This article uses activity theory to consider how teacher learning and development occurs. It aims to show that imitation and orienting activity, both of which make use of the analysis of actions into means and goals, can help explain how a group of Malaysian mathematics and science teachers learned to use the language-teaching practice of tasks…

Project SUCCESS sought to recruit, train, and support paraprofessionals and mid-career adults in high-need teaching fields (math, science, special education, bilingual) in transitioning to teach in high-need schools. A 27-minute video was produced to supplement reporting of project evaluation outcomes. This paper highlights procedures and…

Although video cases are increasingly being used in teacher education as a means of situating learning and developing habits of reflection, there has been little evidence of the outcomes of such use. This study investigates the effects of using a coherent video-case curriculum in a university mathematics methods course by addressing two issues:…

This 66-item bibliography on microteaching and the technical skills of teaching includes published and mimeographed materials, doctoral dissertations, and three films developed at the Stanford School of Education and Center for Research and Development in Teaching from 1963 through May 1969. Technical skills are defined as covering particular…

Describes the training of lecturers at Nottingham University (England) using microteaching techniques. Includes objectives, course description, task analysis, negative and positive factors, and evaluation. (LS)