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Dibella, Maria F.; Fitzgerald, John D. – 1982
A social studies elementary teacher education program at Phillips Institute of Technology in Australia is described. The program, which places students in charge of teaching a 9-week social studies unit, is recommended as an alternative to the conventional lecture method. The paper is divided into discussion of five aspects of the course:…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs

Cassidy, Jane W.; Speer, Donald R. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1990
Examines music terminology acquisition of 71 undergraduate students in an elementary music-methods course. Observes effects of differential training by testing for apparent knowledge transfer in written concert reports. Finds students whose vocabulary lessons were reinforced by listening exercises used music terminology more frequently. (CH)
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Concept Teaching, Concerts, Definitions

Swearingen, Judith A. – Social Education, 1996
Describes a social science methods course where preservice teachers taught a unit on controversial topics involving tolerance and intolerance. Students were forbidden to lecture. Permitted methods included cooperative learning, inquiry, simulations, jackdaws, documents, and sociodrama. Student response was generally positive. (MJP)
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Course Content, Cultural Pluralism, Higher Education
"I Don't Like Not Knowing How the World Works": Examining Preservice Teachers' Narrative Reflections
Dome, Nancy; Prado-Olmos, Patricia; Ulanoff, Sharon H.; Garcia Ramos, Reyna G.; Vega-Castaneda, Lillian; Quiocho, Alice M. L. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
This article is representative of a larger body of work on reflective narratives and narrative reflection that has been ongoing for a number of years. The authors have pursued various iterations of the research topic in various classes at various institutions. They have documented that students focus on skills and attitudes that place them in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Class Activities, Teacher Education Programs
Ridout, Susan Ramp – 1986
Intended for use as a basis for lectures relating to bilingual education within a reading methods course, this instructional model provides educational strategies for use with bilingual children. Written in outline form, the first two parts of the model present a rationale and objectives for the course. The third part contains (1) an historical…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Class Activities, Communication Skills
Herman, Wayne L., Jr.; Schafer, William D. – 1984
A review of the literature on the transfer of preservice teacher training to the classroom suggests that several definitive factors enhance transfer. A social studies methods course was developed with these factors in mind, and included directed reading activities (DRA) with a text, controversial topic discussion, and inquiry. During the academic…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Tompkins, Gail E. – 1998
Intended as a resource for elementary and middle school teachers for use in literature focus units, reading and writing workshop, or thematic units, this book contains new instructional strategies such as interactive writing, story retelling, and word sorts. The book offers a grid recommending the most appropriate usage for each strategy,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Games, Elementary Education
Reetz, Linda J.; Hoover, John H. – 1989
Intended for use in college-level secondary education methods courses, the module describes various curriculum models for teaching learning disabled students by means of lecture notes (in text form), an annotated bibliography, and overhead masters. The introduction identifies the five models considered: (1) basic skills training, (2) tutorial, (3)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials

Abdullin, Edward – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1994
Maintains that there is controversy in Russia about the need for courses in philosophy and science in music teacher preservice education. Describes the contents of a course titled, "The Principles of the Methodological Culture." Provides three results of the course, particularly relationships between cross-disciplinary planning and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy

O'Shea, Thomas – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
During a six-week methods course for preservice elementary school teachers, student pairs were asked to solve a problem and record their experiences in a dairy. Presented are the dairy entries of two students as they worked on determining the number of squares that can be formed on a five-peg geoboard. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Diaries, Experiential Learning, Geometry
Lin, Qiuyan – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2005
Teachers and teacher educators are faced with an urgent responsibility to support the learning of an increasingly diverse population of young children. Based on the sociocultural perspective of reading, a literature-based approach is outlined for early reading teachers. The implications of this approach to teacher education programs are further…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Sociocultural Patterns, Teacher Education Programs
Willis, Jerry, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This document presents 194 papers discussing technology and teacher education in the following areas: diversity and international perspectives; research in information technology for teacher education (ITTE); concepts and procedures; preservice teacher education; integration of technology into methods courses; inservice and graduate education;…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Educational Technology
Lenn, Emily E.; Hatch, J. Amos – 1992
A professor from the University of Tennessee and a mathematics teacher who formerly taught kindergarten teamed up to plan and teach a kindergarten methods course for undergraduate elementary education majors. The course includes both practical and theoretical perspectives. Course readings consist of selections from textbooks and articles from…
Descriptors: Assignments, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Russell, Tom – 1993
An educator who teaches physics to grade 12 students and a physics curriculum and methods course to preservice teachers analyzes the impact of context on teaching practice. A paper by A. Richert titled "Voice and Power in Teaching and Learning To Teach" is used as the foundation for interpreting the author's experience of teaching…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Context Effect, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries

Guay, Doris M. – Studies in Art Education, 1994
Reports on a study of 212 first-year members of the National Art Education Association to discover the nature and extent of preservice preparation to teach art to students with disabilities. Finds that most felt unprepared to teach art in mainstreamed, integrated classrooms. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Needs