The Clark College Elementary Teacher Education Models (CCETEM) is an emerging curriculum design for an undergraduate, liberal arts institution serving mostly black students. It encompasses commitments 1) to strengthen components of the curriculum which have been found to be effective in preparing teachers for rendering needed services in…

David P. Ausubel (1963, 1968) has developed a psychology of meaningful reception learning which is intimately related to instruction as it typically occurs in schools. A key component of this psychology involves the hypothesized effects of advance organizers has not been adequately evaluated. Previous investigations, while of theoretical interest,…

A model of teacher education was developed as a result of a team project at Teachers College, Columbia University, in which substantive and clinical work were unified in a design constructed about a series of models of teaching. The design equips the young teacher with the theoretical and clinical capacity to understand and bring into existence a…

Observations from a visit to a Montessori school in Rome. (SB)

Summarizes teacher effectiveness literature and explores teaching-as-science and teaching-as-art, attempting to choose the best metaphor to describe the profession. The science-process metaphor has a better chance for improving teaching, though becoming a classroom scientist or researcher may be a difficult and lengthy process. Includes 24…

The author presents alternative learning models to Madeline Hunter's master learning model. They are (1) the Teach-Practice-Apply (TPA) model, which calls for active teacher involvement in each phase, and (2) the 4Mat System, which models learning as a combination of two dimensions--perception and processing of information--which explains…

Affectionately remembers a college professor and his particular approach to poetry reading and discourse. Refers to a Sufi tale regarding teaching and learning to demystify previous philosophical and pedagogical confusion. (JK)

Each of the five principal goals of education--cultural literacy, understanding, synthesis, mastery, and involvement--is best achieved using teaching strategies that develop thinking skills appropriate to the curriculum objectives associated with the goal in question. The specific strategy selected depends on learner readiness and content…

The Hunter Model is designed to guide behavior, predict outcomes, and stimulate research. Those who seek more may be expecting too much; those who find less may not be using the model appropriately. (Author)

In this interview, Madeline Hunter discusses her teaching model, supervision, merit pay, career ladders, her career, and other subjects. (DCS)

Creator of the Roy Adaptation Model, Sister Callista Roy, provides her reaction to two articles which deal with using this model, and points to further research directions. (TA)

Author presents a simplified teacher question classification model as a first step in training teachers to question their students more effectively. (GB)

Describes a design for a teacher education program based on the concept of providing teacher trainees with the theoretical understanding of the major models of teaching and with the clinical competence to employ them in the classroom. (Authors/JA)