Investigates the arithmetical and algebraic problem-solving strategies and skills of preservice primary and secondary school teachers in Flanders, Belgium. Compares aspects of preservice teachers' own problem-solving behavior with the way in which they evaluated students' arithmetical and algebraic solutions to problems. Discusses teachers' use of…

Cites five conditions that enable new teachers to succeed that relate to scheduling, district environment, and support. (DDR)

Discusses the differences between puzzles and mathematics questions. Argues that mathematics teachers need to be thoroughly grounded in the well-documented recreational side of mathematics and be encouraged to use it. (JRH)

Examines Illinois public school teachers' preparation to infuse environmental education concepts into their teaching and their attitudes toward environmental education and compares the findings with those from Wisconsin teachers. Findings indicate that teachers need more preservice and inservice training, have largely positive attitudes, but do…

Outlines the developments and outcomes of the National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN). Highlights the collaborative relationship with the Association for Science Education (ASE) and developments in networking and communicating. (DDR)

Questions the amount and type of knowledge about instruction expected from individuals graduating from teacher education programs in Germany. Utilizes written surveys and interviews. Suggests that knowledge and ability are not necessarily based on completely separate forms of knowledge. (CAJ)

Asserts that history faculty should contribute to the training of secondary social studies teachers. Focuses on the program at California State University (Long Beach), one of the few universities to place single subject credentialing programs within the academic discipline as opposed to within the school of education. (CMK)

A study involving 230 university special educators found they have heard of self-determination as a concept and believe it is important to teach the core skills that allow students with disabilities an opportunity to be self-determined. However, knowledge they received in undergraduate and graduate programs fell short of their needs. (Contains…

This article outlines a teacher preparation scheme which includes a liberal arts degree, a year of graduate school emphasizing pedagogical and professional knowledge, and a one-year supervised internship. Reactions to this plan are described, as are alternative plans, some of which are seen as impediments to professionalization of teaching. (IAH)

Paper describes an experimental summer course in which teachers read the fiction of ethnic cultures, learned factual material about the cultures, and wrote about their responses in order to gain an understanding of minority/ethnic group issues. Teachers responded very positively to this consciousness raising effort. (SM)

Uses case studies to explore the pedagogical reasoning ability of second-year preservice primary teachers. Reports that the framework provided in a problem-based science education course enabled the teachers to refine their reasoning ability and to integrate their science knowledge, curriculum knowledge, and knowledge of learners. (Author/JRH)

Argues for a reconceptualization of teaching expertise based on psychological similarities of expert teachers to one another. The authors offer a prototype-based categorization model, drawn from psychological research, on which the family resemblance among expert teachers may be founded. The authors discuss several implications of the prototype…

Illustrates how a culture of collaboration may contribute to significant technological reform and foster conceptual change leading to distinctive pedagogy and praxis. Presents a case study exploring a collaborative effort between a teacher and a researcher. Contains 31 references. (DDR)

Argues that there are only a few cases in which solubility and Ksp are related in a simple way. States that illustrations of the solubility product principle for one-to-one salts are adequate for students. Contains 23 references. (DDR)

A study involving 38 specialized preservice programs for teachers and orientation and mobility instructors working with children and adults with visual impairments found that they teach their students how to teach a range of social skills through offering courses or infusing social-skills concepts into existing courses. (CR)