Every time music educators gather, whether at a national conference or at a local coffee shop, professional development can occur. The common denominator is always communication of ideas and experiences that result in some sort of learning--generally among all parties involved. As such, all school districts should invest in high-quality and…

Teacher educators have suggested that mentoring has the potential to help novices learn to teach in reform-minded ways. This suggestion implies a change in the nature of mentor-novice relationships as conceptualized in the existing literature and an understanding of the complexities of mentoring relationships. Based on critical constructivist and…

Differentiates the scholarship of teaching from other related constructs, and applies three perspectives on the meaning and development of expertise to teaching and the scholarship of teaching. (EV)

THE STATUS OF TEACHERS' VOWEL PHONICS COMPETENCIES SINCE THE PERIOD 1957-58, THE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE OF VOWEL PHONICS GENERALIZATIONS, AND TEACHERS' UNDERSTANDING OF THESE GENERALIZATIONS WERE INVESTIGATED. THE ARRON VOWEL PHONICS TEST WAS ADMINISTERED TO 198 GRADUATE STUDENTS AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS, OREGON,…

The purpose of this paper is to examine what is known, and not known, about competencies for the clinical supervisor--sources and methodologies for identifying competencies, competency statements and their formulation, and the issues and problems being encountered and investigated. (Author/RK)

Discusses the basis of this volume, a survey of a panel of experts on the important components and unresolved issues in the scholarship of teaching. Also provides an overview of the volume's subsequent chapters. Includes the survey and an analysis of responses. (EV)

Professional learning is a social enterprise where peers rely on the expertise and support of one another to adopt innovative practices. Reciprocal interactions in a community of practice, where teachers take responsibility for each other's learning and development, may provide an effective means of supporting situated professional learning. We…

Quality professional development is fundamental to effective teaching and higher student achievement in all classrooms at all grade levels. Administrators and instructional staff must possess solid, up-to-date academic and professional skills in order to maintain high performance schools. To ensure the acquisition of these skills, the Kentucky…

Basic tips on techniques especially helpful to new teachers are listed. (MJL)

The authors discuss the need for improvement of teaching at the college level and present a study in which they videotaped college instructors as a means of feedback and improvement of instructional techniques. (HMD)

Techniques to improve teacher performance are shared. (MLF)

The student's responsibility is to be interested, the teacher's is not to block interest. (Editor)

A tool to assess teaching competence includes questions on Social Sciences, Analysis of Classroom Needs, Program Design, Methods to Teach, and Methods to Evaluate. (JB)

Examines ways in which a teacher appointed as professional tutor can support school staff development activities. Identifies tutor task areas and discusses experiences gained in a pilot project concerned with the role of tutors. Suggests situations in which professional tutors can successfully take on staff development activities. (Author/MK)

Cook School District is a Web-based simulation designed to allow teacher candidates an opportunity to explore connections between their actions as teachers and the learning and engagement of simulated students. The simulation provides a setting in which to practice the processes inherent in teacher work sample methodology (TWSM). The outcomes of…