The National Center for Research in Vocational Education is developing a set of competency-based teacher education modules designed to train vocational education teachers to serve students with special needs. This article describes activities pursued as part of the project. (CJ)

A general model for competency-based in-service training which integrates four processes used in systems engineering is described; the major problems that reduce its effective use are presented and discussed. (MM)

A list of competencies (51 classified as musical and 59 identified as teaching competencies) was developed and ranked by 201 general music, instrumental, and choral teachers. This article includes the competencies list, teachers' ranking for each item, and variances in rankings between the three groups of teachers. (Author/SJL)

A single-letter grade, the traditional method of reporting the performance of student teachers, does not adequately reflect the strengths and weaknesses of vocational students' abilities to teach both content and skills. A criterion-referenced approach can provide a more descriptive record of each student teacher's competencies. (CT)

The reliability and validity of a Preschool Teacher Competency Rating Scale (PTCRS) were tested. It was concluded that the PTCRS is a relatively reliable scale with some evidence of construct validity which can be used in training competent preschool teachers. (JOW)

Given the problems of evaluating student teachers objectively, consistently, and with regard for acquired skills, knowledge, and attitudes, Whitman College education faculty sought to design a student teacher evaluation form using detailed descriptions of nine areas of teacher behavior. This article describes the instrument's construction and…

This article describes a study conducted to identify the competencies appropriate for an athletic coach and to incorporate those competencies into a competency based coaching education program for the four-year colleges and universities within the New York state systems. (JMF)

This article presents proposed guidelines for training of teachers of the gifted developed by the Association for the Gifted of the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The 12 guidelines cover knowledge of educational principles, ability to plan appropriate programs, and mastery of…

Discusses unique elements of the community college that require special teacher skills for effective speech communication education. (MH)

In a presentation at the 1974 New York State Conference on Competence Based Teacher Education (CBTE) for Teachers of the Deaf, the author discussed issues from the state level related to the new CBTE requirements for elementary and special education teacher preparation programs in New York. (LS)

The recent history of bilingual special education teacher training is discussed, and specific examples are cited of the need for cross-cultural skills which are found neither in bilingual/bicultural education nor in special education but are vital to working with culturally and linguistically different exceptional (CLDE) students. General and…