Rather than being concerned with basic teaching methods and techniques and how to handle hardware and software, those preparing experienced teachers to work with adults should stress the clientele's characteristics and specific, appropriate techniques, with emphasis on recognizing common difficulties and creating an appropriate adult learning…

Discusses activities that occurred during an elementary science methods course, and the fact that the students' success in these activities was not correlated with measures of success in a classroom teaching exercise as determined by assisting teachers. (MLH)

Presents reminiscences of a former editor of "English Education," discussing English teacher education during the 1970s and some of the difficult transitional moments during that era. Discusses methods courses, changes in the curriculum, and outside critics of English education. (TB)

This study examined the effect that instruction about and participation in groupwork/cooperative learning had on preservice teachers' attitudes toward cooperative learning, especially their knowledge of related academic and social benefits, and their pedagogical competence to organize classrooms for group work/cooperative learning. Surveys…

Studied a model for integrating mathematical content and children's mathematical thinking earlier so that prospective mathematics teachers engage with children's thinking in their first mathematics course. Preliminary data from 47 preservice teachers indicate that the sophistication of students taught through this model increased more than the…

Presents a model of professional development that is suited to the inservice Spanish teacher with limited time and financial resources. Details a summer program for Spanish teachers in Venezuela that combines an immersion experience with an advanced methodology course emphasizing a standards-based approach to curriculum development. (Author/VWL)

This case study examined how four university faculty members experienced the process of collaboratively planning and teaching university methods courses to match the needs of their Professional Development School context. Interview data highlighted four themes as integral to their collective story: learning how to create a participative culture,…

Implemented a situated learning model of coteaching in the weekly field component of a secondary science methods course. Students cotaught by observing and assisting their teachers for one period, then taught the same lesson, supported by their teachers, the following period. This resulted in comfort in learning to teach, increased confidence in…

Describes three case studies of young, middle-class European American female preservice teachers' experiences teaching literacy to diverse students literacy while enrolled in a field-based literacy methods course. Finds field experiences had a greater impact on one preservice teacher than on the other two in terms of enhanced capabilities for…

Argues that college instructors should be required to participate in a course structured around lesson-plan development and classroom techniques. Considers the special needs of adjunct faculty and graduate students teaching part time. Compares French and U.S. approaches to teacher training. (DMM)

Data are presented from a study of cooperative learning as a teaching strategy in teacher education courses. Two university methods courses were restructured to incorporate learning teams and interactive practice activities. Results indicated that students who had difficulty mastering specific content performed better with cooperative learning…

This article presents an overview of research on the importance of modeling effective instruction in teacher education programs, argues for a philosophy of student-centered instruction, and presents strategies for incorporating a more student-centered orientation in the methods instruction of preservice secondary teachers. (IAH)

Considers individual and professional assumptions about teaching and discusses the relationship between methods courses and actual student teacher (ST) performance. Transcripts of ST performance from videorecordings are used to analyze behavior of STs and pupils in class and can be used as references in a methods class. (Author/LMO)

Discusses the use of manipulative materials by elementary teachers in preservice and inservice methods courses. Lists nine practical hints. (YP)

Findings are reported from an investigation which assessed the extent to which the supervisory style used by secondary education preservice teacher supervisors during microteaching lessons contributed to the preservice teachers' understanding of various teacher-centered and student-centered teaching strategies. (IAH)