This article chronicles the journey of a student teaching supervisor as she worked with one of her student teachers. Early in their relationship, the supervisor's assessment of the student teacher's dispositions for teaching triggered concern. In this self-study, the supervisor was guided by Nel Noddings' (2003) phenomenological description of…

Grant (1994) and Holt (2001) deemed it necessary to provide international teaching experiences to assist in a teacher's preparation program with the overall goal of becoming globally educated. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to describe four student teachers' experiences related to completing an international student teaching…

This case study investigates the decision making of Joni, a high school English teacher, during her student teaching in an Applied Communications II teaching assignment, comprised of students in the lowest tier of a four-track senior English curriculum. This course served as a "contact zone" for a set of competing interests: Joni's stated beliefs…

With the current pressures on teachers to increase academic achievement for all students, high-quality teacher training is more important than ever. Elementary teachers are faced with high expectations for their students to achieve literacy proficiency, and these expectations became law with the No Child Left Behind Act. With or without this…

The author, a college supervisor of student teachers, offers encouragement and advice to student teachers and points out to the cooperating teacher some of the fears and needs of beginning teachers. (HMD)

A program at American International College (Springfield, MA) and the local public school system allows student teachers to have practical classroom experience with special needs students. Orientation sessions are followed by ongoing instruction (demonstration by the cooperating teacher), participation by the practicum student in classroom…

The lesson plans of 30 elementary and secondary level student teachers and audiotapes of lessons delivered from these plans are compared to determine the congruence between prelesson planning and actual delivery. An analysis of the audiotapes in comparison to written plans is given with reference to: (1) planning for each of three phases…

This speech outlines the role of the teacher supervisor in public schools. After a review of the negative aspects faced by many student teachers, recommendations are made for a better working and learning relationship between the teacher supervisor and the student teacher. The integrated program at Lenoir Rhyne College includes the following…

Major features of the cooperative student teaching model include 1) a pattern of student teaching assignments within the school system which would provide for proportional inclusion of prospective teachers--from the nearby majority black university and the nearby majority white university--to each school serving as a student teaching facility; 2)…

Designed to serve as a guide for the use of college supervisors, cooperating teachers, and administrative personnel in directing student teaching programs, this pamphlet explores the nature and value of student teaching; the roles and responsibilities of the student teacher, cooperating teacher, college supervisor, and cooperating school…

A 3-week summer institute was conducted for 84 cooperating teachers, half of them elementary and half secondary teachers, 85 percent of them from the DeKalb area. Objectives were to develop their desire to work with student teachers and their concern for quality student teaching and to develop technical and human relations skills necessary for…

Sixty self-selected in-service secondary teachers, working in conjunction with the West Virginia University teacher education program, formed the population from which the experimental and control group samples were drawn for this study. Experimental group subjects actively participated in 14 hours of intensive training in helping relationships as…

An investigation was conducted to study the effects of self-analysis on the nonverbal message (Response Patterns) communicated during student teaching. A study group and control group viewed a series of video tape segments of their own lessons. The study group utilized a systematic schedule in collecting data on their nonverbal behaviors, as…

This study investigates the effect of videotaping on the ability of student teachers to involve their pupils in lessons. Forty-nine students were randomly divided into three subgroups over a period of two quarters. The first subgroup was exposed to concentrated videotaping for two 30-minute sessions per week for 10 weeks. The second subgroup was…

A study was conducted to test the effectiveness of center vs. noncenter student teacher training. Effectiveness was defined as the degree to which student teachers accomplished goals in one term of student teaching. Comparisons were made using four self-report inventories administered to student teachers and cooperating teachers at the beginning…