This study evaluated the first year of the Virgin Islands' Five Year Teacher-Trainee Program. The objectives of the program included a) provision of 100 degree-holding teachers for the Virgin Islands School System with specialized training in early childhood development and b) employment of 200 teacher trainees as classroom assistants for…

Four separate studies compared the efficacy of remote versus face-to-face supervision of home economics student teachers and teachers. The first study involved case studies of two interns, their cooperating teachers, and college supervisors, who tested an audio-phone method of supervision. Costs were found to be lessened, and all persons involved…

Arguments for microteaching as part of an introductory methods course are presented, and the role of the supervisor in setting up and conducting a microteaching laboratory is explored. (JMF)

The educational philosophy, attitudes, and values of student teachers and their supervising teachers were examined in both American Indian and Anglo schools, before and after the student teaching experience. Generally, all student teachers became more traditional, adopting their cooperating teachers' conservatism. Differences between the groups of…

A critical educational issue is the extent to which teacher tutors should engage in training probationary teachers and evaluating their teaching performance. Considers the needs of probationary teachers, the tutors' role and the skills he needs in that role, and the implications for educational policy. (RK)

The article examines the components and rationale of clinical teacher supervision as they apply to preservice teachers, describes the role of supervision in student teaching, and suggests ways in which clinical supervision can support the goals and objectives of teacher education programs. (Author/CB)

A performance contract is a systematic approach to specify roles of members of the teaching triad; it provides feedback, accountability; and goal statements for each member--cooperating teacher, student teacher and university supervisor. A sample contract is provided. (JL)

A high school district in suburban Chicago recruits top quality teachers by emphasizing the importance of its student teaching program, committing extra time and resources to the program, and recruiting new staff members from the student teacher ranks. (MLF)

This article describes a model for conducting collaborative, goal-oriented conferences with student interns to enable them to acquire the skills of beginning teachers. The procedures and rationale of the Supervised Throughput Model are described, and suggestions for its application are made. (JL)

A two-phase program at Indiana University Southeast strengthens the secondary science teacher candidate's program. (SK)

Washington State home and family life teachers have specified cooperating teacher responsibilities related to five major competencies: understand, accept, interact, and communicate with student teachers; guide, direct, and supervise the student teacher's experiences, classroom teaching, and experiences related to the professional role; and provide…

The integration of knowledge of technology, content, and pedagogy is a model to prepare preservice teachers to integrate technology in teaching mathematics, known as Technology Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) (Pierson, 1999; Niess, 2005). The question in the study is "What components in program that integrate technology throughout the program…

This study ascertained public school cooperating teachers' judgments of important student teacher characteristics, noting their suggestions for modifying the curriculum and developing characteristics that student teachers need to teach in public schools. First, a group of 12 cooperating teachers and their student teachers listed important student…

This study examined the motivation of teachers hosting preservice teachers in their classrooms during the early stages of preservice training. Preservice teachers from a foundations of education course observed for 4 hours each in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms early in their experience. Later, during a practicum, students spent…