This document provides authoritative information on sources and procedures for developing competency-based or performance-based teacher education (PBTE). Directed toward program designers, the paper largely assumes that the reader has moved beyond a definitional stage of understanding of the topic, although in chapter two a series of resources are…

An overview of the competency-based teacher education (CBTE) program at the University of Houston is provided through a "walking tour" of its facilities and a presentation of the program rationale and design. Part 1 presents sketches of brief scenes in the college of education and an elementary school where students complete their field…

The advantages and disadvantages of an extended planning period for implementing a Teacher Corps program are examined. A planning period of several months duration, four to six months for example, is deemed beneficial to the outcome of a project, while a longer period may possibly cause a loss of momentum and sense of goal. However, a planning…

This document is a compilation of 11 separate reports on the Houston Independent School District (Texas) support program, 1989-90, which paired over 300 first-year teachers with mentors who usually taught the same subject or grade level, were assigned to the same school, were experienced, agreed to work with beginning teachers, and were paid a…