot Center for Student Teaching was operated from 1966-68 to improve the laboratory experiences of student teachers through increased cooperative participation of five higher education institutions, the Kanawha County Public Schools, and the State…

This book emphasizes the attitudes that will affect and become the basis for change, as well as the sources and directions for change which are provided through research. Part one, "Attitude Bases," discusses aspects of pressures for change and attitudes toward change. Also a summary and some implications are presented. Part two, "Research Bases,"…

This paper describes the traditional role of the college student teaching supervisor, makes some observations concerning this role, and suggests a new role. The author makes the following observations about the traditional role: (a) it implies that the college supervisor can best contribute to teacher education by observing and then holding…

This document seeks to enable student teachers to deal more effectively with their cooperating teachers. The student teaching situation can be a time of stress for the student because of the abrupt change to near-professional status, the experience of being closely supervised by another person in foreign territory, and the knowledge that his…

The first two years of the Indiana State University Elementary Teacher Education Program (I.S.U.E.T.E.P.) emphasize the basic bachelor degree requirements so as to provide each student with a balanced and adequately developed program of general education. The last two years of the student's training stress professional education. The second phase…

This report describes the Five Phase Teacher Education Program developed at Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1972. The Five Phase Program provides on-going clinical experiences for students in conjunction with general education, academic concentration, and professional education course work. The phases of the program include…

This is a report of a follow-up study of an elementary education student teaching program carried out in 1961-64. The intent of the program was to foster more experimental and analytic attitudes toward teaching rather than postponing a concern for research until graduate study. The follow-up study was an attempt to ascertain to what extent three…

A model is presented of "clinical supervision" in student teaching whereby stress is put on classroom observation, analysis of in-class events, and teachers' and students' in-class behavior. A form to guide data collection and analysis is included. (KR)