Discusses the role of the college supervisor in the student teacher segment of teacher education programs and stresses the need for and importance of the position and the necessity to make it more professional. (MB)

Recounts the history of the Association of Teacher Educators. (RT)

Since student teaching experience may shape greatly the prospective teacher's teaching attitude and confidence, the author raises questions about improved systems of evaluating and matching supervising teacher and student teacher on factors such as personality, attitude, background, and educational ideas. (EA)

This filmstrip-audiotape package on student teacher supervision has two versions--a teacher version and a student version. The same filmstrip is used for each version with a different narration. The package also includes a written script for each version. The teacher version of the narration points out the need for flexibility in supervising…

Operation CITE (Cooperative Investment in Teacher Education) provided student teachers with a closer and more informal type of supervision, while at the same time furnishing their critic teachers with consultant services to deal with their unique instructional and curricular problems. A classroom teacher was designated by the school administration…

The effectiveness of college supervisors in the student teaching experience is questioned. (JD)

Discussed in this article are the theoretical advantages and possible limitations of two recent trends in teacher education--internships and microteaching. Topics considered include the values of internship, supervision and analysis, and the overemphasis on technique. (EB)

Examines the rules of practice, practical principles, and images of teaching students that teachers constructed under the supervision of inservice teachers. Reports on the student teachers' seminar assessment as an opportunity for constructing practical knowledge about teaching. (Contains 16 references.) (YDS)

This paper presents a literature review relating to the instructional supervision of student teachers and a description of a study relating to student teacher supervision. Data from the review and study, which involved the observation of 14 student teaching experiences, indicate that student teaching is the most important aspect of preservice…

Central Minnesota Teacher Education Council (CMTEC) Centers are public school districts under contract with CMTEC who designate "cluster buildings" that serve a minimum of 10 student teachers per quarter each. In all CMTEC Centers, emphasis is placed on providing opportunities for student teachers to teach under guidance in both major and minor…

This document describes changes in the traditional methods of supervising student teachers. These changes are based on curricular innovations in schools and universities and the reallocation of currently available resources. Major changes include the employment of a Coordinator of Education Field Experiences whose primary responsibility lies in…

The Student Teaching Department of Eastern Illinois University developed a survey instrument in 1972 to assess attitudes of public school cooperating personnel regarding supervision of student teachers. Survey data consisted of 755 responses from school principals, district administrators, area supervisors, and classroom teachers. Results…

A report on the sorry state of practice teaching'' in India today, with suggestions for improvement. (Author/SP)

EPISODE TEACHING IS THE PRACTICE OF INITIATING STUDENT TEACHERS INTO TEACHING THROUGH THEIR OWN PERFORMANCE OF THE TEACHING ACT AS COPROFESSIONALS RATHER THAN AS DEPENDENTS. AN EPISODE IS DEFINED AS A SELF-CONTAINED EVENT, NOT PART OF AN ONGOING PROGRAM, BUT APPROPRIATE TO THE AGE LEVEL AND GENERAL INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN IN QUESTION. THE STUDENT…