The program focuses on the interaction among roles, aptitudes, and instructional functions of teachers. The goals of the program are to 1) train pre- and inservice teachers to work in instructional teams, 2) improve pupil achievement, 3) involve the local community in all phases of team activity, 4) develop a curriculum to train teachers to work…

The context for this investigation was an undergraduate literacy methods course taught by Cindy, the first author of this manuscript. A central course goal was to prepare pre-service teachers to provide effective literacy instruction for children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The focus of this study was an examination of the…

A program in which college supervisors, cooperating teachers, and education students cooperate and work as a team is described. (JD)

Compared two models of student teaching (traditional versus peer teaching in which two student teachers worked with one cooperating teacher). Case study data indicated that while peer teaching involved some trade-offs, it had a positive impact on children and offered such advantages to student teachers as increased support, ongoing conversation…

Explains how four women teacher educators determined changes to make when co-teaching a secondary education course emphasizing interdisciplinary curriculum. They designed the model to guide students into identifying themselves as educators rather than purely content area specialists. The article narrates their experiences crossing disciplines,…

This manuscript describes the efforts of several instructors who incorporated videoconferencing in their teacher education courses at two large universities in the southeastern United States. Professors preparing teachers to teach elementary and middle school examined their interactive videoconference experiences linking preservice teachers with…

The Individualized Secondary Teacher Education Program (I-STEP) is a preservice education program with little formal course work. Students schedule lectures or discussions by request, and behavioral objectives have been written to embrace all of the teaching concepts and skills required for initial certification. These objectives have been…

Instructional consultation is a school intervention strategy designed to improve the decision-making and performance capabilities of teachers and to modify the traditional colleague network in schools. The strategy is organized around four interrelated stages: entry, systematic observation, feedback, and training. This paper describes the…

Discusses how language teacher trainees can be brought to appreciate the need for understanding language learning theories and for integrating those theories into classroom practice. Suggests that this can be done by a fully integrated curriculum involving a team teaching approach so that theory is seen to arise out of practice. (SED)

Collaborative practices of library media specialists and teachers as set forth in "Information Power" and implemented by the Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education (ILILE) are the focus of this article. Much has been written about collaboration in the past and much is still to be learned. "Information Power" tells everyone that…

Regular educators need to develop skills to work collaboratively with specialists in meeting the special needs of young children in the mainstreamed classroom. These skills include: (1) developing a common knowledge base; (2) using effective interpersonal strategies; (3) using a problem solving approach related to individual and classroom…

The teachers of the future will be members of a team, with preparation beginning at the teacher aide level, then to part-time employment with teaching teams, then preservice education and inservice continuing education. (MB)

Presented is a brief outline of a team teaching project for a history of mathematics course directed toward preservice mathematics teachers. A main advantage cited is a distributed workload that engages the cooperation and support of the entire faculty. (JJK)

The role of the Teacher Corps team leader involves not only the training and supervision of corpsmen, but also the facilitation of community involvement and intrateam relations. During the preservice program, the team leader helps to plan the program, initiate the corpsmen, lay the groundwork in the community and local school district, and provide…

Available models apparently do influence childrens' behavior. Because of this, it is important for teachers to consider the philosophical, psychological, and sociological ramifications of their teaching behavior and their organization of the curriculum and learning environment. Teaching behavior hinges closely on the learning environment. In this…