Background/Context: Many elementary teacher education programs seek to prepare candidates to enact ambitious mathematics instruction that supports students in engaging in rigorous, conceptually rich mathematics tasks. Extant literature suggests that preparedness to engage in ambitious elementary mathematics instruction is multifaceted and includes…

Researchers, using qualitative methodology, investigated whether an extended model for organizing fieldwork could potentially elevate the skills, knowledge, and dispositions of Elementary (prek-6) teacher candidates in this study. Questionnaires, focus group interviews, and observations from the pre-service and veteran teachers provided data on…

With the teacher concerns theory (Fuller, 1969) as a theoretical framework, this study has set out to examine how physical education teacher candidates perceive their implementation of the Personal and Social Responsibility Model (Hellison, 2003) and how they actually implement it during field experience. Five teacher candidates (three female, two…

Elementary education faculty at this university embedded a Teacher Work Sample (TWS) performance-based assessment into the student teaching experience to assess candidates' ability to impact student learning as required by recent accreditation reforms. The authors conducted an internal evaluation of the TWS for the purposes of strengthening not…

This followup study investigates the effects of a teacher center program on North Texas State University elementary education graduates after one year of teaching. Subjects were 55 teachers in inner-city schools and middle-class schools. Three instruments, the Directed Imagination Test, One Word Sentence Completion Test, and the Self Report…

The Chandler Outreach Project, developed by Arizona State University, represents a clinical teaching center concept where efforts are being made to combine curriculum development, operational research on instruction, and teacher preparation in a center setting for students in teaching. Thirty-six junior year elementary education students use four…

This paper describes a preservice elementary education program that incorporated more time spent at school sites. The program consisted of three consecutive semesters of courses combined with fieldwork. The first semester included a methods course, a reading class, and a children's literature class. Additional time was spent in the field observing…

This article describes a preservice physical education (PETE) program which includes 10 supervised field/clinical teaching experiences (pedagogical laboratories). Eight of the experiences occur before student teaching. A table outline of the program and list of student teaching goals is included. (IAH)

This pilot program in elementary teacher preparation was performance based, field centered, and team taught. The goals of this program were a) the development of the student's perception of himself as an individual and a professional person; b) the ability to describe the characteristics and conditions for effective learning; c) the design and…

Results of a study of 204 elementary education majors who had taken a junior year clinical experience (either a four week half-day or a three week full-day format) suggest that a full-day clinical experience is preferred by students. Students expressed concern for more organization and coordination of learning experiences. (IAH)

Reports a 2-year study of a preservice program that uses both emergency permit teaching and traditional student teaching as the culminating field experience, investigating traditional and emergency students' perceptions of their methods of professional preparation. Data from student teacher surveys indicated that respondents were largely satisfied…

This paper describes how Central Missouri State University converted to block scheduling to provide higher quality field experiences for education majors. The university changed its 50-minute Monday/Wednesday/Friday classes to 75-minute Monday/Friday and Tuesday/Thursday classes, with Wednesdays off for field experiences. This paper explains the…

Describes the United Kingdom's IT-INSET program, which offers opportunities for Initial Training (IT) for students and Inservice Education and Training (INSET) for teachers and tutors. IT-INSET provides a collaborative, professional approach to curriculum design and evaluation. The paper examines the six principles and objectives of IT-INSET. (SM)

A collaborative responsive model for teacher education using the potentials of the teacher center concept is described. This model was created in response to the theory practice gap commonly found in many teacher education programs. Utilizing the model, two field based programs were initiated. The two teacher centers involved were each served by…