This paper reviews the history of American teacher training. The teacher education program provided by Pennsylvania State University, Capitol Campus is described as an example of a present-day American teacher education program. Objectives and means of implementation used at the University are described briefly. A four-item bibliography is…

This report describes the year-long teaching internship at Seattle Pacific College (S.P.C.). Following completion of the sophomore block, a 10 quarter hour block including a daily public school laboratory experience, 75 students were placed in a year-long internship assignment in four public schools. Under the internship plan, after completion of…

The author states in the opening pages of this paper that community involvement in educational programming, whether for children's learning or teacher training, is an absolute necessity for the development of alternative strategies and solutions for present and future educational problems. The paper reviews some of the ongoing attempts to maintain…

The Department of Geography of the University of Colorado offers as an integral part of its graduate program, systematic training in geographic education in order to improve the preparation of its graduates for careers as college geography teachers. In order to present a systematic component intended to increase the teaching competency of students…

The first two years of the Indiana State University Elementary Teacher Education Program (I.S.U.E.T.E.P.) emphasize the basic bachelor degree requirements so as to provide each student with a balanced and adequately developed program of general education. The last two years of the student's training stress professional education. The second phase…

This report describes the Five Phase Teacher Education Program developed at Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1972. The Five Phase Program provides on-going clinical experiences for students in conjunction with general education, academic concentration, and professional education course work. The phases of the program include…

The Trainers of Teacher Trainers (TTT) Program at the University of Miami is summarized in this booklet. Topics covered include strategies for change, project growth, 1970 strategies conference, participants-strategies conference, conference consultants and evaluators, information about the speakers, speech digest, directed observations, and…

The Gary-Indiana-Moorhead State College Project (GIMSC) in Cooperative Urban Teacher Preparation comprised a mix of professional courses in education with field and clinical experiences in the inner city. This report describes various aspects of the program including travel allowance, tuition, and costs; housing and cooperating schools; rationale…

The Oklahoma City-Central State University Cooperative Program in Teacher Education is designed to provide student teachers preparing for middle school careers with a more realistic opportunity to integrate educational theories of learning and behavior with day-to-day public school experiences. A maximum of 25 students spend a full semester in an…

A description of a program initiated by the School of Education at Indiana University which is concerned with the training of change makers in education'' and with the diffusion and adoption of innovation in education.'' (Editor/AK)

Described is the integrated program for leadership in special education at Fitchburg State College (Massachusetts), and listed are 10 program objectives for students, including writing behavioral objectives and functioning as members of interdisciplinary teams. (CL)

The purposes of this booklet are (a) to suggest the kinds of research needed to close the knowledge gap that now exists with respect to competency based teacher education (CBTE), (b) to build a case for CBTE programs as contexts for research in education and teacher education, and (c) to outline a framework for proceeding with basic research in…

Advances in environmental education by professional and science-oriented organizations are enumerated in this newsletter. An effort is made to describe the work being done by large and representative groups whose headquarters are not located in the Nation's capital and whose principle concerns include curriculum planning and preparation of…