Graduate programs designed to prepare students for college teaching are a relatively new phenomenon, and little is known about their impact. However, enough is known to issue two challenges to traditional forms of graduate preparation: (1) all prospective college teachers should have access to such a program; and (2) all departments offering…

Syllabi, lesson plans, and activities are offered from courses designed to improve the preparation of doctoral candidates bound for college teaching careers. The three graduate-level courses include: (1) Course Design Decisions, which covers evaluating teaching and learning styles, designing syllabi and examinations, selecting textbooks,…

A survey of 500 higher education institutions to identify available instructional materials in basic teaching skills relevant to university instructors resulted in a listing of producers and their products. The major focus of the study was on practical materials rather than theoretical, and teaching skills and educational issues of particular…

Classroom visits by principals were found to be successful in helping some teachers maintain the use of skills learned in an in-service teacher training program. (Editor/MM)

The effectiveness of a teaching skills program for residents at Louisiana State University Medical Center was evaluated among 22 residents in obstetrics and gynecology, medicine, and family medicine who were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. There was greater increase in the scores of the experimental than the control groups.…

Defies the assumption that laboratory teaching skills are gained by preservice secondary science education majors through their undergraduate science programs, and presents expertise areas which every teacher should possess. Outlines activities for each skill which can become part of a methods course under the direction of science educators. (DH)

A workshop is described that presents faculty members in pathology with basic information about the adult learning process, how adult learning may be enhanced, and how physicians can improve their teaching skills. The workshop is seen as a practical format for teaching learning theory and teaching skills. (Author/MLW)

Analysis of 15 young children with autism and their mothers as they proceeded through a program of skill training and family support found that behavior problems were significantly reduced and teaching skills were significantly improved over the course of training. The difficulty of the task was related to behavior problems and teaching skills.…

This article, the third in a series of articles from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) sport structures, explains how the following two scenarios relate to Domain 4 Standards: (1) two adolescent boys have different baseball throwing skill levels, even though they have been on the same team for the past four years;…

Community colleges have played a key role in connecting high school tech prep, industry training, and baccalaureate education. As an institution of higher education known for its adaptability and willingness to provide customized training, the community college has been influenced by industry and federal policy (e.g., Workforce Investment Act…

This report offers materials from a project proposing a conceptual framework for teacher preparation for clothing program instruction. The project reflects contemporary and future concerns of individuals and families as well as the state of the art of clothing and textiles. The data collection procedures are described as well as questions that…

An inservice teacher education learning module is described which focuses on skill building in organizing independent learning in intermediate level classrooms. Content of the minicourse emphasizes acquiring information and practicing skills of helping pupils understand independent work, solve problems, and accept delayed teacher response, and of…

The teacher inservice learning module described here is intended to build skills, provide information, encourage attitude changes, and increase the understanding of teachers in regard to behavior modification and classroom management. Behavior analysis is focused as a desired skill, and practical techniques of behavior modification are included.…

This document represents a continuation of efforts partially reported in UNIVERSITIES AND TEACHER EDUCATION CENTERS IN FLORIDA. The present (1979) report presupposes the reader's familiarity with the contents of that previous document, and attempts to add to the picture of universities and TEC's by updating developments through the 1978-79 service…

This report describes a model for staff development of an elementary school drug education pilot program designed to help children develop positive self-concepts and skills for decision making. The objectives of the staff development model are to help teachers, (a) assess their own needs and strengths, (b) plan and practice classroom activities in…