This paper examines how Lesson Study (Lewis, 2002) was used in an elementary mathematics methods course held at a Professional Development School and intended to support pre-service teachers to become reflective practitioners while working alongside clinical faculty. Attention is given to detailing the features of Lesson Study that situates the…

This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. Each of the chapters offers an authentic, documentary account of successful initiatives that break the traditional mold of teacher education. Section…

A field based inservice training program designed to update teaching skills of professionals working with young mainstreamed handicapped children is described. Two programs--Using Skills Effectively and Using Resources Effectively--were conducted in cycles with 73 elementary regular and special education teachers and daycare providers. Class…

The College of Education at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse has initiated a nuclear design for teacher education. The design provides two centers working in cooperation with the College of Education and the cooperating schools. The Education and Resource Center has five components: social studies, English, science, mathematics, and reading.…

Describes "Action Learning" programs which intend to broaden the traditional definition of schooling to include community-based experiences. Discusses the implications of this type of model for teacher education--particularly the in-service aspect. (Author/RK)

Ways of implementing educational innovations produced by research into practice in the schools are considered. It is stated that the most effective tool for accomplishing this is inservice teacher education. The characteristics of an exemplary inservice teacher education program are outlined and discussed. The suggestion is made that teacher…

The Life-Involvement Model (LIM) Project consisted of four major thrusts: a school-based operational program; a university-based, but field-centered, preservice teacher education program; a school-based in-service teacher education program; and curricular and instructional developmental work designed to support the above three operational programs…

This document presents an overview of the Jamesville-DeWitt-Syracuse University Teaching Center. Founded in 1975, the Teaching Center has two major foci--the provision of personalized and individualized field experience for the preservice university student and ongoing inservice teacher staff development. The paper describes the conceptual bases…

A 5-month program conducted in Israel for persons active in early childhood education is described in this report. The program, designed to present an overall view of early childhood education, was tailored to the experience and background of participants. Lectures were devoted to such topics as child psychology, teaching methods, curriculum…

Project CLASS (Coordinated Learning Activities for School Staff) provides a vehicle for local school systems, colleges, and universities to join together in the identification of teacher training and inservice needs and the development and execution of graduate studies and/or staff development programs designed to meet those needs. This document…

This document is written for public school administrators who are interested in establishing in their schools a competency-based, inservice teacher education program. Project CLASS (Coordinated Learning Activities for School Staff) has initiated a series of guidebooks to assist schools in setting up such a program. In this project, an alliance…

The Continuous Professional Development Program (CPDP) is a consortium of educators from Auburn University, ten public school districts, and the Alabama State Department of Education. The purpose of the CPDP is to work cooperatively toward the improvement of teacher education at both the pre-service and in-service levels. The agencies in the…

A University of Georgia program developed by several departments and programs offers a fieldwork program in archaeology and American Indian history and culture to elementary and secondary school teachers. Teachers developed their own instructional materials for home classroom use. Workshops incorporated principles of adult and experiential…

The final report for Cycle 5 of the Alaska Rural Teacher Training Corps (ARTTC) consists of retrospective observations on the program over the period May 1970 through August 1972. The preparation of the report consists of the observations and assessments of the project director. Contents of the report include a project description, program…

This document presents an overview of the objectives, organization, and modes of university participation in the Fort Worth, Texas, Teacher Center. The Center was initiated with four objectives in mind: (1) to improve both participating schools and the education of teachers through field-oriented experiences; (2) to develop a viable educational…