Building a stronger teacher workforce requires the thoughtful orchestration of multiple processes working together in a human capital system. This white paper presents a framework that can be used to take stock of current efforts to enhance the teacher workforce in school districts or educational organizations, as well as their underlying theories…

OF 26 FULL-TIME MEMBERS AT COLUMBUS COLLEGE, 19 VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATED IN A STUDY OF A SELF-EVALUATION PROCEDURE. USING A 7-POINT SCALE, EACH PARTICIPANT RATED HIMSELF ON (1) SPEAKING VOICE, (2) MANNERISMS, (3) KNOWLEDGE OF SUBJECT, (4) HIS ENTHUSIASM, (5) CLASS ENTHUSIASM, (6) DIGRESSIONS, (7) ORGANIZATION AND PREPARATION, (8) USE OF ANALOGIES,…

Reports on a study of the effects of competency-based self- analysis of videotaped rehearsals by inservice music teachers. Examines the patterns of task presentation, student response, and immediate teacher feedback. Finds that research-based teaching techniques significantly increased teacher use of complete sequential patterns. (CFR)

Describes POET (Principles of Educating Teachers), an ongoing statewide effort to improve the quality of Georgia's preservice teacher education in middle school mathematics and science. Explores POET's goals, foundations, processes, and activities and notes what POET staff have learned about statewide teacher education reform. (SM)