As researchers and teachers, we have particular beliefs about the world and how it works, and about classrooms and how they work. Borg notes that "beliefs colour memories with their evaluation and judgment, and serve to frame our understanding of events" (Borg, 2001, p. 187). When already qualified teachers, in a TESOL graduate program,…

In "Redesigning Supervision", active professionals in teacher education and professional development share research-based, alternative models for restructuring the way pre-service teachers are supervised. The authors examine the methods currently used and discuss how teacher educators have striven to change or renew these procedures. They then…

A supervising social studies teacher tells how to plan for a student teacher before and after he/she arrives. Basic expectations, philosophy of education, and likes and dislikes concerning student teachers are described. Also discussed are major points made in conferences with student teachers and a discipline plan. (RM)

The growth of an academic area can be measured by the growth of its literature. It is a natural corollary that the demand for excellence in education engenders a demand for literature. Due to the increased importance of student teaching as a final step in the preparation of future music teachers, it is timely to assemble as much bibliographic…

This publication is a practical manual to guide the joint efforts of the student teaching triad--student teacher, cooperating teacher, and university supervisor. The manual is divided into three parts. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 give an overview of Mansfield University's teacher education and student teaching programs, including a description of…

This is the fourth in a series of four books presenting a variety of field experience program models and philosophies that drive the programs provided to preservice teachers during their undergraduate teacher preparation. This book focuses on critical issues facing teaching education in the future, in particular field experiences. Major themes…

This is the second in a series of four books presenting a variety of field experience program models and philosophies that drive the programs provided to preservice teachers during their undergraduate teacher preparation. This publication addresses the operational aspects of a successfully functioning field experience program and office. The…

This is the third in a series of four books presenting a variety of field experience program models and philosophies that drive the programs provided to preservice teachers during their undergraduate teacher preparation. This publication explores the internal workings of the relationships and events that have an impact on all the persons involved…