In 2001, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act, requiring all core subject area teachers to be highly qualified by 2005-06 and provided funding to help states and districts meet the requirement. This report examines the number of teachers who met the highly qualified teacher criteria during 2002-03, conditions hindering states' and…

This article examines how novice teachers in Japan and in the United States, specifically in the state of Ohio, are assessed, evaluated, and supported as they enter the teaching profession. Comparison of practices and tools which characterize the two countries' approaches toward assessment and mentoring reveals that important differences exist in…

States are implementing standards-based reforms because of past failures to produce educational environments that ensure high academic achievement. The development of state standards, the availability of related curriculum documents, assessing student achievement, and institutional accountability measures have been some of the most effective…

This paper describes part of a Teaching Competence Project in which a national sample of head teachers (principals) in England supplied information about their experiences with incompetent instructors. The information was gained through interviews and questionnaires, which focused on the head teachers' experiences and roles in dealing with…

This report focuses on teacher characteristics that enable teachers to work effectively with students with behavior disorders. A study was conducted that asked 60 British teachers, all of whom had some designated responsibilities for students with behavior problems, to identify a set of personal and professional characteristics which were most…

Recent legislation encourages the integration of academic content in agricultural education. In North Carolina, high school agricultural education programs can now choose to offer a state adopted integrated biotechnology curriculum. Empirical evidence was needed to identify and describe factors related to the intent of agricultural educators to…

This booklet summarizes findings from Just for the Kids' recent examination of promising practices in Texas Schools. It focuses on those schools that served disadvantaged students yet had high performance over 3 years. The key focus of Just for the Kids is on the students. Schools break down the goals of school reform into manageable chunks,…

This paper describes how staff at McKendree College in Illinois are working to improve student teachers' visual and verbal literacy skills as part of a children's literature class. It explains the importance of visual literacy in teaching and learning within diverse classrooms and the need for children to express themselves with writing and art,…

A history of the development of standards for gifted education personnel preparation at the graduate level is presented, including the role of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Symposia to develop professional standards for graduate programs in gifted education are described, as is their relationship to the standards of the…

Argues that assessing how teachers apply their teaching knowledge requires an approach that examines their cognitive development and attitudes, allows teachers to demonstrate their competencies, and recognizes the complexities of learning to teach. One such approach is portfolio assessment with its three components to portfolio design: purposes,…

Five universities offering credential programs for teachers of individuals with physical disabilities jointly investigated demographics, and teacher competency and training options. Surveys completed by 220 administrators and 143 teachers indicated a body of expertise exists available to special education teachers, and special and general…

A survey was conducted of 23 colleges and universities in Iowa to determine what method, if any, is used to train undergraduate preservice teachers about giftedness. Findings indicate that colleges are meeting the minimum state standards by including content within professional education and content methods courses. (Author/CR)

Discusses teacher preparation in mathematics and preservice teacher education that recognizes the Professional Standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Six standards for teaching mathematics are presented, guided by the Knowledge and Skills Competencies list for teachers of students with learning disabilities, which was…

This Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) position paper identifies the curricular areas that should be addressed in a preparation program for teachers at the elementary level. Outlines preferred knowledge in the following areas: general education, foundations of elementary education, child development, the learning and…

Discusses the significant contributions to American education of the late Albert Shanker, the president of the American Federation of Teachers from 1974-1997. (PKP)