This study examines changes in teaching habits reported by teachers when they see themselves on video. It is a longitudinal study in which 43 student teachers participated in the first step during their teacher education. When the teachers saw themselves teaching, they were surprised by certain habits and wrote that they wanted to change them. Two…

Lesson Study (LS) case studies were conducted in two secondary school teaching practice placements in England. Using Dudley's framework, Geography and Modern Languages trainees and school-based colleagues collaboratively planned a "research lesson". This was taught by the mentor while the trainee and other teachers observed the learning…

The methods of evaluating teacher preparation programs are becoming increasingly more reliant on student test data. These test data driven formats, however, are not appropriate for small colleges. Small colleges are currently left off the Tennessee Report Card on the Effectiveness of Teacher Training Programs because the colleges did not produce…