This paper describes the development of the CalStateTEACH program at California State University (CSU), Fresno, a system-wide initiative that is grafted onto the program of individual institutions. It was originally an open university program called CalNet. It was redeveloped during the fall of 1998, when teams of CSU teacher educators helped…

This report describes the assessment practices of the undergraduate performance and field-based teacher preparation programs of Central Washington University. The undergraduate program involves 2-year programs for elementary school teacher candidates in 3 school districts. Portfolios are used in this program as a means of authentic assessment and…

The selections in this collection present common sense approaches to improving the quality of teachers. These approaches involve easing the regulations that control entry, devolving personnel decisions to individual schools, and then holding these schools accountable for producing results as gauged by their students' academic achievement. Some of…

This report summarizes the outcomes of a National Task Force on Educational Interpreting that was established to examine and clarify roles and responsibilities, training and certification, working conditions, and other issues and needs concerning the involvement of educational interpreters in regular education environments. The task force found:…

This collection of conference papers examines some of the broad issues as well as specific institutional approaches to postbaccalaureate certificate programs. The first paper, "A Survey of Graduate Certificate Policies, Procedures, and Programs" (Wayne Patterson), reports on a survey of the members of the Council of Graduate Schools…

This report provides information on degree and certificate programs offered and student program completions for fiscal year 2000-2001 in North Dakota's public and private postsecondary educational institutions. Institutions programs are coded in accordance with the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code system of the National Center…

The links between the characteristics of teacher education institutions, their programs, and teacher effectiveness as measured by scores on teacher licensure examinations were studied for the Southeast United States. Four sources of data were used: (1) data on 39,140 prospective teachers who took the Praxis II examinations for teacher licensure;…

At the direction of the Maryland K-16 Leadership Council, the K-16 Workgroup addressed this school year's critical issues facing the K-16 Partnership as a result of the passage of "No Child Left Behind." The Workgroup decided to divide its work into three major committees. Those three committees are: (1) Highly Qualified Teacher Committee; (2)…

The matter of the preparation of teachers for the schools of this country is of so great importance that any information which may contribute to the knowledge of the most effective ways of doing it is eagerly sought by those directly interested in the subject. The example of methods used in other countries is especially helpful. For this reason;…

The recent and rapid development of two-year colleges, with a multitude of post-secondary occupational curricula, has created an acute shortage of properly trained instructors. A critical discussion is presented concerning teacher competencies and requirements for vocational teachers for the future. (DS)

Well educated professionals in the classroom will do more for our educational dilemmas than performance based teacher education. (Author/JN)

The teacher will no longer be a dispenser of facts but a director of learning activities and organizer of learning environment, a diagnostician, prescriber, and coordinator. (Author/AF)

Reports a study designed to identify the need for a veterinary technician training program. (SB)