This report defines 16 designated program competencies of the University of Houston's competency based teacher preparation program and then lists the indicators of each competency. The indicators are separated into three categories, which include (1) behavior of student teachers before or after class, (2) behavior of student teachers during class,…

This study identified specific student teacher behaviors which could indicate success in 16 teaching competency areas. Part 1 of the study, completed by student teaching supervisors, resulted in the identification of the student teaching behaviors considered to be indications of success in each of the 16 competency areas. Part 2 resulted in the…

Presently student teaching is an accepted practice in every school district within the United States; however, the legal status of student teachers, their liabilities, responsibilities, and rights are in many instances poorly described or even nonexistent. An examination is made of current statutory law, case law, attorney general's opinions, and…

In a variety of ways many universities and colleges are experimenting with new approaches to improve teacher education, most designed to further the individualization of instruction. Attention has been called to the following new developments: (1) forms of self-directed inquiry; (2) individualized skill and affective development; (3) self-analysis…

The supervisor-student teacher relationship is analyzed, and a systematic approach to their interaction is outlined consisting of the following elements: (a) observation, (b) provision of objective observational data, (c) bilateral determination of what will be focused on, and (d) objective feedback used as a basis for modifying teaching behavior…

The 1971 school year was the first year of full operation of the Lackawanna State University College Undergraduate Urban Teacher Education Program (UUTEP). Instead of thrusting college students into full responsibility, it provides for a sequential development of expertise under the guidance and direction of experienced teachers. This UUTEP…

This slide-tape presentation, with accompanying manuscript, describes the physical make-up and the functions of a teacher education center. According to the presentation, a teacher education center is a cluster of two or three geographically contiguous elementary or secondary schools. It is administered by a coordinator who is selected jointly by…

The University of Alabama operates a program of Teacher Education and Improvement Services for seven binational schools (N-12) in Latin America under a 5-year agreement with the Association of Colombian-American Binational Schools. (SP 003 730 contains descriptive data on the schools.) Two years of operation have been completed under the agreement…

This sequential teacher preparation program is designed to increase the effectiveness of the actual student teaching experience by increasing school-university cooperation and coordination through an organization called the the Cooperative Teacher Corps, and by offering a variety of practicum-based experiences prior to student teaching. Governed…

This document contains eight papers prepared by workshop participants: "Placement of Student Teachers: A Cooperative Venture Between Teacher Education Institutions and Public Schools" by Donald Abernethy, Robert Highland, Richard Terry, and Ruth Wilvert; "Handbook for Student Teachers" by Sister Rose McDonnell, Sister James…

The objectives of Project Vision were to undertake a program to encourage reading-improvement and stimulate interest in higher education and vocational information for the students at Chilocco Indian Agricultural School and to provide practice teaching experience to Oklahoma State University Student Teachers. Several activities were undertaken to…

This report is the outcome of three conferences involving scientists, science educators and teachers. Recommendations are addressed to teachers of science courses and professional courses for elementary school teachers. Two standards are stated, one relating to facilities and materials in teacher education institutions, the other to…

This document is a report on the first year of the AACTE-Job Corps Student Teaching Project. A distinct characteristic of the project, developed in response to the increasing national concern for the preparation of teachers for disadvantaged youth, was its utilization of a non-public school setting as a site for part of the regular student…

This handbook, based on the author's experience of supervising the English practice-classes of trainee teachers, was originally compiled for the specific use of students at the National University of Trujillo, Peru, and consists of a list of pointers embracing the most prevalent of trainees' shortcomings observed over a period of years at all…

This state-of-the art paper summarizes the history of microteaching's development and its rationale, the many uses of microteaching, and the research evidence on microteaching--a training procedure which has become an established element in the programs of many colleges, universities, and school districts in the education of various groups of…