Explores how the social reconstructionist tradition in teacher education provides insights for developing teacher leaders. Describes three other historical traditions (academic, social efficiency, and developmental) guiding teacher education, identifies primary features of social reconstructionist programs, and discusses five specific domains that…

Describes a small-scale study conducted with a group of Malaysian teachers on a short language learning course. The teachers kept diaries of their language learning experience, which were analyzed according to themes of barriers to learning and supports to learning. (Author/JL)

Presents a personal reflection of the difficulties of being a non-English-speaking child in the United States. As a Spanish-language instructor, the author realizes the potential she has to influence her students, teaching not just about the language but also about the culture of Spanish-speaking people. (ER)

Identifies five dimensions of professional instructional competencies based on qualitative empirical studies (participant observation, interviews, and data analysis). Discusses the concept of a "professional self" in order to explain professional development. Emphasizes self-reflection and observation as the means for professional educators to…

Reviews research on pedagogical, managerial, and organizational aspects of effective teaching, highlighting teaching effects, models, and artistry. Effective teaching depends highly on the nature of educational outcomes and goals; requires central qualities, skills, and behaviors; demands an extensive repertoire of teaching styles; and is linked…

Discusses how some preservice teachers examine their racial and ethnic attitudes via reflection, suggesting that reflection is insufficient in helping teachers examine their ideas of teaching because it privileges the epistemology of the individual. Demonstrates how teachers' mainstream academic knowledge and personal/cultural knowledge can be…

Illustrates the use of reflective analysis by English-as-a-Foreign-Language teachers in training. Describes an assessment instrument devised to develop participants' self awareness during their training. (Author/VWL)

Examines the intersection of two key reform ideas in science teacher education--professional teaching standards and the use of case methods. Tracks the historical development of what can be called second wave teaching standards and describes how those standards can be exemplified through multimedia web cases of science teaching. (Author/MM)

Suggests that Mill and Romano-White's findings should motivate reassessment of strategies currently used to enhance teachers' knowledge and skill in working with young children. Argues that teacher education programs need to help preservice teachers engage in reflective practice. Notes that the findings clarify the role of a positive work…

Describes 8 activities the authors have used in their teacher education courses that help prospective teachers develop the self-reflection and self-analysis; build an effective value base for teaching; integrate their personal and practical knowledge into a coherent system of values that will serve them in their profession; and construct personal…

Examined how, over a 1-year primary post graduate certification of education, student teachers in England experienced their professional learning and the extent to which this mapped onto the underpinning assumptions of the course process. Discusses students' experiences in learning to learn, students' motivations, function of teacher educators,…

Examines how Bloom's Taxonomy can be used by Montessori teachers-in-training as an explanation for the level of proficiency exhibited by supervising teachers. Focuses on the process of becoming a skilled Montessori teacher in the context of the taxonomy and how supervising teachers and training programs can guide student teachers to deeper…

Stresses the importance for teachers to analyze their Intelligent Questioning (IQ) and Responding to Answers (RSA) scores. Provides three methods for measuring IQ and RSA: Flowchart for Asking Effective Questions, Questioning Observation form, and Flanders Technique of Interaction Analysis. Contends that by improving these teaching skills,…

This article describes the experiences of two university professors teaching academically gifted youth in a 3-week intensive academic program, Francis Marion University's Program for Young Scholars. This experience led the professors to reevaluate their teaching styles as they taught the equivalent of a college semester course in 3 weeks to…

The "Teachers' Learning Project" (1999), by John Smythe and colleagues, is pitched at Australian teachers, but is adaptable to England and elsewhere. Rather than prescribing theories and practices, this publication supports critical reflection by providing suggestions and structures for gathering evidence, discussing practice, and…