Study compared the effects of classroom management instruction emphasizing technical skills versus instruction emphasizing reflective and constructive processes on 67 preservice teachers' reasoning and problem solving. Participants receiving reflective instruction used strategies more often to solve problems, provided more reasons for decisions,…

Describes a Danish program designed to provide future teachers with practical knowledge about information technology and the ability to assess the impact on schools and society. Discusses promoting the use of computers across the curriculum, Operation SKINFO (School in Information Society), video broadcasts, and problems that were encountered in…

Reports on a study of 128 first-year teachers. The data suggest that beginning teachers are selective in whom they ask for help. Most sought help from experienced teachers they perceived as friendly or caring, whether they were mentors or not. (SM)

Preservice teachers' written case analyses were examined to determine how students reasoned about four dilemmas. Examination of the analyses suggested that the developmental nature of learning to teach was reflected in students' analyses of events embedded in cases. The case method provided opportunities to further encourage development of…

The Mississippi State Department of Education is conducting statewide technological upgrading of schools to allow for extensive student involvement. Teachers need professional development in this area, since they must be proficient in teaching problem-solving techniques and assessing student achievement using computer technology. One of the…

This collection of papers presents a variety of field-tested examples that use problem-based learning (PBL) for teacher education in many professional development settings. It describes PBL activities for preservice, novice, and experienced educators at all levels. The eight chapters describe teacher educators' experiences using PBL in their…

This paper details one young woman's journey in a 16-week mathematics content course for pre-service teachers. It analyzes her initial efforts at problem solving in groups, and her ability to see and recall explicitly connections that were inherent in the instructor's conceptions of the problems. Using her writing during the course, the paper…

Teaching is a complex, ongoing endeavor that involves a myriad of decisions. NCTM's Sixty-Sixth Yearbook is organized around three aspects of teaching: foundations for teaching, the enactment of teaching, and the support of teaching nurtured in preservice education and strengthened throughout a teacher's career. The accompanying professional…

Teaching is a complex, ongoing endeavor that involves a myriad of decisions. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM's) Sixty-Sixth Yearbook is organized around three aspects of teaching: foundations for teaching, the enactment of teaching, and the support of teaching nurtured in preservice education and strengthened throughout a…