Educator outlines a program designed to build up a corps of dedicated professionals who not only can teach but also are able to fill the role of supervising teachers. (Author/RK)

The director of teacher education organizes and supervises the student teaching program; organizes and supervises new-teacher workshops and appropriate staff development activities for all personnel; and acts as liaison between the Fort Worth Independent School District and teacher education institutions. (Author/CB)

Describes a two part technical teacher internship program which provides teacher preparation with live laboratories. Technical Education is abimonthly supplement to IAVE. (GR)

Of 224 business teacher respondents, 53 percent would still choose teaching if the teacher education program was 5 years and ended with a bachelor's degree; 88 percent would if the result was a master's; and 88 percent would if an internship was offered. The major benefit identified was increased field experience. (SK)

Describes the Kansas Internship Program to increase the likelihood of success for beginning teachers. Based on program implementation research, this article offers suggestions for conducting a successful internship program and discusses relevant factors that might influence assessment, such as gender, age, and racial differences. (10 references)…

In 1989, the Texas Alliance for Science, Technology, and Mathematics Education began placing teachers at industry sites as part of its Texas Teacher Internship Program (TTIP). TTIP is a competitive program for science, technology, and mathematics teachers who serve as summer interns at industry and university sites in order to experience…

The Program for Alternative Careers in Education of Lehman College (New York) is described. Since its beginning in February 1973, it has functioned to prepare undergraduate college juniors and seniors for careers as educators in the widest possible variety of educational institutions, including public and private human service institutions, social…

This proposal for a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program to be instituted at Texas A&M University includes a general statement about the program; description of the MAT degree; justification of the need for an MAT Program at Texas A&M University; an outline of the two program options (either noncertified personnel may become certified or…

This report reviews the new teacher center legislation, points out problems the existing centers have encountered, examines how the centers can meet many educational needs, discusses the relation of teacher centers to preservice and internship programs, and outlines how a teacher center could be set up. It is emphasized that the legislation can be…

Attempting to develop an instructional program for preservice teacher trainees emphasizing students, learning, and performance skills, Prairie View A & M University establshed an inter-agency task force representing the School of Education, local school districts, and the Texas Education Agency. Based on the findings and suggestions of the…

This report describes the development of an inner-city college-community teacher education program designed at Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles. Originally the program recruited and trained as Spanish teachers Cuban refugee professionals who expressed an interest in teaching. The program developed further after California approved…

Describes a program aimed at helping to alleviate the problems of high turnover of science teachers in inner city schools and of high unemployment of scientists and engineers by establishing an intern program to credential people with science related background. (SLH)

This article outlines possible internship programs that prospective teachers could engage in before taking any college teaching courses. (JD)

An internship/residency model of teacher education was developed by the California Consortium on the Beginning Years of Teaching. A successful initiation of the model and problems that prevented implementation elsewhere are described. (DF)