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Parsons, James B. – 1980
The collaborative innovation described in this paper, the use of cooperating teachers in instructing methods courses, is an integral part of a thorough revision of the student teaching program in secondary social studies at the University of Alberta. This innovation was the response to multiple problems with the student teaching program.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperating Teachers, Educational Innovation, Higher Education
Alessia, Mary; Owens, Kathleen – 1983
This handbook offers guidelines for the university supervisor, methods instructor, and cooperating teacher in providing a productive clinical experience for elementary school education majors at Lewis University (Illinois). Procedures and responsibilities of each of the triad's members are outlined. General guidelines are presented on elements…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Education Majors, Elementary School Teachers, Field Experience Programs
Alessia, Mary; Owens, Kathleen – 1983
This handbook offers guidelines for the university supervisor, methods instructor, and cooperating teacher in providing a productive clinical experience for secondary school education majors at Lewis University (Illinois). General guidelines are presented on elements that pertain to all clinical experiences, such as classroom observation; planning…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Education Majors, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Breiter, Joan M. – Southern Social Studies Quarterly, 1988
Surveys the content of 13 elementary social studies methods texts published between 1981 and 1988. Disregarding quality or length of coverage, Breiter identifies common topics in social studies methods texts as well as social/controversial issues and skills coverage. Suggests how this information might be used in text selection or course renewal…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Education, Higher Education, Methods Courses
Download full textMonroe, Eula Ewing – 1984
This paper reviews some of the basic issues and concerns which are reflected in the literature and which either directly or indirectly influenced the development of a syllabus for a mathematics methods course for preservice elementary teachers. These issues include: (1) What should be the content in mathematics for elementary school children? (2)…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Mathematics
Beldin, H.O. – 1968
Many classroom teachers are not teaching children to read at proper levels because they lack skill administering diagnostic tests and need practice interpreting children's reading behavior during testing. The text-lecture approach may be adequate for imparting information about diagnostic procedures, but it is not adequate for developing skill in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Developmental Reading, Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests
Worth, Joan, Ed. – 1988
This publication, designed to help teacher educators profit from the experience and wisdom of colleagues, brings together articles from "The Arithmetic Teacher" on preservice elementary school mathematics teacher education. This collection of articles has two specific purposes. One is to serve as a reminder of the broader issues and concerns that…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education
MACKEY, WILLIAM F. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE OBSERVATION, PRACTICE, AND CRITICISM PHASES OF PRACTICE TEACHING IN THE LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM, AND TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROPER USE OF VIDEOTAPE IN THE MORE EFFICIENT AND LESS TIME-CONSUMING PERFORMANCE OF THESE ACTIVITIES. AFTER PINPOINTING THE PROBLEM OF…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Language Teachers, Lesson Observation Criteria, Methods Courses
Loving, Cathleen – 1989
Many believe that whether teachers teach students to "do" science, teach about science, or teach about technology instead, science teachers should be as culturally literate about science as possible. Also, it is believed that a philosophy of science course which uses history of science, some normative epistemologies, practical examples, and…
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Research, Epistemology, Higher Education
Dossey, John A., Ed. – 1980
The major objective of this conference was the continuation of the exchange of information on the improvement of pre-service and inservice methods courses and other program offerings in mathematics education. Topics highlighted included the effects of state mandated programs for teacher preparation, the growing shortage of qualified mathematics…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Curriculum Development, Discussion Groups, Educational Research
Mueller, Klaus A. – 1970
The teacher training program for teaching assistants (TA's) in the German department at the University of California at Berkeley is described in this paper. Problems common to both university and department are examined. The training program at the university is outlined in several areas including: (1) use of demonstration films, (2) class visits,…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Departments, German, Graduate Students
Roberts, David H. – 1988
To improve the teaching of writing in public schools, pre-service teachers should be trained in the theories and practice of composition and rhetoric through new courses in rhetoric, regardless of the teacher's subject area. Although the academic discipline of composition studies is now established, many public school teachers are not familiar…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Education Courses, Educational Change
Rafferty, Cathleen D. – 1994
This presentation describes the use of portfolio assessment in a teacher education course "Teaching Reading in the Content Areas," which is required for secondary certification. Portfolio assessment provides students with opportunities to determine which skills are most congruent with their respective areas. The main body of this paper…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Burton, Dwight L., Ed. – 1963
Thirteen addresses from the 1963 Conference on English Education deal with problems faced by educators responsible for preparing prospective teachers of English. A brief introduction in which Dwight L. Burton affirms that teacher education is a sound blend of liberal arts and professional education precedes Robert C. Pooley's discussion of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, English Curriculum
Chastain, Kenneth – 1977
This guide for the foreign language methods course is organized in the form of answers to seven questions that the methods teacher might ask about available resources. The first part is an annotated list of texts covering theory, techniques, testing, linguistics and individualized instruction. The second section considers the role of the basic…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Demonstrations (Educational), Educational Resources
