Findings from a study of 224 first-year teachers suggest: (1) burnout begins during the first year; (2) high-school teachers are more predisposed to burnout; (3) quality teacher preparation, particularly in student discipline, may promote resistance to burnout; (4) burnout is a reflection of emotional and motivational factors rather than academic…

Ten suggestions for weaving information on gifted students into various preservice experiences include: a unit in other education courses, a guest lecture in colleagues' classes, a course project, guided reflections in observation and/or field experiences, short course for credit, independent study, workshops, local conference presentations,…

The purpose of this study was to determine the strengths and needs of first-year secondary teachers, procedures that could be of help in improving practice, and causes for leaving teaching after the first year. Results are discussed. (MT)

Expectations, often idealistic, of beginning teachers are listed and described in the areas of the teaching experience, classroom activities, teacher concerns, teacher preparation, teacher-parent-student relationships, teacher evaluations, professional status, workload, teacher administrator relationship, support services, and school organization.…

Findings from Project CREDIT (Certification Renewal Experiences Designed to Improve Teaching) indicate that a multiple support system combining mentors, peers, and university personnel can reduce some complications of first-year teachers. This intern program for 20 first-year Indiana teachers extends teacher education into the first year of…

A two-phase program at Indiana University Southeast strengthens the secondary science teacher candidate's program. (SK)

Discusses the connection of service learning competencies to nationally recognized beginning teacher standards, such as Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), providing two examples of strategies that various teacher education programs have used to infuse service learning pedagogy into courses while addressing INTASC…

A survey of graduates of the teacher education program at the University of Northern Iowa is summarized. Among topic areas surveyed were respondents' competencies as beginning teachers, problems encountered when beginning to teach, opinions of major problems in public schools, and evaluation of student teaching experiences. (JMF)

Compared classroom problems of novice elementary teachers who had completed either traditional 4-year baccalaureate or 1-year graduate-level preparation programs. Teacher surveys indicated no substantive difference in the nature or frequency of problems encountered. The three most common problems were having adequate planning and preparation time,…

Examined elementary, middle, and high school principals' perspectives on their first-year teachers' competencies. Survey data indicated that principals had mixed feelings about new teachers' competencies. They believed new teachers needed improvement in discipline, diversity, technology, and curricular integration/flexibility issues. Perceived new…

Examined the impact of a preservice program that modeled effective teaching practices for early adolescents and incorporated collaboration between school teachers, preservice teachers, and instructors. Participant surveys and interviews following their first teaching year revealed the relative ease of program implementation within an existing…

A "personalized" staff development project conducted by the University of Georgia's Department of Professional Laboratory Experiences and local schools used the Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments (TPAI) to assess beginning teachers' latent competencies and indicate potential areas of improvement. Both the TPAI and the staff…

A longitudinal study of 78 undergraduate education students reveals that an individual's attitudes towards certain variables associated with teaching change as those individuals gain classroom experience. (LH)

Describes the Process for Remediating Identified Marginal Education Candidates (PRIME Candidates) procedure, which identifies people at risk for successful completion of their preservice teacher education programs or who possess traits associated with rapid attrition in the teaching profession. The model provides a support system to help them in…

Describes a student teacher portfolio designed for use as an interviewing tool. Researchers examined hiring practices to determine what prospective employers wanted to know about teacher competencies, then created appropriate portfolio categories (self-assessment, philosophy of classroom management, special projects and activities, and planning,…