With this Child Development Associate (CDA) training manual the CDA intern can learn to teach language arts to preschool children in ways that foster their cognitive development. Upon completing the module, the trainee is expected to know how to read a story to preschool children, teach a lesson using an experience chart, set up a reading and…

A teacher education program is described that functions in three patterns of education. Field placements are made in three different socio-ethnic-economic environments--suburban middle class, inner city, and metropolitan mixed-ethnic. A distinguishing feature of the program is that it is collaboratively planned and implemented. The major…

A project was conducted to (1) identify teacher competencies needed for mainstreaming handicapped students into regular vocational programs and (2) identify, modify, and/or develop strategies for developing vocational teacher competencies needed for mainstreaming. Based on a review of the literature, 123 competency statements were selected and…

The inservice teacher education course described is for the use of elementary and secondary school teachers interested in understanding measurement and evaluation through Individually Guided Education. The scope of the instructional model and sequencing of topics are outlined. Activities and resources involved in using the modules contained in the…

This report of a regional conference on Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) held to allow the six States in Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) to share information about vocational personnel development activities and programs, consists primarily of 12 conference papers: (1) Personnel Development in…

The result of an institute held prior to the International Reading Association convention in 1977, this document focuses on competency requirements for various roles held by reading professionals and on training students of education to meet those competencies. Articles included in this document deal with the following specific topics: matching…

The booklet reviews the products and processes of a BEH (Bureau of Education for the Handicapped) funded project designed to explore the competence based hypothesis and its implications for teacher training, particularly with regard to providing alternative training strategies and models for the certification of teachers in special education.…

This module on developing student leadership qualities is one of a set of seven on vocational students and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education.…

This module on implementation of change is one of a set of eight on administration and supervision and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following the…

This module on applying curriculum specifics to vocational education is one of a set of four on stages and structure of curriculum development and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules comprising a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home…

This module on evaluation procedures for local programs is one of a set of five on evaluation and research and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following…

This book is written for undergraduate students in physical education. The text emphasizes the development of physical education and sport, separately and together, including the problems that have resulted. Philosophy is stressed and the area of ethics and ethical problems relating to physical education is discussed. The book is divided into six…

The salient features of the Portland Consortium Training Complex (P.C.T.C.) include: (1) cooperative planning by the local school district, the institution of higher education, the local teacher association, and the community; (2) management consistent with a collaborative decision-making model; and (3) community, preservice, and inservice program…

Presented is a competency based teacher education (CBTE) program for training and certification of elementary level special education teachers which represents the program development phase of the Eastern Washington Special Education Consortium. It is explained that a student must be interviewed by a three-man review committee to reach each level…

The three objectives of this study were: (1) To investigate the changes in different teaching behaviors effected by different instructions alone, training alone and the interaction between them when they are combined; (2) To reveal the structure of interrelations among classroom activities, classified according to two category observation systems,…