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Ganser, Tom; Koskela, Ruth – 1996
This paper looks at six mentoring programs in Wisconsin for beginning teachers. Four of the programs (Beloit, Kenosha, Plattesville, and West Allis-West Milwaukee) are district programs in which teachers assume mentoring responsibilities in addition to teaching. In the Milwaukee School District program, veteran teachers serve as full-time mentors,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1997
The Standards and Assessment Work Group in Wisconsin developed an assessment framework for performance based teacher licensure. They determined assessment criteria, measurement categories, and contexts for assessing readiness for teaching. The License and Career Stages Work Group devised a licensure system to further enhance the quality of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Apps, Jerry – 1996
This book documents the history of one-room schools in Wisconsin and presents the author's experiences in a one-room school during the 1940s, as well as the experiences of former teachers and students throughout the state. The first chapter reminisces about the 8 years that the author spent in a one-room school near West Rose, Wisconsin, recalling…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Experience, Educational History, Educational Practices
Manke, Mary Phillips – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Three retired teachers reflect on their teaching careers, which began in one-room schools in Wisconsin, and discuss their reactions to changes involving the educational level and credentials of teachers, curriculum and technology, teacher expectations of students, and community expectations of teachers. Their positive attitudes challenge…
Descriptors: Careers, Community Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change
Christenson, Howard B. – 1986
This book describes the experiences of 26 retired rural school teachers from western Wisconsin. The book was inspired by the community solidarity of the Cloverdale Community Club (Wisconsin) in maintaining the old Cloverdale School building. Cloverdale School was a typical one-room rural school, built in 1857 and closed by the consolidation…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education