The Oregon Legislature and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission has developed standards for future teachers requiring demonstration of the ability to plan, teach, and assess pupil learning in a classroom setting. The work sample consists of a series of related lessons drawn from the school curriculum where the preservice teachers are…

This booklet outlines key principles that ideally characterize partnership governance structures and processes in professional development school (PDS) settings, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the various decision making structures and processes currently employed by PDS partnerships. The booklet provides a self-assessment tool for…

This study examined the student teaching experience through the eyes of 459 student teachers who had recently completed their internships at the elementary school level. The participants were asked to write a letter of advice to incoming student teachers, describing the highs and lows of student teaching and giving any advice that they thought…

This paper examines how a developmental growth model of teacher preparation emphasizing self-assessment and reflection is being implemented in a liberal arts professional education sequence. It discusses how the effort offers opportunities for preservice teachers to self-monitor and reflect on their beliefs and practices regarding teaching and…

This report describes the evaluation of normal and model schools in New Zealand. Researchers examined the difference between the schools and the difference between them and other schools involved in preservice teacher education. The study used a mailed survey of the 22 normal and 8 model schools and telephone interviews with practicum coordinators…

The University-School Teacher Education Partnerships have completed their third year. North Carolina is exemplary in its efforts to improve teacher quality, with the University-School Teacher Education Partnerships key in North Carolina's accomplishments. This report presents vignettes of each North Carolina partnership school which highlight such…

This paper reports on a case study that examined the development of two high school science student teachers. Teacher education programs are having difficulties helping preservice teachers develop the necessary skills required for the implementation of the contemporary vision of science instruction. Student teaching experience maintains the most…

This publication is one of a series resulting from the broad study, "Qualification and Preparation of Teachers of Exceptional Children," conducted by the of Office Education in cooperation with many leaders in the education of exceptional children and youth in the United States. Approximately 2,000 persons have contributed to the total project.…

Describes six student-centered educational programs developed to put the emphasis for learning on the student. (Author/DN)

Supervising teachers need to share specific behavioral information with student teachers concerning the use of particular behaviors and how they relate to motor learning theory and teaching style. Use of the Cole Descriptive Analysis System, an observation instrument that provides feedback about motor skills, is described. (PP)

Presents a comprehensive view of services offered by our nation's laboratory schools, which have contributed to teacher education for more than a century and are currently drastically reduced in number; the 123 existing laboratory schools are upgrading services to justify continued existence. (MH)

Questionnaires about attitudes toward mainstreaming were completed by 49 elementary education seniors attending University of Nebraska (Lincoln). The survey showed that number of special education classes, handicapped students experienced in student teaching, and handicapped friends and relatives can influence attitudes toward mainstreaming,…

This study determined the relationships of field placement characteristics and students' potential field performance abilities to final clinical experience performance ratings of early childhood student teachers. The study also examined if there were differences in these relationships during successive field experiences. (FG)

Providing effective student teaching field experiences involves formal governance and equal partnership between the cooperating teachers and college faculty. A program at Cleveland State University's College of Education provides: (1) a formal arrangement for joint governance by schools and the college; and (2) supervision by specially trained…

In this study on the manner in which cooperating teachers reinforce appropriate teaching methods and then communicate their expectations to student teachers, two methods of input were examined: giving directions and giving demonstrations. (JN)