Radio telemetry data available via the internet are used to facilitate long-term inquiry projects. Through these projects, students gain a deeper understanding of scientific inquiry and the nature of science, while developing their own questions and procedures and carrying out those procedures before sharing their findings with peers. (Contains 1…

A syllabus for teacher training in FLES (foreign languages in the elementary school) methodology based on language teaching theory and research findings, current practice, and a survey of university faculty is presented and discussed. The syllabus was designed for implementation at Ohio State University. First, a literature review and an analysis…

This article describes how to assemble inquiry-oriented, materials-centered, multimedia unit packages to be prepared by elementary education students for use in student teaching. (PD)

suggests a preliminary model for evaluating teaching procedures, involving cost effectiveness, teaching formats, and significant variables in teaching. Included is a summary of suggested patterns for physics teachings. (CC)

To equip new faculty members with all the necessary tools to begin their careers as highly effective and productive college teachers, formal training in pedagogy was made available for all graduate teaching assistants at Texas A&M University. Twenty-five graduate level instructors in college and public school settings or who expressed interest…

In an evaluation of the undergraduate education sequence conducted during the spring 1973 semester, data were obtained by means of a six-page questionnaire sent to a sample of 800 teachers who had graduated from Lehman College since 1968 and who were teaching in public schools located in the New York City area. The survey instrument provided for…

This paper describes an undergraduate English methods course for secondary education. The required texts are listed along with long term assignments. A section on each of the following subjects to be covered in the course contains model questions to be asked of the students, sources for the answers, and writing and other assignments: a) English…

This paper describes a course in the teaching of English as a second language (TESL) at McGill University to give graduating students insights into the problems classroom teachers encounter when working with children from multi-lingual backgrounds and to orient them to some of the techniques and procedures of teaching English as a second language.…

This article comments on Gilbert A. Jarvis'"Teacher Education Goals: They're Tearing Up the Street Where I Was Born" in the December 1972 issue of "Foreign Language Annals." Remarks concerning teacher education, methods courses, teaching strategies, the audiolingual method of language instruction, and the Modern Language Association "Guidelines"…

This paper describes the evolution of a model for expanded teacher education initiated by the Minnesota School Science and Mathematics Teaching Project (MINNEMAST) and later developed as an experimental college-school project (called Project Interface) within the Division of Elementary Education at the University of Minnesota. The report details a…

This document presents an annotated list of video tapes available from the Video Tape Project of Carleton College. The tapes were produced for use by teacher educators. Many of the tapes involve new content and methodology. They feature unrehearsed classroom activity, not model teacher performance, and are not complemented with commentaries. The…

This third annual publication contains ten articles written by college instructors who teach elementary science methods courses. Subjects considered include contract teaching, classroom techniques for isolating and culturing molds, science interests in the intermediate grades, a proposed program of science education for the elementary teacher,…

A study compared the effects of presenting a general humanistic methods program using two different time schedules. It tested the hypothesis that these different time arrangements would not affect the prospective teacher's perceptions of his a) classroom practices, b) relationship with his students, c) reactions to classroom situations, or d)…

Indiana University's Mathematics-Methods Program, which integrates mathematics content and methods courses for elementary school education majors, is described in this newsletter. The organization of pilot classes is detailed, the mathematics topics for the first semester are listed, and activities of the education students at a participating…