It is the responsibility of educator preparation programs (EPPs) to develop well-rounded teachers who are capable of integrating technology into their instruction. Most EPPs include instruction in pedagogy, content, and technology as well as a formal field experience; however, there is a gap between the theory learned in courses and application of…

Questioning techniques have historically been considered the measurement by which teachers challenge and gauge student learning. Much has been said about questioning strategies used by teachers; yet little is known about the strategies used by pre-service teachers, especially those that are working with English language learners. This study…

Questioning techniques have historically been considered the measurement by which teachers challenge and gauge student learning. Much has been said about questioning strategies used by teachers; yet little is known about the strategies used by pre-service teachers, especially those that are working with English language learners. This study…

Forty-two university students enrolled in an elementary school language arts methods course were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: (1) regular instruction supplemented by micro-teaching technique and videotape, (2) regular instruction supplemented by classroom observation in the public schools, and (3) regular instruction…

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Examines elementary literature instruction in Stanford University's Teacher Assessment Project (TAP). TAP candidates carried out exercises assessing their classroom instructional abilities. A study used data from the exercises to discuss best practice in teaching literature, noting that certain exercises were amenable to professional growth and…

Introducing teacher education students to the use of information technologies for literacy instruction, this book presents a series of conceptual frameworks for thinking about how technology can support instruction--frameworks that will help teachers effectively integrate technology into their own teaching. The book also relates different ways of…

A specific scheme is provided for the teacher trainee, the experienced teacher, and the supervisor to assist in organizing and evaluating multicomponent English lessons. Based on the premise that effective instructional moves must be pre-structured and time sequences left flexible, 12 specific lesson/teaching strategies are offered to extend the…

This paper describes a methods course block that combines several basic education courses and provides gradual increases in student teaching time. The course contains the methods instruction for music, science, language arts/reading, social studies, and physical education. The class meets on campus for instruction three to four weeks at the…

This bibliography of references used in the preparation of the nine Office of Education-funded model teacher education programs (ED 025 456-7, ED 025 490, ED 025 491-2, ED 025 495; ED 026 301-2, ED 026 305-31, ED 027 283, ED 027 284, ED 027 285-7, and SP 002 907) contains 1,372 entries published between 1916 and the present. Entries are divided…