Although literature emphasizes the value of recursive reflection on problems of practice to facilitate teacher learning and change, few studies investigate teachers' iterative, evolving reflections on problems that emerge in their efforts to change their practice over time. This case study provides an in-depth, longitudinal analysis of one…

Educational researchers have increasingly paid attention to how practitioners can access and utilize research knowledge, but the field still has been unable to create a research tradition and corresponding diffusion model that directly and uniformly influences teachers' practice. One reason for this is the contested status of teaching as a…

Hiring new teachers and continuing their professional growth so that they remain in the profession and become effective teachers have been a challenge for decades. Research suggests that induction programs can achieve these outcomes if they are highly structured, include mentoring, focus on professional learning, and emphasize collaboration that…

The purpose of this study was to examine the sources of efficacy of experienced teachers who are making the transition to reform-based mathematics teaching, by examining the criteria that they use to evaluate their teaching effectiveness. The quantity and quality of 10 elementary teachers' verbal reflections on the success of their lessons were…

Differences among the purposes, reasons to observe, reasons to confer, and aims are delineated for the nominal, prescriptive, and reflective models of teacher supervision. Questions are raised regarding supervisory skills and subjects. (CB)

An attempt to define the goals of teacher supervision discusses five premises of supervision that must shift if the goals are to include encouraging teachers to be reflective, thoughtful, and empowered. (Author/CB)

Team evaluation of beginning teachers is an effective way to improve the novice teacher's techniques. Organizing a team through a process of selection, postselection, and maintenance is helpful in achieving a collective goal. (DF)

A study of the effects of different goals on the performance of 24 physical education student teachers indicated that specific goals along with objective measurements could improve their teaching performance. (Author/CB)

Undergirded by a constructivist framework, the Foxfire teaching approach helps teachers and students develop ownership for learning. The paper summarizes the 11 Foxfire core practices and describes a Foxfire course for teachers. Teachers' responses to the training demonstrate that having the approach modeled is a powerful tool for changing their…

A description is given of a conference focusing on enabling student teachers to discover their own personal style of teaching, to identify strengths and weaknesses within that personal mode of teaching, and recommend improvements in current teaching practices which are of concern to the student teacher. (JD)

Study assessed a classroom management program embedded in a mentor and beginning teacher induction program. Researchers assigned mentor/beginning teacher pairs to treatment conditions. Some pairs completed a midyear classroom management intervention workshop. Trained teachers received higher ratings than untrained ones. The presence of mentors did…

Describes a California beginning-teacher support and assessment program, designed and carried out by a public university and two elementary school districts. discusses program strengths and challenges, changes made based on ongoing feedback and evaluation, and lessons learned during the program's first three years. Providing options and allowing…

The Entry Year Assistance Program was developed by the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse to aid the beginning teacher in adjusting to the role of new teacher. Components of this program and recommendations for school systems and universities are offered to help other education institutions. (DF)

The article examines the components and rationale of clinical teacher supervision as they apply to preservice teachers, describes the role of supervision in student teaching, and suggests ways in which clinical supervision can support the goals and objectives of teacher education programs. (Author/CB)

An Early Childhood Education Institute was developed by the University of South Carolina and the South Carolina State Department of Education to provide meaningful development opportunities for teachers of young children. Strategies of the planning process and instruction design are discussed. (DF)