Examines new roles for student-teacher supporters (cooperating teachers, mentor teachers, and university supervisors) and new frameworks for analyzing student teaching (selected teacher competencies) in the University of Exeter's school-based teacher training program following changes in British government policy on preservice teacher education.…

This study examined the nature of a university supervisor's role during student teaching, highlighting issues shaping roles and relationships. Data from meetings, conferences, informal discussions, and interviews with the cooperating teacher, student teacher, and supervisor indicated there were tensions related to the supervisor's dual role in…

This article discusses the collaboration among preservice teacher students that occurs during the Academy for Young Scholars in Arkansas, a summer enrichment program for gifted students ages 4-15. The benefits of the teacher collaboration are described, including benefits to students, increased confidence, and borrowed strategies. (Contains 6…

Examined the experiences of a group of preservice and cooperating teachers piloting portfolios for evaluating student teacher development. Observation of portfolio review sessions and interviews with student and cooperating teachers indicated that portfolio assessment was valuable. Practical issues to consider when using portfolios are examined.…

Planning, teaching, and post-lesson reflections of three student teachers of mathematics were compared with those of three cooperating teachers with whom the student teachers were placed. Differences were accounted for by the assumption that novices' cognitive schemata and pedagogical reasoning skills were less well-developed than those of expert…

Describes a juried process designed more accurately to assess student teacher performance, noting the degree to which success ratings correlated with students' grades, test scores, and ratings. Transcribed interviews with cooperating teachers were rated by jury members. Two strengths in using a juried approach to performance evaluation were…

Reports on a study of 29 secondary school student teachers to determine their views about their student teaching experience. Finds that students received variable levels of support from student teaching supervisors and cooperating teachers. Discovers students valued school-based work, but not wholly school-based courses. (CFR)

This article describes the orientation given to preservice teacher education students by a university liaison before the students begin early field experiences in professional development school (PDS) settings. An outline of expectations for these PDS students includes specific activities, hours, and assignments for the PDS-based early field…

Cooperating teachers' ratings (using student rating forms) of teaching interns were studied, focusing on characteristics considered as strengths and qualities that make an intern outstanding. Results from cooperating teachers for 60 intern elementary school and secondary school teachers identified valued personal characteristics. Interpersonal…

This study examined the relationship between selected secondary characteristics of students and teachers and their perceptions of teacher communication style. It also examined the relationship between students' perceptions of student teachers' and cooperating teachers' communication styles. Surveys indicated a discrepancy between teacher and…

Describes a pilot program in which inservice teachers became on-site teacher educators, assuming full responsibility for supervising student teachers during two summers rather than one semester. Questionnaires indicated participants considered the summer program effective and the on-site teacher educators competent as supervisors. They recommended…

Argues that curriculum reform efforts related to the America 2000 program have ignored art education, particularly in the elementary schools. Describes the CREATES program, a field-based instructional project with visual arts, teaching/learning experiences for preservice teachers, inservice teachers, and elementary students. (CFR)

Investigated the production of professional portfolios to facilitate dialogs between student teachers and their cooperating teachers. Surveys and interviews indicated that participants' perceptions of the usefulness of portfolios to achieve this end varied from one phase of the process to the next, and student teachers and mentors differed in…

Identified factors in student teaching placements that can indicate to university supervisors when they should move beyond standard operating procedures to help improve the changes of successful experiences for student teachers. Surveys of student teachers and supervisors indicated that only half of at-risk students were identified by supervisors,…

This paper describes a successful preservice program that incorporates early teaching experience for preservice physical educators. Prior to student teaching, students must complete multiple clinical teaching experiences in a natural setting. Two of the experiences are peer teaching opportunities, and the others take place at public schools. (SM)