Describes the knowledge base of a group of science teachers as related to the structure, function, and development of their disciplines and their understanding of the nature of science. Twenty teachers participated in this study and their knowledge base was found lacking in all respects. The assumption was that teacher preparation programs are not…

The data received from a survey conducted in six Georgia school districts, partners in the Georgia Systemic Teacher Education Program (GSTEP) is examined and used to help create support and professional development for new teachers. The building of collaborative structures that offer new teachers the chance to interact with more experienced…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of graduates of the teacher education programs of Tennessee Technological University toward the teaching profession and the program they completed at the university. The study focused on the differences in attitudes between: (1) graduates who completed their degrees in 1973, 1978, 1983,…

An inservice teacher education program is described, the objective of the course being to teach users to design curricula in such a way that individualized instruction can be efficiently and effectively achieved. The structured-curriculum model is presented and is the basis of the approach. Inservice topics specifically focus on skill building in…

This report examines the second phase of a longitudinal impact study of the Sixth Cycle Teacher Corps. Phase 1 focused on the relationship of intern background and Teacher Corps Program characteristics to intern exit characteristics. Its goals were to: (a) contrast teacher performance and pupil gains of graduates with those of control group…

This book was designed to be read by new teachers. The first section is devoted to a description of the Montgomery County Public Schools' new teacher orientation program, a program based on a self-improvement strategy. The program description places the emphasis on microteaching; there are weekly group meetings with a leader, but as time…

Presents observations of how a particular teacher education program, the Open Education Alternative Program at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, incorporates the acquisition of teaching skills into the "reflective" practice of these skills. (BB)

Reports a research project on a Teaching Assistant (TA) training program. Indicates that the TAs and their students have many of the same expectations of what a college classroom should be. Engages TAs in classroom research to show them how to teach. (JK)

Inservice courses based on commonality of skills, and using management science, are an effective way to meet the present needs for and difficulties with inservice teacher education in Ireland. Examples of modules based on management science are included. (Author/CB)

Close collaboration between professional educators in the interests of students must be supported and maintained if an equitable environment is to be created in schools. This paper describes a novel approach to the preparation of science and special education teachers in constructing curricula for science classrooms that include students with…

Principals and teachers in a Utah school district rated the quality of new teachers compared to experienced teachers and determined areas of strength and weakness reflected from a teacher training program. Concluded that teacher training institutions in this area are providing training for new teachers consistent with current needs. (Author/JAC)

In response to PL 94-142, Northern Illinois University has developed a new concentration in its Elementary Education program--a minor in mainstreaming. The program is described and some evaluative data provided. One of seven descriptions in this issue of Dean's Grant programs for preservice training in PL 94-142. (SJL)

In order for schools of teacher education to prepare teachers as creative curriculum planners, students must be taught in situations that encourage creativity, and they must experience models of creative teaching. Several direct strategies for fostering creativity in the teacher education curriculum are outlined. (IAH)

A survey of 484 teachers of hearing-impaired adolescents identified 18 competencies considered essential for teaching adolescent students. For 15 of the 18 competencies, teachers indicated that there was a significant difference between the importance of the competency and the degree of training that they had received in the area. (Author/JDD)

This paper describes the infusion of technology training into a university's special education program for intern teachers. As the teachers participate in their core classes they have the opportunity to immediately consider and plan for incorporating technology into their teaching to assist their special needs students. Through their class…